UConn vs. South Carolina Women’s Basketball Preview, Prediction and Odds | April 6, 2025

This UConn vs. South Carolina Women’s Basketball Preview, Prediction, and Odds will handicap the NCAA Women’s National Championship game on Sunday. The Gamecocks have won two of the last three national championships, but Connecticut comes in here the better team and the oddsmaker’s favorites. The Gamecocks knocked off Texas in the Final Four on Friday, while the Huskies ran all over UCLA. Let’s look at all you need to know for the big game.

UConn vs. South Carolina Odds

UConn Huskies vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Game Details

• Game: Connecticut Huskies vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

• Date and Time: Sunday, April 6, 2025, 3 EDT/2 CDT/12 PDT

• Location: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

• TV Coverage: ABC, ESPN, ESPN+

Key Stats

Connecticut Huskies

Big East champions UConn (35-3, 21-0 in Big East) eliminated Arkansas State by 69 points (103-34), South Dakota State by 34 points (91-57), Oklahoma by 23 points (82-59), and USC by 34 points (85-51) to get to this Finals showdown. The Huskies were the No. 2 seed in their regional, but Paige Bueckers (20.0 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 4.7 APG) has put this team on her shoulders and crushed all opponents. But it’s not all about Bueckers.

The Huskies are an incredibly deep team with talents like Sarah Strong (16.2 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 3.5 APG), Azzi Fudd (13.3 PPG), Ashlynn Shade (7.8 PPG), Kaitlyn Chen (7.1 PPG, 3.4 APG), and Jana El Alfy (5.1 PPG, 5.2 RPG). As usual, Head Coach Geno Auriemma has many options.

UConn Trends

• The Huskies have won 12 straight games SU
• Connecticut went 3-0-0 SU/ATS in the Big East Tournament
• The Huskies have won their last six games by an average of 33.0 PPG
• UConn is a perfect 4-0-0 SU/ATS in the NCAAW Tournament
• Strong has been UConn’s leading Rebounder for 11 straight games

South Carolina Gamecocks

Head Coach Dawn Staley and South Carolina (35-3, 13-1 in SEC) won the last Women’s title, but was expected to. But this season, we have seen Connecticut come together and become the team that the oddsmakers and the media see as the one to beat. The Gamecocks were the No. 1 seed in the Birmingham Regional 2 and beat Tennessee Tech by 60 (108-48), Indiana by 11 (64-53), Maryland by 4 (71-67), and Duke by 4 (54-50) in the regional final to get to the Final Four.

South Carolina then knocked off No. 1 seed Texas by 17 (74-57) to make this Championship Game. Te-Hina Paopao (14 points), Bree Hall (11 points), and Joyce Edwards (13 points, 11 rebounds) led the charge for the Gamecocks, who used a 20-9 3rd Quarter to earn the win over the Longhorns.

South Carolina Trends

• South Carolina has won their five NCAAW Tournament games by 19.2 PPG
• The Gamecocks won the NCAAW championship in 2017, 2022, and 2024 
• South Carolina is 2-3-0 ATS in the 2025 NCAAW Tournament
• The South Carolina Bench had an impressive 35 points vs. Texas

Prediction

The favorites have cruised through this tournament, and like with the Men’s Bracket and Florida facing Houston in the Championship Game on Monday night, the Women’s Bracket also sees the best two teams standing in the end with these two. The Huskies’ last six wins have been by 23, 24, 69, 20, 28, and 34 points, while the Gamecocks have only covered ATS twice in the last five and had two wins by four points. Who can outscore the other team over four quarters is the big handicapping question.

This game should be close in the first half, but expect Bueckers, Strong, and Fudd to be extremely efficient and capitalize on any South Carolina mistakes. This is a classic championship matchup and is must-watch TV. With two legendary head coaches like Auriemma and Staley and a gunner like Bueckers—the likely No. 1 pick by Dallas in the 2025 WNBA Draft—this should be a high-scoring back-and-forth in Tampa with the Big East team winning by 10 in the end, like 75-65..

Final Pick

Connecticut -6.5