Picks for all 4 Sweet 16 games today for the Women’s Basketball Tournament, March 2025
The Sweet 16 round of the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament will play its four essential games on Saturday, March 29th. The current games in the competition will decide who moves into the Elite Eight rounds, intending to pick the national champion. Each game receives a detailed examination, which includes predicted results together with key elements that might affect how the matches play out.
No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. No. 2 TCU Horned Frogs
Notre Dame starts in this match with an outstanding defensive performance that restricts competitors to scoring only 58 points on average during games. Guard Hannah Hidalgo leads the Notre Dame offense with 19 points and 6 assists in each game. TCU leads the field with an 82-point scoring offense, and forward Madison Booker generates twenty-one points during each match. Notre Dame maintains strong control over game speed and has displayed impressive defensive play lately, which should produce a narrow victory against TCU.
No. 5 Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs. No. 1 Texas Longhorns
Texas maintained leadership throughout the season because their offense runs equally from different players and especially because their senior guard Madison Booker scores 22 points and grabs 5 rebounds per match. During the tournament, Colorado State showed a strong defense that allowed it to win against No. 16 Stanford, requiring double overtime. Texas delivers an immense testing circumstance to Tennessee because their defensive system produces 60 points per game on average. Texas will manage the tempo and win the contest as they move into the Elite Eight round.
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No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 2 UConn Huskies
The UConn NCAA Tournament run receives heavy betting support because senior guard Paige Bueckers maintains at least 50% success rates from the floor and three-point territory, and the charity stripe. The Oklahoma offense maintains an average scoring rate of 78 points per game because guard Skylar Vann leads both scoring and assisting with 18 points and 4 assists per match. UConn possesses a big advantage over Oklahoma because of their proven defensive abilities and successful track record in high-pressure games. The UConn team will move past their competition with relative ease toward the upcoming round.
No. 5 Kansas State Wildcats vs. No. 1 Southern California Trojans
USC encountered major obstacles after their leading guard, JuJu Watkins, had to end her season because of a knee injury. During the absence of JuJu Watkins forward Kiki Iriafen emerged to score 36 points while grabbing nine rebounds when USC defeated Mississippi State in the second round. The Wildcats of Kansas State have multiple scorers around ten points per game, which makes them dangerous. The combined depth from USC and their advantages as the home team in Spokane will lead them to victory despite recent difficulties.
Conclusion
The upcoming Sweet 16 matches will present fierce competition while displaying numerous high-level athletic abilities in female college basketball. Exciting gameplays await spectators during contests where teams compete for Elite Eight placement.
