Eighth-ranked Notre Dame (24-5, 13-4 BIG EAST) has a chance to share the Big East Conference mens basketball title if it can defeat No. 21 Connecticut (21-8, 9-8) today and hope Villanova upsets league leader Pittsburgh later today. The problem with this scenario is the Irish must play the Huskies on the road and Pitt entertains Villanova at home. Oddsmakers at most offshore sports shops list the Huskies as 3-chalk favorites with a posted 138 1/2 total. This ESPN televised game tips off at 2 pm Eastern.
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UConn returns home following a road loss on Wednesday to the West Virginia Mountaineers. The loss was the Huskies third in four games. With the BIG EAST expected to send 10 or 11 schools to the NCAA Tournament, UConn needs this home win badly to stay in the tournament picture.
Early betting trends show public confidence higher for Notre Dame even though the Irish are playing on the road. Betting trends show 59 percent of side action (ATS) on the Irish while 72 percent of money line players wagering for a SU Notre Dame victory. Betting the OVER in totals betting is the prefered wager for 69 percent of totals players.
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Notre Dame has been pretty good on the road recently winning SU in four of their last five games, however; the Irish have not enjoyed much success on the road against UConn in recent years going 0-5. Irish backers have not fared well at UConn as Notre Dame is 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
Trends show Connecticut is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games and is 15-3 SU in its last 18 home games. The Huskies have enjoyed a 11-5 SU advantage in its last 16 games when playing Notre Dame.
Notre Dame has the best team but the Huskies should defend its home court with so much on the line. This game could come down to the wire and that's why I predect Notre Dame covers +3 ATS. NCAAB Spreads BEST BET – Irish + 3.
