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Villanova Wildcats vs. Connecticut Huskies
The Villanova Wildcats and the Connecticut Huskies will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Huskies as -6-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 135.
Connecticut won its last outing, a 81-50 result against Pirates on March 08. They covered in that game as a -17-point favorite.
Villanova was a 67-55 winner in their most recent outing at home against Pirates. They covered the -10.5-point spread as favorites.
Villanova:
Team record: 19-13 SU,17-15 ATS
Villanova is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Connecticut
Villanova is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Villanova's last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut:
Team record: 22-9 SU,14-17 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Connecticut is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Villanova
Connecticut is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Villanova
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing Villanova