USC vs. Clemson prediction: Why USC is favored to win women's March Madness First Round matchup [3/21/2026]

Clemson will square off with the favored USC in March Madness First Round action at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday, commencing at 3:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' new women's basketball model predicts USC as the most likely winner of the USC vs. Clemson game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including best bets and picks.

USC vs. Clemson prediction: Who will win and advance to the Second Round?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAAW Tournament matchup between USC and Clemson 10,000 times as part of our women's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives USC a 69% chance of defeating Clemson.

According to our model, the 120.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

USC vs. Clemson 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.

USC vs. Clemson picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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 USC -5.5 at the spread.

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

USC vs. Clemson game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's women's basketball game between Clemson and USC at Colonial Life Arena is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM ET.

• Who: USC vs. Clemson
• Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
• Time: 3:30 PM ET/12:30PM PT
• Venue: Colonial Life Arena
• March Madness stage: First Round

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Conclusion

We predict USC, with a 69% win probability, will likely beat Clemson this women's March Madness First Round matchup.

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