2024 WNBA Season Preview: Betting Favorites and Top Contenders

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The WNBA is set to tip off its 28th season on Tuesday, May 1, 2024. The league has expanded to 12 teams, with the addition of the New York Liberty and the Dallas Wings. The regular season will consist of 36 games, with each team playing each other three times. The top eight teams will advance to the playoffs, which will begin on August 28, 2024.

The Las Vegas Aces are the betting favorites to win the 2024 WNBA championship. The Aces have won the past two WNBA titles, and they return a strong core of players, including A'ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, and Chelsea Gray. Other contenders for the championship include the Chicago Sky, the Connecticut Sun, and the Seattle Storm. The Sky won the WNBA championship in 2021, and they return a strong team led by Candace Parker and Courtney Vandersloot. The Sun won the WNBA championship in 2019, and they return a strong team led by Jonquel Jones and Alyssa Thomas. The Storm won the WNBA championship in 2018 and 2020, and they return a strong team led by Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird.

The WNBA is a competitive league, and there are a number of teams that could contend for the championship in 2024. The Aces are the betting favorites, but the Sky, the Sun, and the Storm are all capable of making a run to the title.

2023-24 WNBA Season Schedule

The 2023-24 WNBA season schedule is as follows:

• Regular season: May 1, 2024 - August 19, 2024
• Playoffs: August 28, 2024 - October 14, 2024
• WNBA Finals: October 17, 2024 - October 24, 2024