UConn vs USC Prediction Women’s College Basketball Picks 4/1/24

The UConn Huskies and USC Trojans meet Monday in the women’s college basketball Elite Eight at the Moda Center. The winner of this game will play the winner of Iowa – LSU in the Final Four. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UConn vs USC prediction.

UConn Huskies Betting Preview

The UConn Huskies are coming off wins over Jackson State, Syracuse, and Duke. The UConn Huskies are averaging 79.9 points on 49.8 percent shooting and allowing 56.4 points on 35.5 percent shooting. Paige Bueckers is averaging 21.8 points and 5.1 rebounds, while Aaliyah Edwards is averaging 17.6 points and 2.1 assists. Ashlynn Shade is the third double-digit scorer and KK Arnold is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The UConn Huskies are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.9 percent from the free throw line. The UConn Huskies are allowing 28.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.6 rebounds per game.

USC Trojans Betting Preview

The USC Trojans are coming off wins over Corpus Christi, Kansas, and Baylor. The USC Trojans are averaging 75 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 62 points on 38.5 percent shooting. JuJu Watkins is averaging 26.9 points and 3.3 assists, while McKenzie Forbes is averaging 14 points and 3.3 assists. Rayah Marshall is the third double-digit scorer and Kayla Padilla is grabbing 1.9 rebounds. The USC Trojans are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 74.5 percent from the free throw line. The USC Trojans are allowing 30.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.4 rebounds per game.

UConn vs USC prediction

You can make a case for USC and the free bucket, as the Trojans are the deeper team and have a player in JuJu Watkins who can match whatever Paige Bueckers does. Due to injuries, UConn is playing its starters into the ground, and that includes KK Arnold and Bueckers playing every minute against Duke. This is also somewhat of a home game for USC, with it being on the West Coast. With all that said, UConn has been in control of all of its games this tournament, while USC had a scare against Baylor. The Huskies also seem to be thriving on this us against the world mentality where they know nobody is saving them given the tight roster. Geno Auriemma has been here, done that a million times over, and he seems to be pushing the right buttoms up to this point. I just trust that experience, and I’m not stepping in front of Bueckers taking over the game. I’ll lay the bucket with UConn.

Randy Chambers's Pick: UConn -3