Caitlin Clark Could Break NCAA Scoring Record On Super Bowl Sunday: How To Bet On It
Caitlin Clark is one of the most famous college athletes in America. The Iowa Hawkeyes senior has dominated women’s college basketball over the last four years, helping her build a case as the greatest female basketball player in Division I history.
Not only does Clark’s prolific scoring make her must-see TV, but she’s also been drawing more national attention as she inches closer to breaking the Division I scoring record.
With 3,462 career points, Clark is only 65 away from breaking the record of 3,527 points held by former Washington Huskies star Kelsey Plum.
Clark is averaging 32.4 points on the season (including 39 PPG over her last four games), so if she keeps the trend up, she only needs two or three more games to pass Plum.
With her current scoring pace, Clark will likely break the record on Feb. 11 or Feb. 15. Clark has a game against Penn State on Feb. 8 to bring her closer to the record.
Some online sportsbooks will let you wager on which game Clark will break the record, similar to how you could wager on when LeBron James would pass Kareem Abduul-Jabbar on the NBA’s all-time scoring list during the 2022-23 season.
Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes said in a media scrum this week that he’s disappointed he might not see her break the record, as it could come on Super Bowl Sunday.
Here are the FanDuel Sportsbook odds for when Clark will score her 3,528th career point:
- Feb. 8 vs. Penn State: No odds
- Feb. 11 at Nebraska: -125
- Feb. 15 vs. Michigan: -105
- Feb. 22 at Indiana: +5000
- Feb. 25 vs. Illinois: +10000
- Clark does not break record: +7500
Odds subject to change.
Women’s College Basketball Scoring Leaders
Regardless of when Clark breaks Plum’s record, there’s no denying her place as one of the greatest players in college basketball history.
The 22-year-old is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft.
However, college success doesn’t always translate to success in the pros. Will Clark dominate the WNBA to the same extent? Mahomes said she will, but there’s never a guarantee.
Here’s a look at other female top scorers and how they fared in the WNBA.
Kelsey Plum
Plum excelled during her four years at the University of Washington from 2013-2017, setting the female Division I record with 3,527 points and finishing just 270 points shy of Pete Maravich’s all-time collegiate record.
She also set a Division I women’s single-season record with 1,109 points as a senior.
The California native was the first overall pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Stars (now the Las Vegas Aces). After a relatively slow start to her professional career (she missed the 2020 season due to an Achilles injury), Plum emerged as one of the WNBA’s best players.
After winning Sixth Player of the Year in 2021, Plum made back-to-back All-Star teams in 2022 and 2023, leading the Aces to WNBA championships both years.
She also won a gold medal during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and was the 2022 All-Star Game MVP in her first All-Star appearance.
Kelsey Mitchell
Mitchell’s college career overlapped almost perfectly with Plum’s. The Cincinnati native starred at Ohio State from 2014-2018 and finished her collegiate career with 3,402 points—just 125 fewer than Plum.
Mitchell was the second overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft and joined the Indiana Fever. She has steadily progressed over the past several seasons, making her first All-Star team in 2023.
A career 37% shooter from three, Mitchell is one of the best shooters in the WNBA. She’s made 449 threes over her six-year career, seventh-most among active players.
She’s also a career 84% free throw shooter.
Jackie Stiles
Before the recent generation of Clark, Plum and Mitchell, Stiles held the NCAA scoring record for nearly two decades. She finished her collegiate career with 3,393 points at Missouri State from 1997-2001—a record that stood until Plum broke it in 2017.
Stiles scored 1,062 points in her senior season, becoming the first female Division I athlete to eclipse the 1,000-point mark.
She was the fourth overall pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft by the Portland Fire and promptly won Rookie of the Year. Injuries quickly derailed her career, however, as she had to have 13 surgeries during her playing career.
She spent two seasons in the WNBA and retired from professional basketball after 2006.
Despite her relatively brief playing career, Stiles was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. She transitioned to coaching in 2012 and was an assistant coach for four different college programs, with her most recent stop being at Tulsa in 2021.
Griner amassed 3,283 points during her time at Baylor from 2009-2013, where she helped the Lady Bears win the NCAA Tournament in 2012.
She was the first overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. In her second season, Griner helped the Mercury win the WNBA Finals.
Griner has enjoyed a tremendous WNBA career with eight All-Star appearances, two Defensive Player of the Year awards and two MVP runner-up finishes.
At 6-foot-9, Griner is one of the tallest players in WNBA history and one of the few WNBA players to dunk in a game.
Griner drew global attention for being imprisoned for marijuana possession in Russia, causing her to miss the entire 2022 season. She was returned to the U.S. in a prisoner swap and resumed her playing career in 2023.
