Monitor Line Movements in WNBA Odds at SBG Global.

WNBA naturally do not attract the same amount of attention as NBA odds. Such is the case because the WNBA’s popularity is minuscule as compared to the popularity of the NBA, so it logically attracts fewer bettors. Interest in the WNBA is undoubtedly growing every year, but WNBA betting remains in the margins of the betting world. Most casual bettors focus on the NFL, NCAA football, the NBA, NCAA basketball, and perhaps Major League Baseball.

But these casual bettors tend to remain uninterested in the WNBA and rarely, if ever, place bets on the WNBA lines. Those bettors who do wager on the WNBA are those WNBA fans who are also interested in gambling and more serious gamblers who wager on a broad range of sports. Consequently, a relatively high percentage of wagers on the WNBA are made by knowledgeable and experienced gamblers, as opposed to the abundance of casual bettors who wager on the NFL, for example.

Because such a high proportion of the bets on WNBA lines are made by skilled bettors and movements in the WNBA odds are an indication of where action is being placed, by watching movements in the WNBA one can obtain a fairly decent idea about how skilled bettors are wagering on the WNBA odds. For example, if you see that the spread in the WNBA increases then the bettors are likely favoring the favorite, while if the spread in the WNBA odds decreases then the bettors are likely favoring the underdog.

Therefore, if you know that the skilled bettors are tending to wager on one particular side, then that may be an inducement for you to follow suit, or at least include this factor in your handicapping of the WNBA lines. Admittedly, once the WNBA lines have moved then they offer less value to the side you may be interested in betting on. This fact certainly must be acknowledged as you consider the WNBA odds, but it does not necessarily mean that the WNBA odds no longer offer value.