(4) Kentucky vs. (14) UConn
(at New York)
UConn earnings to Madison Square Garden for a second time in less than 3 weeks as it tries to hit a Wildcats from a ranks of a unbeatens in a SEC/Big East Invitational.
The Huskies shot only 36.1 percent from a margin as well as missed thirteen of 28 free-throw attempts in an ugly 68-59 detriment to Duke during a Garden behind upon Nov. 7. However, theyve bounced behind with a span of home victories over Boston University (92-64 in a non-lined contest) as well as Harvard (79-73, descending approach reduced as an 18-point favorite). Take divided a poor offensive bid opposite Duke, as well as UConn has scored during slightest 75 points in each diversion (all victories), averaging 80 ppg.
Kentucky hold off No. 10 North Carolina 68-66 upon Saturday, descending only reduced of covering as a 3-point home favorite. Patrick Patterson (19 points, 7 rebounds) as well as true freshman John Wall (16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists) led a approach for a Wildcats, who won despite committing 20 turnovers as well as making only fourteen of twenty-two foul shots, though a defense stepped up, limiting a defending champs to only 38.8 percent shooting. First-year coach John Calipari has seen his group pull out a span of two-point home wins (68-66 over UNC; 72-70 over Miami of Ohio), while also needed overtime to hit off Stanford in a neutral-site game.
These college basketball superpowers final met in a second round of a 2006 NCAA Tournament, with a Huskies scoring an 87-83 win as well as Kentucky cashing as a nine-point underdog.
In lined action, UConn is upon ATS runs of 8-3 during neutral sites, 8-3 opposite a SEC as well as 4-0 upon Wednesday, though a Huskies have unsuccessful to cover in 6 of 7 overall as well as 5 of 6 after a SU win. Kentucky is in ATS slumps of 2-5 overall, 3-7 after an outright victory as well as 0-5 upon Wednesday, though it is 11-3-1 ATS in a final fourteen opposite Bi! g East o pponents.
UConn has surfaced a sum in eight of eleven overall, 5 of 7 in non-conference fool around as well as nineteen of 26 during neutral sites, as well as Kentucky has gone over a series in four of 5 opposite a Big East. Conversely, a Wildcats have been upon underneath runs of 9-2 overall, 5-0 during neutral venues, 6-2 after a SU win as well as 13-6 after an ATS setback.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE
(3) Villanova (8-0, 6-1 ATS) vs. St. Joes (3-4, 2-4 ATS)
(at Philadelphia)
Villanova puts a ideal record upon a line in an annual Big Five strife with Philadelphia-area opposition St. Joes during a Palestra.
The Wildcats changed to 8-0 with Sundays 95-86 subjection of Maryland, cashing as a 2-point highway favorite, their fifth true spread-cover. Villanova has surfaced 70 points in all though one diversion when it scored 69 in a one-point squeaker opposite George Mason as well as is averaging 82.4 ppg despite shooting only 42.9 percent from a field. Going behind to final years run to a Final Four, Villanova is upon a 25-5 roll (20-9 ATS in lined games).
St. Joes started a deteriorate with 3 true narrow wins over Drexel (77-67 in overtime), Holy Cross (69-67) as well as Boston College (84-80), though a Hawks have since forsaken four in a quarrel SU as well as ATS, many not long ago descending Sunday to Cornell 78-66 as a 10-point highway underdog. St. Joes has put up only 62.5 ppg during a losing streak.
Villanova hold off a Hawks 59-56 final year, though unsuccessful to cover as an 11-point highway favorite. The Wildcats have taken four of a final 5 meetings, though theyve come up reduced of cashing a final two years following a 5-1-1 ATS run. Finally, a a one preferred is upon a 5-1-1 ATS roll in this rivalry.
In addition to a 20-9 ATS run overall (5-0 ATS final five), Villanova is upon ATS upticks of 4-1 upon Wednesday, 7-2 opposite teams with losing records as well as 18-7-2 opposite opponents out of a Atlantic 10! Confere nce.
St. Joes is in pointspread funks of 0-4 overall (all in non-conference play), 0-4 opposite winning teams, 2-8 after a SU defeat as well as 2-7 following an ATS loss.
For a Wildcats, a underneath is upon streaks of 5-2 upon a road, 18-7-1 in non-conference action, 19-7 contra a A-10 as well as 7-3 upon Wednesday.
Meanwhile, St. Joes has surfaced a sum in 5 true lined games overall, though otherwise a Hawks have been upon underneath tears of 5-2 during home, 4-0 opposite a Big East, 6-0 opposite winning teams as well as 25-12 upon Wednesday.
Lastly, these squads have stayed underneath a sum in each of their final 6 head-to-head meetings.
ATS ADVANTAGE: VILLANOVA as well as UNDER
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