New Hampshire at UConn odds, picks and predictions
The New Hampshire Wildcats (4-2) and UConn Huskies (6-0) tangle Monday night in Storrs. The opening tip at Gampel Pavilion is at 7 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the New Hampshire vs. UConn odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
New Hampshire won 83-80 at Fairfield on Friday, upsetting the Stags as a +2.5. For a Wildcats team that had dropped its 1st 2 road games this season, Friday's contest marked the 1st of 3 straight battles on the road.
UConn is No. 4 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll. The Huskies also last played Friday, failing to cover a -35.5 in a 90-60 win over Manhattan. UConn has scored 81-plus points in 5 of its 6 games and ranks 14th in the nation in scoring at 89.5 points per game.
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New Hampshire at UConn odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 6:54 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Off the board
- Against the spread (ATS): New Hampshire +30.5 (-106) | UConn -30.5 (-114)
- Over/Under (O/U): 147.5 (O: -114 | U: -106)
New Hampshire at UConn picks and predictions
Prediction
UConn 87, New Hampshire 60
Moneyline
PASS. No value to be found -- if you can even find a line.
Against the spread
The Wildcats are 13-9 ATS over their last 22 non-conference games. They are 5-1 ATS across their last half-dozen games lined as an underdog of 12.5-or-more points.
This is obviously a match-up of haves and have-nots, but New Hampshire was solid in its season opener against Syracuse. The Wildcats were down by as many as 23 points early but they whittled away at the Orange and kept the 2nd-half deficit between 8-11 points much of the way before filing an 11-point loss (83-72).
UNH is a high-frequency 3-ball squad, something Connecticut hasn't seen much of so far. Over their next 4 games, the Huskies will play Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga. Perhaps they aren't fully engaged in this one or satisfied enough with a 3-touchdown lead late.
The lean here is moderate at best: consider a partial-unit play on NEW HAMPSHIRE +30.5 (-106).
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Over/Under
The Over is a combined 8-3 in this season's UNH and UConn games. The Wildcats play at an above-average pace and figure to be distance hunting throughout. UConn figures to pile up a decent number of putbacks on the offensive glass.
The Over would have some value on a total of 145. PASS on the current number.
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