Villanova Wildcats vs UConn Huskies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/22/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Venue:  XL Center, Hartford, CT

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Villanova +2.5, UConn -2.5; Over/Under:  136 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Villanova +2.5, UConn -2.5; Over/Under:  135.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Villanova +2.5, UConn -2.5; Over/Under:  135.5 points

 

Villanova Wildcats:  21-6 (2nd place, Big East)

UConn Huskies:  19-7 (3rd place, Big East)

 

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Villanova Wildcats:  5-0 last 5

UConn Huskies:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Villanova is coming into this game with a 21-6 record overall and they are 8-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 18th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 14-3 in their conference games this season. They have won 8 of their last 9 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Marquette Golden Eagles while their 5 wins since then came against the UConn Huskies, the St. John's Red Storm, the Seton Hall Pirates, the Providence Friars, and the Georgetown Hoyas in their last game. Justin Moore led the team in points in that game with 19 while Brandon Slater was next on the team with 11 points. Collin Gillespie led the team in assists in that game with 5 and he also led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 43.6% from the field, 32.1% from 3-point range, and 89.5% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63.1 PPG against them. Villanova has an ATS record of 14-12-1 this season and their O/U record is 13-13-1.

 

 

UConn is coming into this game with a 19-7 record overall and they are 12-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 16th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 10-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Xavier Musketeers while their 4 wins in that span came against the Marquette Golden Eagles, the St. John's Red Storm, the Seton Hall Pirates, and the Xavier Musketeers in their last game. RJ Cole and Tyler Polley off the bench both led the team in points in that game with 16 each while Adama Sanogo was next on the team with 15 points. Tyrese Martin and RJ Cole both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Martin led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 48.1% from the field, 42.9% from 3-point range, and 76.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 76.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.1 PPG against them. UConn has an ATS record of 12-14 this season and their O/U record is 16-10.

 

Villanova has been playing very well recently winning their last 5 straight games and it all started with a win against UConn which started the current streak that they are on. They have been winning a lot of their games recently but they have not been winning their games by a lot of points and their last few road games were won by single digits. They are 8-4 on the road this season and going up against a UConn side that is a solid 12-2 at home this season and is sitting right under Villanova in the Big East. UConn has been playing well as they have won 4 of their last 5 games but their last loss came against Xavier. They have won their last 3 games at home and 2 of those games were only won by single digits. Villanova has been a much better team this season while UConn has been good but also inconsistent from time to time. This will be a very close game as both teams are very good and have been playing in close games recently but Villanova should be able to edge out UConn here on the road by just a few points.

 

Villanova UConn Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, February 22, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Villanova 81 UConn 77.

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Villanova Wildcats: 16-4 ATS after a game where they made 88% of their free throws or better. 167-118 ATS off a home win. 97-63 ATS after 5 or more consecutive wins.

UConn Huskies: 7-13 ATS after playing 3 consecutive games as favorite. 16-10 OVER in all games. 25-16 OVER in all home games.

 

 

Villanova Wildcats:  None.

UConn Huskies:  A. Akok (F) Late Feb - Foot injury.

 

 

“Great looks in the first half but they didn’t go in and he stayed confident in the second half.” - Jay Wright after his team’s win against Georgetown.

 

 

“He was in the right spots. On the ball screen defense, he was very fundamental and wasn’t handsy. 20 and 16 there. He posted up deep. I thought we missed him a couple of times. If we would have gotten it to him on time, he would be looking at a 24-point game. The dude’s a beast.” - Dan Hurley on Adama Sanogo after a win against SHU.

 

 

 

E. Dixon 

C. Gillespie 

J. Moore 

Jermaine Samuels 

B. Slater

 

R. Cole 

A. Jackson 

T. Martin 

Adama Sanogo 

I. Whaley

 

 

PPG: C. Gillespie (16.6)

APG: C. Gillespie (2.9)

Reb/G: E. Dixon (6.6)

 

PPG: R. Cole (16.2)

APG: R. Cole (4.3)

Reb/G: A. Sanogo (8.6)

 

Coaches:

Villanova Wildcats: Jay Wright (21st season)

UConn Huskies: Dan Hurley (4th season)