How to watch Rice vs. LSU: Odds, stream, TV channel in Women's NCAA Tournament

The LSU women’s team kicks off their National Championship defense with a first-round matchup against the 13-seeded Rice Owls in the Baton Rouge quadrant, hosted by the Tigers of course.

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Ahead of the game, though, you can read up below on how to watch it and examine all the various betting lines for Rice vs. LSU. Take a look:

How to watch Rice vs. LSU

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET / 5:00 p.m. CT
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Pete Maravich Assembly Center)
TV Channel: ESPN
Live Stream: Fubo (Try for free)

Since LSU was given a 3-seed for the second straight year, the Tigers have the privilege of hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament with teams from their pod. So, it’ll be LSU-Rice at the Pete Maravich Center just after No. 6 seed Louisville and No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee State finish up.

Betting Odds

FanDuel spread: LSU -28.5 points
FanDuel over/under: 145.5 total points

Well, that is certainly a lopsided spread from FanDuel, but perhaps it’s warranted given how the Tigers performed in their opening game during last year’s NCAA Tournament, when they took down No. 14 seeded Hawaii by a final score of 73-50. Now, facing Rice, LSU is favored by five and a half more points than they beat their 14-seed by last season. Either way, it sounds like you can expect a blowout in the first round for the Tigers, at least according to the oddsmakers.

As for Rice, they are spearheaded by a triumvirate of double-digit per-game scorers. Leading the way is forward Malia Fisher averaging 13 points and seven rebounds per game. Then, Destiny Jackson serves as the primary point guard, averaging 3.5 assists along with just over 11 points a night. Lastly, Dominique Ennis rounds out Rice’s trio of top players.

Overall, this game ought to be a cake walk for LSU. Rice barely shoots 40% from the field, just over 31% from 3 and post one of the highest foul rates in the nation among women’s teams. If the Owls don’t get uncharacteristically hot, and Kim Mulkey just feeds Angel Reese, there’s about a snowball’s chance in Ecuador of Rice pulling the upset.

Las Vegas seems to agree, hence the nearly-30-point spread on the matchup.