Dawn Staley and the No. 4 South Carolina women’s basketball team are in Fort Myers, Florida, participating in the Elevance Health Fort Myers Tipoff. After beating Iowa State on Thursday, next up for the Gamecocks are the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday. Here’s how you can watch and listen to the game, plus betting information and predictions.
Who: No. 4 South Carolina (6-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. Purdue (4-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
When: Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, 11 a.m. ET
Where: Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500), Fort Myers, Florida
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South Carolina vs. Purdue score updates
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How to watch, listen: South Carolina vs. Purdue
TV/What Channel?: The game will be on the Women’s Sports Network, with Ryan Urquhart (play-by-play) and Chloe Marotta (analyst) on the call. Here is WSN’s Where To Find Us page.
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South Carolina radio/streaming: The game will air on WISW-AM 1320 in Columbia, with Brad Muller calling it. The pregame show begins at 10:30 a.m. You can stream the South Carolina radio broadcast here.
Purdue radio/streaming: You can find the Purdue broadcast on 95.3 BOB FM in Lafayette, Indiana, and Purdue Stretch Internet, with Brian Jennings on the call.
National radio/streaming: The game will not be on SiriusXM.
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Betting info: South Carolina vs. Purdue
As of Friday at 6:30 p.m., betting information has not been posted. This article will be updated when it’s available.
According to FanDuel, South Carolina is a moneyline favorite of +240 (bet $100 to win $240) to win the NCAA Women’s Tournament. The closest teams are UConn (+350), Notre Dame (+450), Southern Cal (+550), Texas (+800), and UCLA (+800). DraftKings has South Carolina’s odds at +300, while BetMGM has the Gamecocks at +275.
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Predictions: South Carolina vs. Purdue
Computer Prediction
The Massey Ratings has a predicted score of South Carolina 78-Purdue 53, with a 96% probability of the Gamecocks winning.
GamecockCentral Staff and 107.5 The Game Predictions
Elijah Campbell: Gamecocks 81-52
Chris Clark: Gamecocks 87-53
Tyler Head: Gamecocks 70-44
Kevin Miller: Gamecocks 81-60
Brian Shoemaker: Gamecocks 75-50
South Carolina-Purdue WBB Series (From USC AD)
The Gamecocks are 3-2 all-time against Purdue, but all three wins have come in the Dawn Staley era.
Staley’s first win over the Boilermakers was a 72-61 upset on March 19, 2012, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in West Lafayette. It was Staley’s first career trip to the Sweet 16. Seven seasons later, the two teams opened a home-and-home series with an 82-73 Gamecock road win on Dec. 16, 2018. In the most recent meeting, No. 5 South Carolina posted an 85-49 win in Columbia on Dec. 15, 2019.
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