Barstool founder Dave Portnoy has long been a Caitlin Clark fan, and now he’s putting his money where his mouth is.
Portnoy announced Sunday his latest wager, a $100,000 bet on the Indiana Fever at 100/1 odds to be the WNBA champions that would win $10 million at DraftKings Sportsbook.
“Caitlin Clark is a top 3 player in the league. Maybe the best,” Portnoy said in a tweet, along with a screengrab of his bet slip. “She got rest for the 1st time in a year. Ayliah Boston and her chemistry grows every game. They started 1-8. 10-7 since then and improving. I had to do it.”
The Fever enter the second half with an 11-15 record, ranking seventh in the league.
They are 6.5 games out of the fourth seed but just a half-game out of the sixth seed.
But, as Portnoy notes, Indiana has overcome what could have been a season-defining 1-8 start and had been playing much-improved basketball leading into the Olympic break.
The WNBA’s trade deadline is rapidly approaching, so these odds will rise and fall based on their decision to acquire talent around Boston and Clark.
Clark, after some early inconsistency, has rounded into form.
She’s averaging 17.1 points, 8.2 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game.
Portnoy has enjoyed placing future wagers throughout the different sports seasons, and was recently one of the hottest bettors on the planet, having won $5.4 million during Masters Week in April, including multiple wins when backing Scottie Scheffler.
This isn’t the first time he has bet on Clark, having wagered and lost $25,000 on Clark and the Fever to win her WNBA debut.
Portnoy has also been a fan of Clark’s since she was in college he also recently crushed the Olympics committee for snubbing her from the team.