DePaul Blue Demons vs UConn Huskies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/01/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Venue:  XL Center, Hartford, CT 

Where to Watch:  CBS Sports

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  DePaul +17.5, UConn -17.5; Over/Under:  148.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  DePaul +17.5, UConn -17.5; Over/Under:  148.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  DePaul +17.5, UConn -17.5; Over/Under:  148.5 points

DePaul Blue Demons:  9-20 (3-15) (10th place, Big East)

UConn Huskies:  22-7 (11-7) (5th place, Big East)

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DePaul Blue Demons:  0-5  last 5

UConn Huskies:  4-1  last 5

DePaul is coming into this game with a 9-20 record overall and they are 2-11 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 3-15 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game on a 10 game losing streak with losses coming against the Providence Friars, the Georgetown Hoyas, the Marquette Golden Eagles, the UConn Huskies, the Seton Hall Pirates, the Villanova Wildcats, the St. John’s Red Storm, the Xavier Musketeers, the Butler Bulldogs, and Marquette again in their last game. Umoja Gibson led the team in points in that game with 20 while Nick Ongenda was next on the team with 16 points. Umoja Gibson led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Nick Ongenda led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 51.7% from the field, 50% from 3-point range, and 68.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 76.7 PPG against them. DePaul has an ATS record of 11-16-2 this season and their O/U record is 14-14-1.

UConn is coming into this game with a 22-7 record overall and they are 14-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 11-7 in their conference schedule this season as well. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with wins coming against the Seton Hall Pirates, the Providence Friars, and the St. John’s Red Storm in their last game. Jordan Hawkins led the team in points in that game with 20 while Adama Sanogo was next on the team with 18 points. Tristen Newton led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Adama Sanogo led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 46.9% from the field, 36% from 3-point range, and 78.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 78.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.2 PPG against them. UConn has an ATS record of 18-10-1 this season and their O/U record is 18-11.

The current betting odds have UConn listed as a 17.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UConn has had an up and down season as they started the year off very strong but then hit a rough patch for a while before getting back on track. They still enter this game as one of the highest ranked teams in the Big East though, despite being 11-7 in the conference, and they are still 22-7 overall as they have been good but all of those losses coming against Big East opponents. They have been a really good team at home all year though as they have a 14-2 home record and they have been getting really hot lately with 3 wins in a row now but a lot of those wins coming in blowouts too. DePaul has been terrible this year anyway with their losing 9-20 record overall and they have been one of the worst teams in the Big East too with their 3-15 conference record. They have also been terrible in their road games with a 2-11 road record and they are going to have a lot on their hands here with a UConn team that is starting to get really hot as they prepare for the NCAA Tournament. The best way to place a bet here is on UConn to cover the spread in this game. 

DePaul UConn Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, March 1, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is UConn 82 DePaul 55.

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DePaul Blue Demons: 7-14 ATS off a road loss against a conference rival. 2-9 ATS after 2 straight losses by 6 points or less. 21-11 UNDER in road games.

UConn Huskies: 21-12 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 10-3 ATS after 3 or more consecutive wins. 11-5 UNDER after scoring 80 points or more in a win over a conference rival.

DePaul Blue Demons:  Y. Anei (F) Ques Wed - Hamstring. A. Bynum (G) Out indefinitely - Suspension.

UConn Huskies:  H. Diarra (G) Ques Wed - Undisclosed.

“We have a resilient group…but you just cannot put yourself into a 21 pt hole on the road against a team as good as Marquette. You have to exert so much energy to even get back into the game…that it is hard to overcome… I was proud of the guys fighting in the 2H….we just have to a better job following our game plan earlier in the game….to start the game…to limit their threes and our turnovers…they had 16 pts off of our TOs…and I think we gave up 8 or 9 threes in the 1H.” - Tony Stubblefield after his team’s loss against Marquette in their last game. 

"From center today, we got 27 (points), 15 (rebounds) and six blocks. That's devastating to the opponent. As good as (St. John’s Joel) Soriano is, it's such an imbalance. That really was the formula. ... When Nahiem (Alleyne) scores eight or more we're 10-0 now. We get some scoring punch with what Jordan (Hawkins) is doing. Andre (Jackson) has now figured out how to play against people that are playing him a little bit soft. He's solved that puzzle. We're formidable." - Dan Hurley after his team’s win against St. John’s in their last game. 

Y. Anei 

P. Gebrewhit 

U. Gibson 

J. Johnson 

E. Penn

J. Hawkins 

A. Jackson  

A. Karaban 

T. Newton 

A. Sanogo

PPG: U. Gibson (16.6)

APG: U. Gibson (4.8)

Reb/G: N. Ongenda (8.5)

PPG: A. Sanogo (16.9)

APG: T. Newton (4.5)

Reb/G: A. Sanogo (7.2)

Coaches:

DePaul Blue Demons: Tony Stubblefield (2nd season)

UConn Huskies: Dan Hurley (5th season)