The No. 23 UConn Huskies (16-6, 5-6 Big East) face off against the DePaul Blue Demons (9-13, 3-8) on Tuesday. Tip from Wintrust Arena is set for 8 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UConn vs. DePaul odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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UConn fell to Xavier 82-79 on Wednesday, losing outright as a 6-point home favorite. UConn is 1-4 against the spread (ATS) in its last 5 games and 2-8 ATS in its last 10, slipping to 13-8-1 ATS on the season. The Huskies are 30th in the nation with 79.3 points per game.
DePaul got destroyed by Marquette 89-69 on Saturday, failing to cover as a 9.5-point home underdog. It has now failed to cover the spread in 3 straight games but is 5-4-1 ATS in its last 10 and 10-11-1 ATS on the season. The Blue Demons have had a lot of struggles on defense this season, allowing 75.5 points per game (315th).
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UConn at DePaul odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:56 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): UConn -600 (bet $600 to win $100) | DePaul +400 (bet $400 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): UConn -10.5 (-110) | DePaul +10.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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UConn at DePaul picks and predictions
Prediction
UConn 84, DePaul 75
Moneyline
PASS.
There is no value on risking 6 times your potential return with the Huskies (-600), even though they should win comfortably.
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Against the spread
LEAN DEPAUL +10.5 (-110).
DePaul has played better at home this season than it has on the road. Likewise for UConn — the Huskies have played much worse on the road this season than they have at home. UConn has lost its last 4 road games outright.
The home team is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings between these programs.
Over/Under
BET OVER 145.5 (-110).
The Huskies have a top-scoring offense and have a 14-8 O/U record to show for it. The Over has hit in 4 of their last 5 games and 7 of their last 10.
The Over has hit in back-to-back games for the Blue Demons and the Over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a double-digit loss at home.
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