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UConn vs Northwestern Preview & Picks – UConn To Cover Double Digit March Madness Spread

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23 Mar 2024
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Leigh Copson 23 Mar 2024
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  • UConn vs Northwestern picks for Sunday, March 24
  • NCAA Tournament second round game is taking place at Barclays Center, New York
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    UConn vs Northwestern Preview & Picks
  • UConn vs Northwestern Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • UConn Form
  • Northwestern Form

UConn vs Northwestern Preview & Picks

UConn are tipped to cover the spread as they blow out Northwestern.

The Huskies are on a red-hot run of form, and not only are they stacking up wins, they are piling up covers too.

  • UConn are 22-1 in their last 23 games
  • UConn are 10-2-0 ATS in their last 12 games
  • UConn are 7-2-0 ATS in their last 9 games as a double digit favorite
  • The Under has cashed in 6 of UConn’s last 8 games

Head To Head

  • This is the first meeting between the two teams

UConn Form

UConn go into this second round match on an eight-game win streak and having won 22 of the last 23.

The Huskies enjoyed a 14-game win streak between December 23 and February 17, and quickly rebounded from the 85-66 defeat to Creighton.

They wrapped up the regular season by winning four consecutive games, including a 75-67 win at Marquette.

UConn then extended the streak to seven games as they beat Xavier 87-60, St John’s (NY) 95-90 and Marquette 73-57 to clinch the Big East tournament title.

The Huskies made light work of their opening March Madness game too, crushing Stetson in a 91-52 victory.

Northwestern Form

Northwestern enter this March Madness matchup having tasted defeat in three of their last five games.

The Wildcats dropped a couple of games late in the regular season, losing 87-80 at home to Iowa and 53-49 on the road at Michigan State.

They wrapped up the regular season with a win, beating Minnesota 90-66 at home, but they failed to back that up at the Big Ten tournament.

Northwestern went one-and-done in the conference tournament, losing 70-61 to Wisconsin in their opening game.

The Wildcats did, however, manage to avoid a similar swift exit at the national tournament, beating Florida Atlantic 77-65 in overtime in the first round.

Verdict

Simply put, UConn are levels above their second round opponents at March Madness.

The Huskies are no stranger to being big favorites and they tend to deliver in this role, so we are not put off by the double digit spread.

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