UCONN

  • Sunday, February 23, 2025

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Las Vegas - Big East. Big game with St. John's hosting Connecticut. This is a rematch of a game at Storrs where the Red Storm (+4) posted a 68-62 victory. The Over/Under total closed at 143.5 and went low. Looked at the Huskies losses, and with the exception of an 18 point loss at Dayton (85-67), all the other Ls were six points or less. Dan Hurley knows how to stir the pot. He said, I realized that I couldnt coach this team as hard as I've coached some of my other teams. When you have guys like Cam Spencer, Andre Jackson, Donovan Clingan, these guys could take hard coaching. This year, our confidence got rattled so early in Maui, you know, I've had to build this team up. I dont think any of us were prepared for the level of scrutiny throughout the year thats come with the success weve had the last two years. I think thats been heavy for all of us. So, is Hurley throwing out some truth bombs, or, is he a master motivator that will have his kids flying high at Madison Square Garden? We're thinking motivator and will tickle UConn plus the points and also throw a few chips at the Under.

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