Women's NCAA Tournament 2024 - Opening betting odds, lines, spread - ESPN
The 2024 women's college basketball tournament is set to tip off as Iowa's Caitlin Clark seeks to cap off her remarkable college career with a title, but standing in the Hawkeyes' way is a field of 68 teams featuring, among others, an undefeated South Carolina squad as well as defending champions LSU and perennial powerhouses UConn and Stanford as well as fellow No.1 seeds USC and Texas.
Keep reading to see the pregame lines, spreads and totals from each of the opening round matchups. Catch every game from the First Four to the Final Four and the championship on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS.
Odds by ESPN BET as of publication time.
(11) Arizona Wildcats -1.5
(11) Auburn Tigers
Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn., 7 p.m. ET
Arizona: 17-15, 8-10 in Pac-12 play
Auburn: 20-11, 8-8 in SEC play
Money line: Arizona (-130) Auburn (-105) Total:127.5
BPI Projection: Arizona by 3.7 points, straight up 63.7% of the time
(16) UT Martin Skyhawks -1.5
(16) Holy Cross Crusaders
Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa, 9 p.m. ET
UT Martin: 16-16, 11-7 in Ohio Valley play
Holy Cross: 19-12, 11-7 in PAT play
Money line: UT Martin (-120) Holy Cross (-115) Total:117.5
BPI Projection: Holy Cross by 3.1 points, straight up 61.4% of the time
(9) Michigan State Spartans -3.5
(8) North Carolina Tar Heels
Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C., 11:30 a.m. ET
Michigan State: 22-8, 12-6 in Big Ten play
North Carolina: 19-12, 11-7 in ACC play
Money line: Michigan State (-200) North Carolina (+140) Total:142.5
BPI Projection: Michigan State by 1.5 points, straight up 55.8% of the time
(15) Maine Black Bears
(2) Ohio State Buckeyes -26.5
Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio, 12 p.m. ET
Maine: 24-9, 14-2 in America East play
Ohio State: 25-5, 16-2 in Big Ten play
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