South Carolina favored to win women’s college hoops title; Caitlin Clark POY favorite

Last updated: 2023/11/29 at 9:51 PM

BigP Published November 29, 2023

The women’s college basketball season is underway, and the South Carolina Gamecocks are the favorites to win it all at the end of the season.

Second on the oddsboard are the reigning national champion LSU Lady Tigers at +650.

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. Now, they are at +650 to repeat. UCLA rounds out the top three at +850.

Fourth on the list and tied with UCLA are the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The Hawkeyes feature guard Caitlin Clark, who won several major awards after last season, including the Naismith College Player of the Year, the John R. Wooden Award, the Associated Press Player of the Year, the Wade Trophy and the James E. Sullivan Award for most outstanding collegiate or Olympic athlete.

She became the first player in tournament history with consecutive 40-point games.

Let’s look at how the rest of the top teams stack up.

2024 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS: *

South Carolina: +390 (bet $10 to win $49 total)
LSU: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
UCLA: +850 (bet $10 to win $95 total)
Iowa: +850 (bet $10 to win $95 total)
UConn: +850 (bet $10 to win $95 total)
Stanford: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
NC State: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Virginia Tech: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
Utah: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Colorado: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
Ohio State: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Indiana: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)

*Odds as of 11/29/2023

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. Clark won it last season, and Bueckers won it as a freshman in 2021. So, it’s no surprise they are the two betting favorites for the award.

2024 PLAYER OF THE YEAR ODDS: *

Caitlin Clark, Iowa: -110 (bet $10 to win $19.09 total)
Paige Bueckers, UConn: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)
Angel Reese, LSU: +650 (bet $10 to win $50 total)
Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina: +1000 (bet $10 to win $160 total)
Cameron Brink, Stanford: +2000 (bet $10 to win $10 total)

* Odds as of 11/29/2023

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