LSU vs. San Diego State predictions, picks for 2025 women's NCAA Tournament
It's LSU vs. San Diego State 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.
The 2025 NCAA women's tournament is here, folks.
Wrapping up the first-round action Saturday night will be a matchup between LSU and San Diego State.
The LSU Tigers finished the 2024-25 season with a 28-5 record, good for third in the SEC. That earned them a 3 seed in the 2025 women's March Madness bracket. Their opponent, the 14-seeded San Diego State Aztecs, was 25-9 and ended the season on an eight-game win streak and a Mountain West title.
LSU is ranked 14th in the country in efficiency by Barttorvik, while San Diego State is ranked 104th.
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 LSU vs. San Diego State picks and predictions.
LSU vs. San Diego State picks and predictions
Our experts from across the Paste BN Network are all-in on LSU, despite not being fully healthy. Take a look at their full bracket predictions.
Cory Diaz, The Daily Advertiser: LSU 81, San Diego State 66
Diaz writes in The Daily Advertiser: "LSU hasn't been healthy in three weeks. But against the Aztecs, LSU could advance without its full complement of players as it possesses more athleticism and has been on this stage more often."
Nancy Armour, Paste BN: LSU
Jordan Mendoza, Paste BN: LSU
Cydney Henderson, Paste BN: LSU
Meg L. Hall, For The Win: LSU
Cora Hall, Knoxville News: LSU
Liam Rooney, Tallahassee Democrat: LSU
Tom Noie, South Bend Tribune: LSU
LSU vs. San Diego State date, start time, how to watch
- Game Day: Saturday, March 22, 2025
- Game Time: 10:15 p.m. ET
- Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo - Watch Now!
Watch LSU vs. San Diego State on Fubo
LSU vs. San Diego State odds
Odds via BetMGM as of Thursday, March 20.
- Spread: LSU -26.5
- Moneyline Favorite: OTB
- Moneyline Underdog: OTB
- Total: 145.5
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