The DePaul Blue Demons (9-20, 3-15 Big East) visit the No. 18 UConn Huskies (22-7, 11-7) Tuesday in Hartford. Tip time at the XL Center is 7 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the DePaul vs. UConn odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
DePaul has not won since Jan. 18. Since then the Blue Demons are 0-10 and 2-8 against the spread (ATS). DePaul was a +11 when it lost to UConn 90-76 on Jan. 31. The loss marked the Demon’s 15th in a row against Connecticut.
In a stretch opening with that Jan. 31 contest, the Huskies are 6-1 in their last 7 games. The 3rd-leading scoring team in the Big East (78.9 points per game) has scored 87-plus in 4 of those last 7.