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The Money Line: Odds, predicted 2017 WNBA champion

By Blake DuDonis

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 24: The WNBA Championship Trophy seen during the LA Sparks 2016 WNBA Championship Celebration at LA Live on October 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 24: The WNBA Championship Trophy seen during the LA Sparks 2016 WNBA Championship Celebration at LA Live on October 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images) /
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ROSEMONT, IL – JULY 19: Pokey Chatman of the Chicago Sky stands on the court during a game against the San Antonio Stars on July 19, 2015 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
ROSEMONT, IL – JULY 19: Pokey Chatman of the Chicago Sky stands on the court during a game against the San Antonio Stars on July 19, 2015 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The long shots

Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever (+1600)

Connecticut Sun (+2500)

Dallas Wings and San Antonio Stars (+4000)

Crazier things have happened in sports, but none of these teams have a great shot at winning the championship this year. The Sky have an interesting mix of returners and newcomers in Courtney Vandersloot, Imani Boyette, Stef Dolson, Allie Quigley and Kahleah Copper, but have a first time head coach in Amber Stocks who is tasked with figuring out this quirky roster. The Fever and Sun both have some exciting young prospects in Tiffany Mitchell and Jonquel Jones, respectively, but still have ways to go with forming a roster to contend.

The Texas squads have some hope for optimism in the future as well. Dallas loaded up in the draft and decided to keep six rookies, including South Carolina products Allisha Gray and Kaela Davis. Add them to go along with Aerial Powers who, assuming health, appears to be a future all-star. The Stars, meanwhile, seem to have a pair of generational studs, potentially, in Moriah Jefferson and Kelsey Plum. While the future is bright, it still isn’t quite their time yet.

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