Kentucky vs. Liberty prediction, picks for 2025 women's NCAA Tournament
It's Kentucky vs. Liberty in the 2025 NCAA Tournament first round. See our expert picks and predictions for the women's March Madness bracket, along with betting odds and game time.
Editor's note: Follow Women's March Madness live updates and scores from Friday's first-round action.
The 2025 NCAA women's tournament is here, folks.
Among the early Friday first-round matchups will be a bout between Kentucky and Liberty.
The Kentucky Wildcats finished the 2024-25 season with a 22-7 record, good for fourth in the SEC. That earned them a 4 seed in the 2025 women's March Madness bracket. Their opponent, the Liberty Flames, won the Conference USA title with a 26-6 record en route to a 13 seed.
Kentucky, which will host, lost just twice at home all season. Liberty has won 11 in a row.
Here's how our experts see Thursday's Round of 64 clash playing out. Be sure to check out Paste BN's complete March Madness bracket breakdown for in-depth analysis. While you're at it, don't forget to read our tournament upset picks and players who could make a splash.
Without further ado, here are our Kentucky vs. Liberty picks and predictions.
Kentucky vs. Liberty picks and predictions
Our experts from across the Paste BN Network are unanimous: Kentucky will win. Take a look at their full bracket predictions.
Prince James Story: Kentucky 72, Liberty 63
In the Courier-Journal, Story writes: "Liberty enters the NCAA Tournament on an 11-game win streak and as a conference champion. They fared well against conference opponents, but with losses against Duke, Tennessee and Grand Canyon on their record, they haven't shown they can win games against top-tier teams. Kentucky will play on its home court and will be motivated after being eliminated from the SEC Tournament in its first game."
Nancy Armour, Paste BN: Kentucky
Jordan Mendoza, Paste BN: Kentucky
Cydney Henderson, Paste BN: Kentucky
Meg L. Hall, For The Win: Kentucky
Cora Hall, Knoxville News: Kentucky
Liam Rooney, Tallahassee Democrat: Kentucky
Cory Diaz, The Daily Advertiser: Kentucky
Tom Noie, South Bend Tribune: Kentucky
Kentucky vs. Liberty date, start time, how to watch
- Game Day: Friday, March 21, 2025
- Game Time: Noon ET
- Location: Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo - Watch Now!
Watch Kentucky vs. Liberty on Fubo
Kentucky vs. Liberty odds
Odds via BetMGM as of Wednesday, March 19.
- Spread: Kentucky -16.5
- Moneyline Favorite: Kentucky -2500
- Moneyline Underdog: Liberty +1100
- Total: 138.5
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