South Carolina vs Duke women's basketball predictions, odds & picks for March 30

South Carolina vs Duke women's basketball predictions, odds & picks for March 30 | College basketball season 2024-25

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The No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks will take on the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET for the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament. South Carolina is coming off a 71-67 win over No. 4 Maryland in the Sweet 16. Conversely, Duke is coming off one of the lowest-scoring games of the year, a 47-38 win over No. 3 North Carolina.

South Carolina vs Duke prediction

The NCAA Tournament has produced few significant upsets. Three of the Elite Eight matchups see the top two seeds playing off. In the other portion of the bracket, the one and three seeds compete. As a result, the trend is toward predicting the favorite.

In this matchup, South Carolina enters the game as a decently sized favorite with -347 odds. It is not hard to see why, as the Gamecocks have progressed through March Madness and their entire year with relative ease. Although they had a close game against Maryland, they still pulled away by more than a possession in the final minutes.

Conversely, there are concerns about Duke's ability to score. In last two games, they failed to put up more than 60 points. Against South Carolina, that is unlikely to be enough.

Prediction: South Carolina 70, Duke 61

South Carolina vs Duke odds

The odds are via DraftKings:

Moneyline: South Carolina (-347), Duke (+275)
Spread: South Carolina -7.5 points (-110), Duke +7.5 points (-110)
Total: 129.5 points (-110)

South Carolina vs Duke head-to-head

This will be the 11th matchup between these teams dating back to 2001. The Gamecocks have the edge in the rivalry, accumulating an 8-2 record. These teams played once this season, with South Carolina winning 91-70 on December 5th, 2024. Duke's most recent win came in 2016.

Where to watch South Carolina vs Duke

Fans interested in tuning in to this matchup can watch it on ABC. Alternatively, fans without a cable package can stream the game on Fubo TV. There is a free trial available for new subscribers.

South Carolina vs Duke projected starting lineups

South Carolina

Sanie Feagin, F
Chloe Kitts, F
Bree Hall, G
Raven Johnson, G
Te-Hina Paopao, G

Duke

Delaney Thomas, F
Jadyn Donovan, G
Ashlon Jackson, G
Taina Mair, G
Reigan Richardson, G

About the author

Alexander O'Reilly is a journalist at Sportskeeda from Kingston, Ontario with over seven years in the field at companies including SenShot, RVBlogger, Monarch Media, WordAgents, GSeC LLC, and IGC.

His favorite college team is Duke, and his favorite sporting memory was Duke winning March Madness in 2010. JJ Redick was Alex's favorite college player when he was young but more recently, Caleb Williams gets the nod. As the Chicago Bears are Alex's favorite NFL team, this was a perfect match.

Alex's proudest moment came when he was interviewed by a radio station in Ottawa on his opinion on recent moves by the Ottawa Senators, which gave him a confidence boost and the knowledge that he could succeed as a writer.

Aside from sports, Alex likes to spend his time playing games. He is also very passionate about running and strives to improve at the half and full marathon distances.

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