South Carolina vs UCLA Odds for National Championship Game

• South Carolina and UCLA will meet in the 2026 NCAAW national championship
• The Gamecocks reached the title game by handing UConn its first loss of the year
• See the opening South Carolina vs UCLA odds for Sunday’s title game

The South Carolina Gamecocks (36-3) and UCLA Bruins (36-1) will meet in the NCAA Women’s Tournament final on Sunday, April 5th. Both teams won as underdogs on Friday, but it was the Gamecocks’ 14-point rout of undefeated #1 UConn (62-48) that really turned heads.

Call it recency bias if you will, but the opening South Carolina vs UCLA odds favor the Gamecocks to win their fourth national title. UCLA is still searching for its first natty.

Opening South Carolina vs UCLA Odds

At DraftKings, South Carolina was priced at -125 to win the title with UCLA a +105 underdog immediately after the title-game matchup was set. But within minutes, the Gamecocks had shortened to -155 and UCLA faded to +130. The spread opened at SC -2.5 (-110) with the game total at 132.5 (-110 odds both ways).

At prediction site Kalshi, South Carolina is an even bigger favorite, priced at 62¢, which is equal to a -163 moneyline price in traditional sports-betting terms. UCLA is priced at 42¢ (+138) to win its first national championship in school history.

Odds as of April 3rd at Kalshi. Claim the Kalshi promo code to get a bonus for Sunday’s national championship game.

Team Stats Comparison: S. Carolina vs UCLA

The Bruins and Gamecocks didn’t meet this year. UCLA took a 77-62 win at home in November of last season. Both teams reached the 2025 Final Four, as well, and both lost to eventual-champion UConn (UCLA in the Final Four and South Carolina in last year’s national championship).

South Carolina’s roster, in particular, has undergone massive turnover from its runner-up squad last season.

Sunday’s national championship game will take place at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. Tip-off is set for 3:30 pm ET/12:30 pm PT.