UConn vs. Saint Mary's (CA) Betting Preview

The No. 4 seed UConn Huskies (26-8) take to the court against the No. 5 seed Saint Mary's Gaels (27-7) with a Sweet 16 berth in the West Region of the bracket up for grabs on Sunday at MVP Arena.

The Huskies are currently modest 4-point favorites over the Gaels. A 125-point total is set for the matchup.

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Odds and Game Info

• Game Day: Sunday, March 19, 2023
• Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
• TV Channel: TNT
• Location: Albany, New York
• Arena: MVP Arena
• Spread: UConn -4
• Total: 125
• Moneyline: UConn -190, Saint Mary's (CA) +160

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UConn Betting Info

• UConn has covered the spread 21 times over 33 games with a set spread.
• UConn has an ATS record of 16-10 when playing as at least 4-point favorites.
• The Huskies have come away with 22 wins in the 29 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• The Huskies have a win-loss record of 19-5 when favored by -190 or better by oddsmakers this year.
• This season, 19 of UConn's games have gone over the point total.

Saint Mary's (CA) Betting Info

• Saint Mary's (CA) is 18-13-2 against the spread this season.
• In games it has played as 4-point underdogs or more, Saint Mary's (CA) has an ATS record of 1-1.
• The Gaels are 1-3 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 25% of those games).
• The Gaels have played as a moneyline underdog of +160 or longer in only two games this season, which they lost both.
• Games involving Saint Mary's (CA) have hit the over 16 times this season.

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UConn vs. Saint Mary's (CA) Comparison

UConn Key Players

• The scoring and rebounding leader for the Huskies is Adama Sanogo, who puts up 17.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
• Tristen Newton leads UConn in assists, averaging 4.6 per game while also scoring 10.0 points per contest.
• Jordan Hawkins makes more threes per game than any other member of the Huskies, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.
• Newton and Donovan Clingan lead UConn on the defensive end, with Newton leading the team in steals averaging 1.1 per game and Clingan in blocks averaging 1.8 per contest.

Saint Mary's (CA) Key Players

• Logan Johnson's points (14.6 per game) and assists (3.6 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Gaels' leaderboards.
• Mitchell Saxen grabs 7.8 rebounds per game (he also scores 11.8 points per game and adds 1.8 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Saint Mary's (CA) rebounding leaderboard.
• Alex Ducas is the most prolific from distance for the Gaels, hitting 2.5 threes per game.
• Saint Mary's (CA)'s leader in steals is Johnson (1.5 per game), and its leader in blocks is Saxen (1.2 per game).

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