2023-24 Women’s March Madness odds: South Carolina remains favorite; Iowa closing in
The Final Four for the women’s NCAA March Madness tournament is set, and with it, the title odds have shifted once again.
Still at the top of the betting board are the South Carolina Gamecocks at -200.
They remain such heavy favorites that FanDuel Sportsbook is offering an intriguing betting prop: the Gamecocks against the rest of the field to win the title.
You read that right: Bettors who take the field (+170) get every other team in the tournament.
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According to one oddsmaker, South Carolina winning would be bad business for his book.
“In the women’s tournament, we need a long shot to win it all — hopefully longer than a Caitlin Clark three,” said Seamus Magee, Trading Manager for BetMGM. “All of the favorites — South Carolina, Iowa and LSU — are liabilities for BetMGM.”
The Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes’ odds shortened from +700 to +300 after their statement win over LSU on Monday to make the Final Four for the second consecutive year.
UConn also saw its odds drop from +1200 to +700 after upsetting No. 1 seed USC.
North Carolina State experienced the most drastic change on the oddsboard.
The No. 3 seeded Wolfpack’s odds moved all the way to +1200 from +3600 after defeating Stanford and Texas en route to a second Final Four berth in school history.
NC State opened the tournament with +5500 odds to win the title.
Let’s check out the odds.
2024 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS: *
South Carolina: -200 (bet $10 to win $15 total)
Iowa: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)
UConn: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
North Carolina State: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
* odds as of 4/2/24
Here are the odds for that interesting wager available at FanDuel Sportsbook.
South Carolina to win title: -210 (bet $10 to win $14.76 total)
Rest of field to win title: +170 (bet $10 to win $27 total)
As an aside, the betting action has been hot and heavy on this year’s Women’s tournament.
“Both women’s NCAA tournament games last night outperformed all six NBA games in total bets and handle. LSU vs. Iowa was the most bet women’s basketball game ever, and UConn vs. USC was top 3,” BetMGM’s MaGee explained. “It was a special night for the game and for the sportsbook as we saw record handles in both pregame and live in-play action.”
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