Villanova-Connecticut Lines Preview

The Villanova Wildcats and the Connecticut Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Gampel Pavilion.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Villanova defeated St. John’s 76-57 as a 14.5-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (129).
Dante Cunningham scored 17 points for Villanova and Dwayne Anderson added 14 points in the win.
Connecticut defeated Seton Hall 76-61 as an 18.5-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (150).
A.J. Price scored a game-high 23 points for the Huskies, while Hasheem Thabeet added 15 points in the win.
Current streak:
Connecticut has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
Villanova: 14-3 SU, 6-7 ATS
Connecticut: 16-1 SU, 7-6 ATS
Villanova most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-3
Before playing Syracuse are 8-2
After playing St. John’s are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

Connecticut most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 9-1
Before playing Notre Dame are 9-1
After playing Seton Hall are 3-7
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Villanova’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
Villanova is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Villanova’s last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Villanova’s last 7 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Connecticut’s last 7 games
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Villanova
Next up:
Villanova at Syracuse, Thursday, January 22
Connecticut at Notre Dame, Saturday, January 24

 

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