Caitlin Clark’s WNBA MVP odds are still lagging behind a couple of other stars, but Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy doesn’t think the race should be close at all.
Currently, Clark has the fourth-best odds (+5000) on DraftKings to take home the league’s biggest individual honor. A’ja Wilson is the favorite (-1200), followed by Olivia Miles (+800) and Kelsey Mitchell, Clark’s Indiana Fever teammate, at +4000.
On “Wake Up Barstool” Monday, Portnoy made his case that Clark is the clear-cut MVP, arguing that she is ‘dominating the sport’ the way people anticipated she would when the came to the WNBA in 2024.
‘The league has never seen anything like it’
Portnoy is an unabashed Clark supporter, but insisted his bias isn’t why the third-year guard should win her first MVP trophy.
“Caitlin Clark is the MVP, and I’m not just saying it because I’m a Caitlin Clark fan,” Portnoy began. “The numbers, and what she has been doing for the last month. The last game, 34 points, 12 assists. Game before that, 37 points, 10 assists…In her last 10 games: 34, 37, 21, 24, 26, 29, 22 (points). She’s a double-double machine. The league has never seen anything like it.”
“Caitlin Clark is the MVP, and I’m not just saying it because I’m a Caitlin Clark fan, the numbers, and what she has been doing for the last month…there’s crazy stats… the league has never seen anything like it”
–@stoolpresidente pic.twitter.com/JJGsB9sABi— Wake Up Barstool (@wakeupbarstool) August 31, 2026
As for critics who tried to claim Clark was “overrated” and “can’t shoot,” Portnoy noted that Clark’s three-point shooting is “coming around” and is up to 37.3% on the season.
“She is dominating the sport, just like we thought she would, and she is the MVP of the WNBA,” Portnoy added. “Just an unbelievable run for Caitlin. And God, if they ever bring home this title, I know people say they don’t care, it will have monster ratings. It already does. So Caitlin Clark has heated up at exactly the right time.”
The WNBA is on hiatus until Sept. 17 due to the FIBA World Cup. When Clark and the Fever return to the floor Sept. 18, they will have four regular season games remaining before the playoffs start.
Currently, the Fever are 24-16 on the season, tied for the fourth-best record in the W.
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