WNBA All-Star 2026: How to Watch, and What the Title Market Says at the Break
The WNBA hits its midseason pause this week, and All-Star weekend lands in Chicago on Saturday, July 25. It's the perfect checkpoint: half a season of results is in the books, and the championship market has had two and a half months to digest them. Here's everything you need for the weekend — and what real-money prices say about the title race at the break.
The Essentials
- All-Star Game: Saturday, July 25 at the United Center in Chicago — the first WNBA All-Star Game ever played in that building. Broadcast on ABC at 8:30 p.m. ET.
- Friday night (July 24): the Shooting Stars competition and the 3-Point Contest at Wintrust Arena, on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET.
A Draft-Style Format
This year's rosters weren't split by conference. WNBA legends Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon served as honorary general managers and drafted their teams from the full pool of 22 All-Stars — 10 starters chosen by fan, media, and player voting, plus 12 reserves picked by the league's head coaches. Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers were among the first names off the board.
What the Title Market Says at the Break
Prediction-market prices are the sharpest public read on a title race — real money, updated continuously. As of mid-July, the 2026 WNBA championship board looks like this:
- Minnesota Lynx — about 36%. A clear favorite, priced at roughly double the next team.
- Las Vegas Aces — about 18% and New York Liberty — about 16%. The two familiar heavyweights are chasing, not leading.
- Golden State Valkyries — about 13%. Remarkable pricing for a franchise in its second season.
- Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream — about 8% each, with Dallas around 6% and the rest of the league in long-shot territory.
Prices move daily — see the live WNBA championship odds board for current numbers on all 15 teams.
Storylines the Market Is Pricing In
Minnesota's separation. A 36% title price at the break is dominance territory — the market thinks the Lynx's first half was real, not a hot streak.
The Valkyries' leap. An expansion team two years ago, now priced ahead of most of the league. If that holds through the second half, it's one of the fastest builds in league history.
The new franchises. Toronto and Portland are playing their first-ever seasons. Both sit at long-shot prices, which is exactly where debut seasons belong — but their markets exist, and that's the fun of it.
What Comes After the Break
The regular season wraps on September 24, and the playoffs tip off September 27 — the top eight teams regardless of conference, in a best-of-three first round, best-of-five semifinals, and a best-of-seven Finals. We'll be tracking the daily WNBA slate and moneylines the rest of the way.
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