West Virginia at Connecticut College Basketball Odds & Picks: With a 16-11 overall record, NCAA tournament hopes are looking bleak for the Huskies of UConn but a win over seventh-ranked West Virgina in ESPN's BIG MONDAY match-up would help their March Madness resume. At 21-5, the Mountaineers are a tournament certainty but with a 10-4 BIG EAST mark need to win in order to have a chance at winning a conference title.
College basketball oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have installed the Mountaineers as 2 1/2-point favorites versus the Huskies with a 136 total. Connecticut is getting +125 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline as a home underdog while West Virginia is giving -145 odds.
West Virginia will likely need to make some big plays against an improving Connecticut team that is trying to play its way back into NCAA tournament contention.
After a 60-48 loss to Cincinnati during Coach Jim Calhoun's return from a medical leave of absence that dropped Connecticut's record to 14-11, UConn has run off back-to-back road wins at third-ranked Villanova last Monday and at Rutgers last Saturday.
West Virginia will likely need to make some big plays against an improving Connecticut team that is trying to play its way back into NCAA tournament contention.
After a 60-48 loss to Cincinnati during Coach Jim Calhoun's return from a medical leave of absence that dropped Connecticut's record to 14-11, UConn has run off back-to-back road wins at third-ranked Villanova last Monday and at Rutgers last Saturday.
Gamblers should take note of the fact that West Virginia has never won at Connecticut going 0-5 on the UConn campus at Stors and 0-2 in Hartford. Mounties coach Bob Huggins' only trip to Connecticut with the Mountaineers in 2008 resulted in a 79-71 loss to the Huskies in Hartford.
College Basketball Picks: The Huskies will be inspired playing the Mountaineers as an underdog. BEST BET – UConn wins SU (+125 moneyline).
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