What To Know For Caitlin Clark’s WNBA Regular Season Debut

By Henry Palattella
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What To Know For Caitlin Clark’s WNBA Regular Season Debut

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After an illustrious college career that saw her shatter scoring records and nearly win a National Championship at Iowa, megastar Caitlin Clark will officially enter the professional ranks on May 14.

Clark’s Indiana Fever will open their 2024 season against the Connecticut Sun in one of the most anticipated games in league history.

The No. 1 pick in April’s WNBA Draft, Clark was one of the biggest stories of the women’s NCAA Tournament. She only added to the hype with 21 points in the Fever’s preseason opener against the Atlanta Wings on May 3.

Here’s what you need to know about Clark’s WNBA debut and her rookie season, including how you can bet on Clark and the Fever at some of our recommended betting sites.

When is Caitlin Clark’s WNBA Debut?

Clark’s WNBA regular season debut will be on May 14 against the Connecticut Sun at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Along with being broadcast on ESPN2, the game will also stream on Disney+ — the first time the service has hosted a live sporting event.

Disney+ has previously streamed animated simulcasts of NFL and NHL games, but this will be new territory.

Most of the Fever’s 40 regular-season games will be broadcast on national television, so fans will have plenty of chances to watch Clark and her teammates this season.

What to Know About the Connecticut Sun

While most of the attention is on Clark and the Fever, the Sun have a solid team that should give Clark all she can handle.

Last year, the Sun went 27-13 in the regular season and finished second in the Eastern Conference. They beat the Minnesota Lynx 2-1 in the first round of the WNBA Playoffs before losing to the New York Liberty 3-1 in the semifinals.

While the Sun played most of last season without All-Star Brionna Jones (who suffered an Achilles tear in June), they got a vintage campaign from DeWanna Bonner and an MVP-caliber season from Alyssa Thomas.

The Sun’s biggest weakness in previous years has been inconsistent guard play, which explains why they signed a trio of guards — Moriah Jefferson, Tiffany Mitchell and Rachel Banham — in free agency.

The Sun enter this season with the fourth-best WNBA Championship odds (+1200) at FanDuel Sportsbook.

The Fever, on the other hand, went 13-27 last year, finishing with the third-worst record in the WNBA. They lost all four games against the Sun last season, including the last two by double digits.

How to Bet on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever

While betting on Clark in college was tricky because states have different guidelines for betting on college sports, there are no such limitations for wagering on the WNBA. Most online sportsbooks will offer betting markets on Clark and the Fever.

That includes FanDuel, which has an assortment of prop bets for Clark’s first game, including the following:

  • Over/Under 20.5 points: -132/+104
  • Over/Under 4.5 rebounds: -128/-104
  • Over/Under 7.5 assists: +124/-166
  • Over/Under 3.5 made 3-pointers: -178/+132
  • First basket scorer: +700
  • Top points scorer: +100

FanDuel also has a slew of special season-long markets for Clark:

  • To lead Indiana Fever in scoring in 2024 regular season: -380
  • First basket of the regular season to be a made 3-pointer: -190
  • To average 22+ points per game in 2024 regular season (must play 28+ regular season games): -160
  • To record 130+ made 3-pointers in 2024 regular season: -125
  • To record 3+ triple-doubles in 2024 regular season: +190
  • To record 1+ made 3-pointer in every 2024 regular-season game (must play 28+ regular-season games): +100
  • To record 10+ made 3-pointers in any 2024 regular-season game: +500
  • To score 50+ points in any 2024 regular-season game: +1500
  • To break WNBA single-game scoring record (54+ points) in 2024: +2100

Regarding futures bets, the Fever have +2300 odds to win the WNBA Championship, which ranks fifth among the 12 teams in the league.

You can also bet on whether the Fever will make the playoffs (-310 for yes, +220 for no) and whether their regular-season win total will be over or under 20.5 wins (O/U -102/-125).

Clark is the runaway favorite to win Rookie of the Year, with some sportsbooks giving her -700 odds. Her odds to win MVP are +950.

ESPN BET is also offering several specials on Clark:

  • Over/Under 799.5 total regular-season points (-115 both sides): If Clark plays in all 40 games, she’d need to average at least 20 points per game to hit the Over.
  • Over/Under 130.5 made 3-pointers in regular season (O/U +125/-160): For the Over to hit, she’d need to average 3.275 made 3-pointers per game across 40 games.
  • To score over 9.5 points in every regular-season game (min. 28 games played): +1000
  • To score over 12.5 points in every regular-season game (min. 28 games played): +2500

Sportsbooks also have odds for the Fever’s two games of the season. FanDuel has the Fever as underdogs for both games on the spread and moneyline, listing them as +6 road underdogs against the Sun and +6.5 home underdogs against the Liberty.

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Henry Palattella
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Henry Palattella is a writer and editor based in Cleveland, Ohio, where he can usually be found ranting to his cat about how injuries robbed Grady Sizemore of a Hall of Fame career. He also works as a writer for MLB.com along with freelancing for numerous publications in Northeast Ohio. A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, he is a graduate of Kent State University, where he graduated the same year that Julian Edelman completed his degree.