After a slow resumption of the college basketball season with five Division I games on yesterday’s schedule, the majority of ranked teams (14 of 25) take to the hardwood today.
Here are our best bets for Wednesday’s college basketball action. And here’s a closer look at Villanova vs. UConn.
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings)
Top College Basketball Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions: Villanova vs. UConn
It is easy to see why UConn is ranked No. 2 in the AP poll and No. 1 in the NET. The Huskies are one of three remaining unbeaten teams and boast the country’s third-largest scoring margin at 15.6 points per game. In addition, UConn is one of four teams in the country with four Quad 1 wins but the only one of those without a Quad 1 loss.
Six players average more than nine points per game for the Huskies, and they are balanced defensively as well, with the 12th-best scoring defense and seventh-best rebounding margin. And while Villanova is 5-0 since Cam Whitmore’s debut and has won six of the last seven in this rivalry, this is by far UConn’s most talented team in years.
The home team is 2-0-2 ATS in the last four meetings between these teams, while UConn is 10-1-1 ATS in its previous 12 games following a SU win.
Bet: UConn -12 (-110 at DraftKings)
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