James Madison vs. Kentucky prediction: Kentucky favored to win women's March Madness First Round matchup [3/21/2026]

Kentucky will face James Madison in March Madness First Round action at Hope Coliseum on Saturday, beginning at 2:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' new women's basketball model predicts Kentucky as the most likely winner of the James Madison vs. Kentucky game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including best bets and picks.

James Madison vs. Kentucky prediction: Who will win and advance to the Second Round?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAAW Tournament game between James Madison and Kentucky 10,000 times as part of our women's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Kentucky an 84% chance of defeating James Madison.

According to our model, the 129.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

James Madison vs. Kentucky odds

We have sourced the best women's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

James Madison vs. Kentucky picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our women's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is James Madison to win.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

James Madison vs. Kentucky game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's women's basketball action between Kentucky and James Madison at Hope Coliseum is scheduled to begin at 2:30 PM ET.

• Who: James Madison vs. Kentucky
• Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
• Time: 2:30 PM ET/11:30AM PT
• Venue: Hope Coliseum
• March Madness stage: First Round

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Conclusion

We predict Kentucky, with an 84% win probability, will likely beat James Madison this women's March Madness First Round matchup.

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