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Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles

Molly Longman

created: Oct. 10, 2025, 10:45 a.m. | updated: Oct. 14, 2025, 9:09 p.m.

This isn’t a cult—this is a day in the life of a modern-day WNBA player. Dozens of dedicated gamblers online are making bets on players’ potential performance based on their “predictions” (or, rather, assumptions) about their menstrual cycles. One prominent figure making and predicting these wagers, who goes by FadeMeBets online, has garnered thousands of likes and shares on Instagram for his menstrual cycle betting strategy. Meanwhile, high-profile players like Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers, and Caitlin Clark have added a boost and become household names. It’s actually kind of silly.”Methods to the MadnessFadeMeBets admits that predicting WNBA player performance based on menstrual cycle assumptions is more art than science.

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