Monday, February 15, 2010

ESPN NCAA Basketball Odds: Connecticut vs Villanova

 

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Connecticut Huskies and the Villanova Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Villanova Pavilion.

Oddsmakers currently have the Wildcats listed as 9½-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Jim Calhoun's return wasn't enough for UConn to avoid a 60-48 loss to Cincinnati at the XL Center on Saturday.

Cincinnati covered as a 7-point road underdog while the final score played UNDER the 137-point total.

Villanova survived a scare from Providence, winning 92-81 at the Wachovia Center on Saturday.

Providence covered as a 14.5-point road underdog while the final score played OVER the 175-point total.

Current streak:
Connecticut has lost 2 straight games.
Villanova has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Connecticut: 14-11 SU, 9-14 ATS
Villanova: 22-2 SU, 16-7 ATS

Connecticut most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Rutgers are 4-6
After playing Cincinnati are 4-1
After a loss are 5-5

Villanova most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After playing Providence are 6-4
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Connecticut's last 8 games when playing Villanova
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Connecticut's last 14 games on the road
Connecticut is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Villanova
Villanova is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Villanova is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
Villanova is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Villanova is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut

Next up:
Connecticut at Rutgers, Saturday, February 20
Villanova at Pittsburgh, Sunday, February 21

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