A'ja Wilson Wins Record Fifth WNBA MVP Award With Las Vegas Aces Hot: Odds moved 17 points in 24 hours
The Las Vegas Aces center becomes the first player in league history to win three consecutive Most Valuable Player awards for the 2026 season.
First reported by feeds.bleacherreport.com, 10 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 99% |
| 8 Oct, 18:11 UTC | 99% |
| 8 Oct, 13:16 UTC | 98% |
| 8 Oct, 00:06 UTC | 99% |
| 5 Oct, 21:05 UTC | 98% |
| 4 Oct, 22:10 UTC | 99% |
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 8 Oct 2026. feeds.bleacherreport.com published first, on 8 October at 20:33 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 11 min later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 8 October at 20:46 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), feeds.bleacherreport.com, CBS Sports Headlines.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- A'ja Wilson — resolved “Yes” on 8 Oct 2026. The outcome is Yes if A'ja Wilson wins the Women's Pro Basketball Most Valuable Player award for the 2026 season. The outcome is No if she does not win that specific award. Readers often mistake the resolution source, assuming any MVP title counts rather than only the designated Women's Pro Basketball award.
- A'ja Wilson — the market puts it at 6%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Dec 2027. The outcome is Yes if A'ja Wilson wins the 2026 WNBA Finals MVP award. The outcome is No if she does not win that specific title. Readers often mistake the regular season MVP for the Finals MVP.
- Will Las Vegas Aces win the 2026 WNBA Finals? — the market puts it at 10%, with $5k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 15 Nov 2026. The Yes outcome occurs if the Las Vegas Aces are officially named the 2026 WNBA champions. The No outcome applies if they lose in the playoffs, if the season is cancelled or postponed past November 14, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET, or if another team wins. Readers often mistake a playoff win for a championship victory, but only the final title matters.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
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- feeds.bleacherreport.comA'ja Wilson Wins 2026 WNBA MVP Award, Makes History with Record 5th Trophy as Full Voting Revealed99%
- CBS Sports HeadlinesA'ja Wilson named 2026 WNBA MVP: Aces star wins third straight, becomes first five-time honoree99%
- www.espn.comSources: Aces star Wilson wins record 5th WNBA MVP award99%
- Market resolved: Yes
Sources
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- Sources: Aces star Wilson wins record 5th WNBA MVP award www.espn.com ·
- A'ja Wilson named 2026 WNBA MVP: Aces star wins third straight, becomes first five-time honoree CBS Sports Headlines
- A'ja Wilson Wins 2026 WNBA MVP Award, Makes History with Record 5th Trophy as Full Voting Revealed feeds.bleacherreport.com
Markets on this story
- Resolved A'ja Wilson Yes 42m ago
The market favoured Yes at 98% a day out, and it won. How often it's right
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- Kalshi A'ja Wilson 6% −17
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- Polymarket Will Las Vegas Aces win the 2026 WNBA Finals? 10% −12
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