The No. 19 UConn Huskies (21-8, 12-6 Big East) are heavily favored (by 10 points) to build on a four-game home win streak when they host the DePaul Blue Demons (15-16, 6-13 Big East) on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 5:00 PM ET. The over/under is set at 140.5 for the matchup. In this preview, we dig into the UConn vs. DePaul odds and lines ahead of this matchup.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
UConn is 11-16-1 against the spread, while DePaul’s ATS record this season is 19-10-0. The Huskies are 17-11-0 and the Blue Demons are 16-13-0 in terms of hitting the over. The two teams combine to score 144.9 points per game, 4.4 more points than this matchup’s total. UConn has a 2-7-1 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall in the past 10 contests. DePaul has gone 8-2-0 against the spread and 6-4 overall in its last 10 contests.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s college hoops action in Big East play.
DePaul at UConn odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: UConn -10
- Total: 140.5
- Moneyline: UConn -569, DePaul +411
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DePaul at UConn odds, spread, & more
Prediction
UConn 74, DePaul 65
Moneyline
- The Huskies have gone 20-4 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 83.3% of those games).
- UConn has played 10 times as a moneyline favorite with odds of -569 or shorter, and won each game.
- The Huskies have an implied moneyline win probability of 85.1% in this game.
- The Blue Demons have entered the game as underdogs 17 times this season and won six, or 35.3%, of those games.
- DePaul has a record of 1-1 in games where bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +411 on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 19.6% chance of a victory for the Blue Demons.
Against the spread
- The Huskies score 76.2 points per game, 9.3 more points than the 66.9 the Blue Demons give up.
- UConn has an 11-9-1 record against the spread and a 19-3 record overall when putting up more than 66.9 points.
- When DePaul gives up fewer than 76.2 points, it is 15-7 against the spread and 11-13 overall.
- The Blue Demons’ 68.7 points per game are only 3.1 more points than the 65.6 the Huskies allow.
- DePaul is 15-4 against the spread and 14-5 overall when it scores more than 65.6 points.
- UConn is 6-12 against the spread and 14-5 overall when it gives up fewer than 68.7 points.
- The Huskies have out-scored their opponents by a total of 307 points this season (10.6 points per game on average), and the Blue Demons have put up 56 more points than their opponents on the year (1.8 per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for the Huskies this season is 75.7 points, 0.7 more points than their implied total of 75 points in Saturday’s game.
- So far this season, UConn has put up more than 75 points in 14 games.
- The 75.3-point average implied total on the season for the Blue Demons is 10.3 more points than the team’s 65-point implied total in this matchup.
- This year, DePaul has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (65) 19 times.
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How to watch UConn vs. DePaul
- Game Day: Saturday, March 5, 2022
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: FOX
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