Betting on the WNBA is no different than betting on NBA. Although not as popular as the NBA, the WNBA is the best and most popular women's basketball league in the world and attracts many bettors. Place your bets on the NBA on bwin.

Basketball is available for betting throughout the year: the college basketball season ends in April, and the NBA doesn't end until the end of June, followed by the WNBA, the other professional league in North America that is the only one that plays during the hot summer months. Make bets on NCAA basketball on our online sports betting platform.

So when these basketball seasons end, others start. This is the time for the WNBA to shine, as this North American professional league is the only one to play during the hot summer months. The WNBA season runs from May to November.

Factors that affect the outcome of a WNBA game

The WNBA has only 12 teams, and each team plays 34 regular-season games as opposed to the 82 played in the NBA. This means that there is less room for error. In the WNBA season, each game is that much more significant to a team's overall standing.

In addition, the roster size in the WNBA is limited to 12 players, compared to 15 players in the NBA. This affects team depth charts. Injuries to star players can be particularly devastating, as a shorter season means less recovery time.

Recommended WNBA Betting

When it comes to basketball sports betting, the most popular way to bet is on the points spread. Betting on basketball games is handicapped by adding or deducting points from teams' scores. Favoured teams must give up points, while underdogs receive points.

As it is more difficult for the favourite to win bet-wise using the basketball handicap line, you will get comparatively better odds than on a standard win. However, if you back the underdog, there is also a chance of your bet succeeding when the underdog loses in real terms by only a few points. It's because their points tally gets increased thanks to the handicapping, making them the winners bet-wise, even though they lost in reality. So, in some instances, even though the underdog loses, the bettor wins.

Betting on the US basketball season

Long shot wagers are bets that predict the Eastern and Western Conference champions or the WNBA champion.

At the end of the regular season, the top four teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences advance to the playoffs. The quarterfinals are played in a best-of-three-games format, while the semifinals and finals are played over the best of five games.