Sportsbooks Declare WNBA Rookie of the Year Race For Caitlin Clark
While the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year race between Indiana Fever sensation Caitlin Clark and Chicago Sky icon Angel Reese was considered neck and neck amid Reese's historic double-double streak, the consensus is that Clark is now running away with the award.
Not only is the 22-year-old former Iowa Hawkeye leading all rookies in points per game (17.9), steals per game (1.4), and three-pointers made per game (2,8), but her 8.3 assists per game not only leads the 2024 rookie class but the entire WNBA.
The eye test also favors Clark, as she's the clear orchestrator of the Fever offense that's 12-8 in their last 20 games and boasts the league's best offensive rating in the previous 15 contents, heading into Monday's game against the Atlanta Dream.
All of which explains why Clark has become a massive favorite to win Rookie of the Year honors.
She has even become such a huge favorite that some sportsbooks aren't allowing fans to bet on the WNBA's ROTY odds.
Caitlin Clark’s rookie of the year odds became so high that most sports books no longer give you the option to bet on them pic.twitter.com/X5V5UBgoNS
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) August 25, 2024
As of August 26, Rookie of the Year odds appear to have been taken off the board at sportsbooks like DraftKings, FanDuel, and ESPN bet.
BetMGM is one of the last remaining top sportsbooks that are still offering the ROTY, and currently have Clark listed as -10000 to secure the award.
All sportsbooks still do have WNBA MVP odds listed, and Clark typically has the third-best odds to win that honor, behind Las Vegas Aces standout A'ja Wilson (who is a huge favorite to win 2024 MVP) and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier.
Barring some absurd change of events, it appears only a matter of time before Clark secures her first piece of individual hardware in the WNBA.
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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.