West Virginia Mountaineers versus Connecticut Huskies ESPN TV College Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on February 22, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The West Virginia Mountaineers will travel in Big East conference action when they take on the Connecticut Huskies for a college basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time at Connecticut is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage by ESPN.

The LVSC college basketball odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and the game opened up as a pick with the over under coming in at 135.

The early money from the college basketball betting public has come in on the side of the road team, as the West Virginia Mountaineers are currently a 3 points favorite. The total has been bet downward, as the over under is currently lined at 134 ½ for the bettors to play into.

Money line players on the side of the West Virginia Mountaineers will find –155 odds with the home underdog Connecticut Huskies bringing back +135 to win this game without the need for getting the points.

They are meeting for the first time this regular season. These Big East conference foes faced off once last year and it was the Connecticut Huskies with the 61-55 road upset victory as a 3-½ point favorite at West Virginia. Connecticut was very good defensively holding he Mountaineers to just 30% shooting from the field The Huskies dominated the glass by winning the rebounding advantage over West Virginia by a 52-33 margin.

The Connecticut Huskies responded well after their embarrassing home loss to Cincinnati with two straight wins. The team defeated Villanova 84-75 as a 9-½ point road favorite last Monday and followed that up with a 76-58 road win at Rutgers on Saturday as a 6-point favorite. The team shot the ball well hitting on over 47% against Villanova and 48% against Rutgers. Senior guard Jerome Dyson is coming off a 20-point performance against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

West Virginia enters this Big East conference game winner of two straight. The Mountaineers responded well after their back-to-back losses at home against Villanova and on the road at Pittsburgh. The team is coming off a 75-63 home victory over Seton Hall on Saturday. Sophomore Devin Ebanks is coming off a 16-point performance against Seton Hall. The forward got to the free throw line 12 times in the teams victory.

Trend: Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in their past 5 home meetings with West Virginia Mountaineers

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