Even though the NBA season has started up again it doesn’t mean that all you basketball action junkies and betting afficionados can’t look elsewhere for some added action. Ever thought of betting on the WNBA? An increasing number of people are looking towards the WNBA to fill in any betting and action gaps they may be experiencing. Better yet, many bettors are finding that the WNBA is a profitable place to play.
Gerry Umana from Bodoglife says that his company has seen both the handle and the number of bets on the WNBA grow by 60 percent per year on average since 2003. They’re expecting it to go up another 60-75 percent this year. The increased TV coverage that the WNBA is getting, player’s presence and participation at the NBA All-Star weekend and the added attention that some of the players are getting in the media are all pointed to by Umana as factors contributing to the growth.

One of the reasons that bettors stick with the WNBA once they’ve tried it is the consistency. Five of the seven series in the 2005 playoffs were one by higher ranked teams in a sweep. There are teams that are consistently good (Connecticut Sun) and others that are consistently bad and when it comes to consistency it’s nothing for bettors to complain about.