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The New Hampshire Wildcats (1-1) and UConn Huskies (1-0) tangle in a Saturday night game in Hartford. Tip time at the XL Center till be 8 p.m. ET (FS1). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the New Hampshire vs. UConn odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
New Hampshire is closing out a busy opening week that started with a Monday loss at UMass. The Wildcats then bounced back with a drop in class: they took down NCAA-III UMass-Boston 99-69 Wednesday. UNH, which shot just 29.8% from distance last season, drained a combined 25 triples over the 2 games.
UConn, which is No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, clocked a robust effective field-goal percentage of 62.1% in its Wednesday season opener, a 92-56 win (cover on -35.5-point spread) over Sacred Heart. The defending national champions got a game-high 20 points from F Alex Karaban and double-doubles from F Liam McNeeley (18 points, 15 rebounds) and F Tarris Reed, Jr. (15P, 11R).
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New Hampshire at UConn odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 1:20 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): New Hampshire +37.5 (-110) | UConn -37.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 151.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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New Hampshire at UConn picks and predictions
Prediction
UConn 97, New Hampshire 58
Moneyline
Not available.
Against the spread
UConn was favored by 26.5 (over Northern Arizona) and 38.5 (over Stonehill) in its first 2 games last season. The Huskies covered both, and both games tipped the Over. And that’s the combined lean for Saturday’s game in Hartford.
Across its last 11 home games when favored by 26-plus points, Connecticut is 8-3 ATS.
The simple equation of shooting and defending such gets the Huskies most of the way to this one. Mix in a big rebounding edge and the expectation for some turnover-quick-bucket churn for UConn, and that likely all conspires to have New Hampshire down early, throughout, and by a lot.
The Wildcats fell behind 20-5 in the early minutes of their UMass game Monday. UNH is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games as a road underdog.
Consider a partial-unit play (the edge is not a strong one) on UCONN -37.5 (-110).
Over/Under
The stronger play in this match-up is the Over.
The Wildcats play with some pace and have at least been hot from distance this week. And look for Connecticut to counter with short-court transition buckets and put-backs. That all makes for a higher-octane mix of points.
TAKE THE OVER 151.5 (-110).
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