The Chattanooga Moccasins and the Connecticut Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Wachovia Center in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Huskies listed as 21-point favorites versus the Moccasins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Connecticut was outlasted in six overtimes as they fell 127-117 to Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament last Thursday. Oddsmakers had Connecticut as 5.5-point favorites in that game, while the combined score fell UNDER the posted total of 145.5.
A.J. Price dropped a team-high 33 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Stanley Robinson also had a double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds in a losing effort.
Team records:
Chattanooga: 18-16 SU, 12-17-1 ATS
Connecticut: 27-4 SU, 13-14 ATS
Chattanooga most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
After playing College of Charleston are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
Connecticut most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 10-0
After playing Syracuse are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chattanooga's last 6 games
Chattanooga is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Chattanooga is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Connecticut is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Connecticut's last 21 games
Connecticut is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games