The Saturday postseason college basketball schedule includes one game featuring a Big East team in play. That matchup? The the Illinois Fighting Illini taking on the UConn Huskies. Here are our recomendations for the best bets on action throughout the conference.
Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the Big East based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.
Spread Pick: Illinois (+8.5) vs UConn
The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (4.1 points) is considerably less than the 8.5-point edge DraftKings gives to UConn, though the data still has them as the favorite. Put your money on Illinois to cover.
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| ATS Record | Favorite ATS Record | Underdog ATS Record | Home ATS Record | Away ATS Record | Conference ATS Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 21-14-1 | 16-13-1 | 5-1-0 | 7-10-1 | 7-3-0 | 12-9-1 |
| UConn | 25-12-0 | 25-11-0 | 0-1-0 | 9-8-0 | 7-4-0 | 15-8-0 |
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Total Pick: Illinois vs UConn Under (155)
The model predicts a total 3.7 points lower than the one set by DraftKings for this game.
| O-U-P | Home O-U-P | Away O-U-P | Conference O-U-P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 17-20-0 | 10-7-0 | 5-6-0 | 11-12-0 |
| Illinois | 26-10-0 | 10-8-0 | 9-1-0 | 18-4-0 |
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Moneyline Pick: UConn (-440) vs Illinois (+340)
Score Prediction: UConn 78, Illinois 74
| ML Fave. Record | ML Und. Record | Home ML Fave. Record | Home ML Und. Record | Away ML Fave. Record | Away ML Und. Record | Conf. ML Fave. Record | Conf. ML Und. Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 27-2 | 0-1 | 10-0 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 0-1 | 20-2 | 0-0 |
| Illinois | 21-5 | 3-3 | 11-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 15-4 | 1-2 |
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Today’s Big East Schedule
| Matchup | Tournament | Game Time | TV | Favorite | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois (29-8) vs UConn (34-3) | 6:09 PM ET | TBS | UConn (-8.5) | 155 |
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