Iowa vs. LSU prediction: Caitlin Clark will lead Iowa to nationwide title

Iowa shocked the school basketball world when it halted South Carolina’s undefeated run to clinch a spot in Sunday’s nationwide championship sport.

And it’s laborious to think about betting in opposition to the Hawkeyes within the last.

Caitlin Clark was sensible in Friday’s 77-73 semifinal win over the top-seeded Gamecocks, scoring or helping on 75 % of Iowa’s factors to spark the group’s first win within the Last 4.

That’s nothing new for the Wood Award winner, who ranks third in scoring (27.7 PPG) and first in assists (8.6 APG) throughout the complete season.

She’s upped these totals within the match, averaging 32.2 factors and 10.4 assists en route to 5 Hawkeyes wins — with the primary 4 coming by a mean of 21 factors.

That features back-to-back 41-point efforts for Clark in opposition to two of the very best groups within the nation.

LSU deserves credit score for its path to the title sport, too, however Kim Mulkey’s group merely hasn’t been as dominant nor as battle-tested so far.

The Tigers confronted simply two ranked opponents earlier than the NCAA Match, which included a 24-point loss to the very South Carolina group that Iowa beat on Friday.

In addition they almost misplaced to Utah within the Candy 16 and trailed Virginia Tech by 9 within the fourth quarter earlier than rallying to arrange Sunday’s showdown.

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LSU may have a measurement benefit within the last, however Iowa was the smaller group in opposition to South Carolina, too.

It didn’t matter with Clark’s sheer brilliance on show, and I’d anticipate an analogous displaying on this one.

The play: Iowa -3.5.