West Virginia-Connecticut Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Connecticut Huskies when they take their seats on Thursday.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Joe Alexander was good for 22 points on Wednesday as West Virginia knocked off the Providence Friars 58-53 in the first round of the Big East tournament.

The Mountaineers failed to cover the 7.5-point spread in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the total (138).

The Huskies defeated Cincinnati 96-51 as an 11.5-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (135.5).

Stanley Robinson scored a game-high 18 points for Connecticut, while Hasheem Thabeet added 15 points in the win.

Team records:
West Virginia: 23-9 SU, 13-12-1 ATS
Connecticut: 24-7 SU, 14-11-2 ATS

West Virginia most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Providence are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Connecticut most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 2-0
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of West Virginia's last 6 games when playing Connecticut
West Virginia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of West Virginia's last 5 games
West Virginia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing West Virginia
Connecticut is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games when playing West Virginia
Connecticut is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing West Virginia

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