Big East College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 4

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 3, 2023

Five games on Saturday’s college basketball schedule feature a Big East team, including the matchup between the UConn Huskies and the Villanova Wildcats. We have best bets recommendations for the entire conference below.

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: UConn (-2.5) at Villanova

The DraftKings line for this game has UConn favored by 2.5, while the model predicts it will win by more (4.1 points).

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
UConn 19-9-0 17-9-0 2-0-0 12-5-0 5-4-0 9-8-0
Villanova 12-16-0 6-13-0 6-3-0 5-7-0 6-6-0 9-8-0

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Total Pick: St. John’s (NY) at Marquette Under (161.5)

In this game, the model projects a total (151.6 points) considerably lower than the DraftKings over/under (161.5 points). Bet on the under.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Marquette 16-13-0 11-5-0 5-6-0 10-8-0
St. John’s (NY) 13-15-0 6-9-0 6-4-0 8-10-0

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Moneyline Pick: UConn (-140) at Villanova (+120)

Score Prediction: UConn 73, Villanova 68

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 19-5 1-1 13-2 0-0 5-3 0-1 11-5 0-1
Villanova 10-8 3-6 7-2 1-1 2-3 2-5 5-4 3-5

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Today’s Big East Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Seton Hall (17-14) at Providence (21-10) 12:00 PM ET FOX
St. John’s (NY) (17-14) at Marquette (25-6) 2:00 PM ET FOX Marquette (-12) 161.5
Butler (14-16) at Xavier (22-8) 7:00 PM ET FS1 Xavier (-13) 142
UConn (23-7) at Villanova (16-14) 7:30 PM ET FOX UConn (-2.5) 138.5
Creighton (19-11) at DePaul (9-21) 9:00 PM ET FS1 Creighton (-12) 147

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