GAME:  #865 UConn vs #866 DePaul
TIME:    1/11/2021 – 6:00p EST
SPREAD:   UConn -5.5
TOTAL:      140

The UConn Huskies (6-1, 3-1) have a Big East road game against the DePaul Blue Demons (1-3, 0-3) at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Monday at 6 p.m. EST. The Huskies defeated Butler by a score of 72-60 in their last game and the Blue Demons lost at home to Seton Hall 68-76. UConn will be going for the season sweep over DePaul. They last faced each other on Dec. 30, when the Huskies shot 49% from the field while holding DePaul’s shooters to just 38% for the 82-61 victory.  

CONNECTICUT HUSKIES

The Uconn Huskies are averaging 68 points per game on 42% field goal shooting adding nine 3-pointers per game on 48% three-point shooting and committing 11 turnovers per game on offense. The Huskies are allowing 57 points per game on 42% field goal shooting while forcing 12 turnovers and adding 5.5 steals into blocks per game on the defensive end.

DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS

The DePaul Blue Demons are averaging 79.5 points per game on 50% field goal shooting along with 7 three-pointers on 42% three-point shooting however committing 18 turnovers on the offensive end.  The Blue Demons are allowing 74 points per game on 43% field goal shooting and forcing 18.5 turnovers and adding 6 steals per game defense.

TRENDS

CONNECTICUT

• The Huskies are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
• Huskies are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win.
• Huskies are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight-up win.
• The Huskies are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite.

DEPAUL

• Under is 5-1 in Blue Demons last 6 games following a straight-up loss.
• Under is 4-1 in Blue Demons last 5 games following an ATS loss.
• Blue Demons are 4-16-1 ATS in their last 21 Monday games.

HEAD TO HEAD

• A favorite is 7-0 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
• The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

UCONN vs DEPAUL PICK

The Huskies are expected to be without James Bouknight again for this game. Bouknight is UConn’s best player who is averaging 20 points per game. The Blue Demons have a few players questionable but Charlie Moore should be ready to score as he only had 8 points in the previous matchup while shooting only 30% from the floor. DePaul has lost 3 games straight but will show up for this game after losing by 20 points the last time they played on Dec 30th. The DePaul defense forces a lot of turnovers and they shoot the ball much better on the offensive end on their home court. This will be a fast-paced uptempo game that will favor DePaul so this game should stay close. The Bookie is taking the DePaul Blue Demons to keep this game close in a high scoring battle.  

BETTING ANGLES:

The Bookie:         DePaul +5.5 / Over 140
Fade the Public:  DePaul / Over
Sharp Action:      DePaul / Over