Iowa vs. UConn odds, time, spread: 2024 Women's Final Four picks ...

A battle between powerhouses in women's college basketball is slated to take place Friday evening. The top-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes and the No. 3 seed UConn Huskies play in the Final Four of the 2024 Women's NCAA Tournament. UConn is coming off an 80-73 win over USC on Monday. In the meantime, Caitlin Clark and Iowa evened the score against LSU, topping the Tigers 94-87 in the Elite Eight in a rematch of the 2023 national title game. 

Tipoff from the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Ohio is set for 9 p.m. ET. The Hawkeyes are 3-point favorites in the latest UConn vs. Iowa odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 162. Before making any Iowa vs. UConn picks or Final Four predictions, you have to see what women's basketball expert Calvin Wetzel has to say.

Wetzel, HerHoopStats.com lead betting writer, incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women's hoops to turn the site's prediction model into picks. Now Wetzel has turned his attention to women's college basketball after teaming up with Aaron Barzilai, a Ph.D. from Stanford. Since the start of the 2021-22 women's college basketball campaign, he is 1384-988 (+371.33 units). Wetzel also predicted 66 of 68 tournament teams this year, as well as 62 of 68 teams within one seed line, and correctly picked 13 of 16 second-round games. Anybody following his picks has seen huge results.

Now, he has set his sights on Iowa vs. Connecticut and made his picks and predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several college basketball odds and trends for Connecticut vs. Iowa:

• UConn vs. Iowa spread: Hawkeyes -3
• UConn vs. Iowa over/under: 162 points
• UConn vs. Iowa money line: Hawkeyes -175, Huskies +148
• IOWA: The Hawkeyes shoot 37.8% from 3-point range
• CONN: The Huskies average 19.7 assists per game
• UConn vs. Iowa picks: See picks at SportsLine

Why UConn can cover

Senior guard Nika Muhl plays a vital role for the Huskies as the key distributor. She ranked seventh in the nation in assists (6.5) and averaged 6.8 points per contest. In the win over USC, Muhl finished with eight points and eight assists. She's dished out at least seven assists in four of his last five games.

Paige Bueckers is one of the nation's top scorers. She thrives at breaking down the defense from all three levels. The 2021 AP Player of the Year averages 22 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. She's tallied at least 24 points in all four tournament games thus far. See which team to pick here.

Why Iowa can cover

Clark is the driving force for this team but there are other quality playmakers on the floor. Sophomore forward Hannah Stuelke gives the Hawkeyes an instinctive player around the rim as both a rebounder and scorer. She averages 13.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and shoots 62% from the field. In Iowa's Sweet 16 win over Colorado, Stuelke had 11 points and 10 boards.

Senior guard Kate Martin impacts the game in a variety of different ways for the Hawkeyes. Martin is relentless on the defensive end but can score from different areas on the court. The Illinois native logs 13.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. In her last outing, she dropped her tourney-high of 21 points, six rebounds and two steals. See which team to pick here.

How to make UConn vs. Iowa picks

Wetzel has analyzed this matchup and he is leaning Under on the point total, while discovering a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's sharing what it is at SportsLine. 

Who wins Iowa vs. UConn, and what critical x-factor makes one side of the spread hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread hits, all from the expert who's up 371 units since the start of the 2021-22 season, and find out.