2023 NCAA basketball National Championship: San Diego State vs. UConn prop bet picks and predictions

The No. 5-seed San Diego State Aztecs (32-6) will try to use their elite defense to take down the No. 4-seeded UConn Huskies (30-8) in the National Championship Game in Houston Monday at 9:20 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we break down FanDuel Sportsbook's NCAA basketball National Championship prop bet odds and lines, and tab the 5 best San Diego State vs. UConn prop bets to make among SportsbookWire's expert college basketball picks and predictions.

Both teams come into the title game hot.

San Diego State is on a 9-game win streak, last losing Feb. 28 - at Boise State 66-60 as a 2.5-point underdog, The Aztecs won the regular-season title and the conference tournament in the Mountain West.

UConn is looking to become the 1st team NCAA Tournament champion since 2018 Villanova to win all its tourney games by at least 10 points.

This will be a difficult feat for UConn as San Diego State has an elite defense and the ability to keep games close. Per NCAA.com, the Aztecs rank 24th in points allowed per game (63.1 PPG), 38th in opponents' field-goal percentage (40.9%) and 3rd in opponents' 3-point percentage (28.2%).

While the Aztecs are great on defense, UConn comes into this matchup top 10 in offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency this season. The Huskies have, despite losing 8 games total, yet to lose a game against a team not in the Big East Conference.