Bet on WNBA Games
One could bet on WNBA since 1997 and it wasn’t long before WNBA odds were on the board at the sportsbook.
Bet on WNBA action began in 1997 and the Houston Comets won the first title that season. Sheryl Swoopes was the first player signed to the WNBA and Cynthia Cooper was the league’s first Most Valuable Player. Bet on WNBA information tells us that the league had a broadcast agreement with television partners NBC, ESPN and Lifetime Television. In the first year of WNBA odds there were more than 50 million viewers who watched WNBA games on the three networks. In 2001 it was ESPN 2 getting into the act as well as a broadcast partner as bet on WNBA info tells us. In 2001, WNBA games were broadcast to nearly 60 million fans in 23 different languages and 167 countries around the world.
Gamblers that bet on WNBA games in the first season saw the league have eight teams. The Eastern Conference had the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets and New York Liberty as bet on WNBA information shows, while the Western Conference had the Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs and Utah Starz.
Bet on WNBA information tells us that since the first season, the WNBA has expanded from eight teams to 16, with the Detroit Shock and Washington Mystics joining the league in 1998. WNBA odds info shows that the Minnesota Lynx and Orlando Miracle joined in 1999. Bet on WNBA stats show that the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire and Seattle Storm came into the league in 2000.
The first season of WNBA odds at the sports book began on June 21, 1997, with the New York Liberty taking on the Los Angeles Sparks. The Liberty defeated the Sparks by a score of 67-57 as bet on WNBA results showed.
Gamblers who bet on WNBA games at the sportsbook should know that the league uses a 30-second clock and a 19-foot, 9-inch three-point line. Those who bet on WNBA action should also be aware that the games have two 20-minute halves, eleven-player rosters and the teams use a collegiate-regulation size ball. Take a look at betting on the WNBA at the sportsbook today.
