2023-24 Women’s College Basketball odds: South Carolina favored for title, LSU in the hunt
The women’s college basketball season is heating up, and the two-time national champion South Carolina Gamecocks are the favorites to win it all.
The Gamecocks’ odds shortened from +350 to +320 for 11-0 South Carolina.
The reigning national champion LSU Lady Tigers remain second on the oddsboard.
The Tigers, who received a significant boost during the offseason via the transfer portal with the addition of Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow, opened the season at +230.
They are at +350 after being at+450 last week. LSU is on a 12-game winning streak after opening the season with a loss to Colorado.
Tied for third are the UCLA Bruins and the Iowa Hawkeyes at +900.
Let’s look at how the rest of the top teams stack up.
2024 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS:*
South Carolina: +320 (bet $10 to win $42 total)
LSU: +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)
UCLA: +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
Iowa: +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
UConn: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
North Carolina State: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Stanford: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Texas: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Colorado: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
USC: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Ohio State: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Virginia Tech: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Utah: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Indiana: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Baylor: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Notre Dame: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Kansas State: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
*odds as of 12/27/2023
The race for the John Wooden Women’s Player of the Year will be an interesting one because of a rarity among the contenders.
The women’s game features two previous winners of the Wooden Award. Iowa‘s Caitlin Clark won it last season, and UConn’s Paige Bueckers won it as a freshman in 2021.
Clark’s odds remained at -140. Clark leads the nation in scoring at 30.5 points per game.
Stanford forward Cameron Brink remains second on the odds list at +600.
LSU’s Angel Reese, the Most Outstanding Player of last season’s tournament, is third at +1000.
Bueckers’ odds dipped from +1000 to +1200, as the Huskies are off to a 9-3 start.
2024 PLAYER OF THE YEAR ODDS: *
Caitlin Clark, Iowa: -140 (bet $10 to win $17.14 total)
Cameron Brink, Stanford: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Angel Reese, LSU: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Paige Bueckers, UConn: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
JuJu Watkins, USC: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)
Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina: +1500 (bet $10 to win $160 total)
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Jerkaila Jordan, Mississippi State: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
*odds as of 12/27/2023
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