How to watch Middle Tennessee State vs. LSU: Odds, stream, TV channel in Women's NCAA Tournament
LSU and Middle Tennessee State will meet in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday in Baton Rouge. A trip to the Sweet 16 is on the line in the matchup.
LSU opened NCAA Tournament play on Friday against Rice and had more trouble than most expected as it was a three-point game at halftime. Middle Tennessee State advanced to the second round by knocking off Louisville in its tourney opener. The upset kept Tigers star Hailey Van Lith from facing off against her former team. Here’s what you need to know about the game.
How to Watch LSU vs. Middle Tennessee State
Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 3 PM ET
Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
TV Channel: ABC
Live Stream: Fubo (Try for free)
Odds for LSU vs. Middle Tennessee State
LSU is currently a 16.5 point favorite over Middle Tennessee State, according to DraftKings. The over-under for the game is set at 141.5 points.
The Tigers are also heavy favorites on the money line. LSU is -2400 there, while Middle Tennessee State is +1200.
It’s no surprise that Kim Mulkey’s squad is heavily favored, despite experiencing some troubles against Rice. Turnovers in particular hurt LSU in its NCAA Tournament opener and left Mulkey frustrated.
“That’s not the same team that LSU put on the floor in the championship of the SEC tournament,” Mulkey said following the game. “We don’t have much time but that was a bad performance today, and I thought it was a lot of selfish play today. It starts with me getting them ready.”
Turnovers were a thorn in LSU’s side throughout the nail-biting contest.
The Tigers committed a season-high 24 turnovers against Rice. SEC Player of the Year Angel Reese recorded six turnovers alone. Mulkey knows her team can’t afford to allow its ball control issues to fester.
“Your goal is to survive and advance, and we did do that with an ugly performance today,” Mulkey said. “You can’t win in sports turning the ball over like we did. You can shoot bad. You can have off nights from the foul line. But you can’t win turning the ball over, and we were turning the ball over like we’d never seen one before.
“I think some of it is maybe [because] we’ve been off 10 days. Some of it is selfishness. Some of it is maybe they just thought they were going to show up today and win. I don’t have the right answer. I can give you lots of answers, but we better fix it before we play Middle Tennessee.”