Paige Bueckers, UConn Favored in NCAA WCBB Title Betting Odds over South Carolina

Paige Bueckers is favored to win a national title in her last season of college basketball.

UConn (-290) is the betting favorite over South Carolina (+235) in to the NCAA women's basketball tournament championship game odds shared Saturday by DraftKings.

The spread is currently 6.5 points in favor of the Huskies, with an over/under of 133.5 points, according to DraftKings.

The Huskies and Gamecocks tip off with a national title on the line Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET.

UConn coach Geno Auriemma will be seeking his 12th championship, and the Huskies' first since 2016.

He enters the game looking to end the program's longest title drought since its first chamionship in 1995 with help from Bueckers, who has led UConn with 20.0 points and paced the Big East with 4.7 assists per game.

The pressure is on for the projected top pick in the upcoming WNBA draft, who said Thursday that "anything less than a national championship is really a disappointment."

Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, who stepped up to combine for 41 points on Friday in a dominant Final Four victory over UCLA, will also be key to helping UConn defeat the defending champions.

South Carolina is meanwhile back for a second straight national championship game after a blowout Final Four victory of their own over Texas.

Joyce Edwards, who previously the Gamecocks in scoring but contributed limited offense in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, had one of her strongest March Madness showings yet with a 13-point double-double in the win.

That's a good sign for South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, who is seeking the fourth national championship of her career. Staley said after the Elite Eight the Gamecocks would "need better production from Joyce" in order to win a second straight national title.

A big game from Edwards and the overall depth of the Gamecocks' reserves, which contributed 35 points in a 74-57 on Friday night to seal a Final Four win over Texas, could lead to a potential upset for the defending champions.