Are the Seattle Storm a Good Bet to Win the WNBA Finals in Sue Bird's Final Season?

"Say it ain't so, Sue!"

The 41-year future Hall of Famer dropped a bombshell report on #WNBATwitter Thursday morning, announcing this will be her final season in the league after entering in 2002.

Bird is the Storm's all-time leader in games played with 559 -- a whopping 229 more than Tanisha Wright and 242 more than Lauren Jackson. She also is atop the franchise in total points, assists, steals, field goals made, field goals attempted and three pointers made.

From an all-time level in the league, Bird ranks seventh in total points scored with 6,639, and could pass Cappie Pondexter for sixth with 6,811. She currently remains the WNBA's leader in career games with 559; a full 60 more than DeLisha Milton-Jones.

With Bird's "Last Dance" now official, the Storm rank fourth on the board at WynnBET Sportsbook for odds to win the WNBA Finals at +850.

Here's a look at the latest odds for every team in the league.

Latest WNBA Championship Odds

• Las Vegas Aces +140
• Connecticut Sun +325
• Chicago Sky +550
• Seattle Storm +850
• Washington Mystics +1000
• Dallas Wings +5000
• Los Angeles Sparks +5000
• Phoenix Mercury +5000
• New York Liberty +6000
• Atlanta Dream +10000
• Minnesota Lynx +10000
• Indiana Fever +20000

Are the Seattle Storm a Good Value to win the WNBA Finals?

At the end of May, the Storm were tied with the Sky for third place on the odds board at WynnBET at +500, trailing only the Aces (+200) and Sun (+360) in the standings.

Seattle sits at 9-5 this season in 2nd place in the WNBA's Western Conference. Since losing their first two games in June at home to Connecticut and Dallas, the Storm took down the Dream to wrap up an 8-game homestand, and have won three straight on the road; two vs. Dallas and one vs. Minnesota. Their road trip continues in Connecticut on Friday, followed by a game in New York on Sunday before returning home for four straight.

Friday's matchup vs. the Sun will provide a good litmus test to determine the Storm's ability to matchup vs. the best teams in the league. They took down the Sky at home back in mid-May by three, but also have lost to the Aces and Sun by 11 and 7 points respectively. They rank just 8th in offensive rating, but third in defensive rating this season; coming in fifth overall in net rating with an expected W/L record of 8-6.

They're also getting an MVP-caliber season out of Breanna Stewart, who now leads the league in points per game (22.3), PER (30.1), and is tied with Brionna Jones of the Sun in win shares with 3 via HerHoopStats.

If Seattle continues to showcase their resiliency on the road with a win on Friday vs. a very good Connecticut squad, I'm willing to jump on that number. The Aces and Sun both present real tough challenges, but if Stewart stays healthy, and the rest of the squad picks up their offensive game, they'll present a tough out in the postseason in Bird's final year.

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