The No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks (33-3) will try to stay on track for back-to-back titles when the Gamecocks face the No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils (29-7) in the Women’s NCAA Tournament Elite Eight on Sunday. South Carolina got past No. 4 seed Maryland in a 71-67 final on Friday behind a strong final three minutes. Duke is coming off consecutive low-scoring victories over No. 10 seed Oregon and No. 3 seed North Carolina. The Gamecocks notched an 81-70 win over the Blue Devils in December.
Tipoff is 1 p.m. ET at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. The latest South Carolina vs. Duke odds list the Gamecocks as 9.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 128.5. Before making any Duke vs. South Carolina picks, be sure to see the 2025 Women’s NCAA Tournament picks from SportsLine experts Aaron Barzilai and Calvin Wetzel.
Barzilai is a Ph.D. from Stanford who served as Director of Basketball Analytics for the Philadelphia 76ers. Wetzel incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women’s hoops to turn the site’s prediction…