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The Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-1) and the No. 3 UConn Huskies meet at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. on Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (FS1). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Sacred Heart vs. UConn odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
The Pioneers opened the season with an 81-70 loss at the Temple Owls on Monday, although Sacred Heart was able to cover as a 14-point underdog while the Over (144.5) cashed. Sacred Heart shot 42.6% (29-of-68) from the field, while going just 23.8% (5-of-21) from behind the arc.
F Tanner Thomas rolled up 22 points to lead the Pioneers, while F Bryce Johnson had a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) against Temple.
The 2-time defending national champion Huskies look for a third consecutive title, and their seventh overall. While the team lost Donovan Clingan to the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA, guards Solo Ball and Hassan Diarra and forwards Alex Karaban and Samson Johnson will be leaned upon to make that title pursuit a reality.
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Sacred Heart at UConn odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 6:23 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the Board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Sacred Heart +34.5 (-102) | UConn -34.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 149.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Sacred Heart at UConn picks and predictions
Prediction
UConn 95, Sacred Heart 56
Moneyline
There was no money line at the time of publishing, but it wouldn’t be worth pursuing anyway.
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Against the spread
UCONN -34.5 (-120) is worth playing lightly. Sacred Heart +34.5 (-102) did a good job covering in the loss at Temple, but facing the 2-time defending champs is a different animal.
Look at the start for the Huskies last season. They scored 87 or more points in the first 3 games against Northern Arizona, Stonehill and Mississippi Valley State, covering 2 of 3 games as a 26-point favorite or higher. Generally, the Huskies don’t run it up, though, splitting 3-3 ATS in 6 games when favored by 26 or more points last season.
Over/Under
OVER 149.5 (-110) is the lean, but roll with a half-unit play at best.
The Over was 3-2-1 in 6 games as a favorite of 26 or more points in the regular season in 2023-24.
The total went high already for Sacred Heart in the opener, and the defense is likely to give up close to triple digits of offense against UConn.
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