Iona vs. UConn Odds & Betting Predictions - March 17, 2023

Iona at UConn

8:48 pm • TBS

Iona Gaels

1-4

63 - 87

Connecticut Huskies

4-0

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Iona 1-4	+9.5-110	o141-110	+350
UConn 4-0	-9.5-110	u141-110	-450

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CONN -6.5 (Live)-114

IONA u30.5 (1H)-124

CONN -9.5-110

CONN -9.5-105

N.Joseph u13.5 Pts-102

Averaging 15 ppg this season, but I’ll still fade him on a lower line. Brutal matchup against a UConn team that shuts down the paint. In the big east, they’ve held Crosswell x2, Kalkbrenner, Dixon, Ighodaro x2 more than a bucket under their ppg average over the last 6 weeks. It’s a tough matchup for Iona’s guards too, but both Clayton and Jenkins will get their volume, and their midrange games likely will be Iona’s best chance at scoring.

N.Joseph u9.5 Rebs+100

NJJ has relied on offensive boards to clear this number at a high rate. However, he’s facing a UConn team that not only does a good job of preventing off reb, but they send teams to the line at one of the highest rates in the country. Both factors could limit the number of off reb NJJ gets here. It’ll also be tougher for him to secure def reb considering UConn is a good shooting team, turn the ball over at a higher rate, and have the highest off reb rate in the country. Projecting this closer to 9 with a 58% chance of staying under 9.5. Getting this at +100 is nice

CONN -9.5-110

CONN -8.5-110

0.91u

B.JeanLouis u0.5 3pt M-125

1.25u

At DK: How can I not bet on this prop, at least for some fun. While this isn't the biggest edge of the game (see my Shema bet for that), it's still a 12.3% edge. Plus the dude's got a great name. Unfortunately for him, Berrick JeanLouis has only made 15 threes in 30 full games this year. That was with Iona averaging 76.1 points in those games. Their implied team total against UConn is just 66.25. It gets worse. UConn is #3 in the nation in percentage of points scored against them from downtown, allowing just 22.8% of all points to come via 3 vs. a 30.8% national average. I'm projecting BJL for 0.4 threes made, with a 67.9% chance of being held to no threes. Gotta love betting on a shutout prop!

O.Shema u8.5 Pts-130

At DK: Given out on BBOC https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNGaNmejmRJj

D.Jenkins u1.5 3pt M-131

Projection - 1.0: For more, check out BettingPros.

CONN -9-110

0.18u

Via @wheatonbrando

CONN -9-110

0.45u

MAAC 6-11 ATS outside of St Peter’s run, Iona 0-11 in tourney. Gaels will get destroyed on glass by #1 oreb UConn. Pitino may already have one foot out the door. Line rising grab now https://medium.com/sportsraid/march-madness-2023-perfect-bracket-ncaa-history-purdue-kansas-alabama-houston-duke-ucla-texas-uconn-9cd5ddfea2e

CONN -4.5 (1H)-118

0.59u

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Entering the Championship, Connecticut has effectively no chance to make the Final Four. (Sorry, Connecticut fans.)

Since 2002, No. 4 seeds like Connecticut are 63-17 against No. 13 seeds like Iona in the First Round (78.8% win rate, breakeven moneyline -371).

No. 13 seeds have the better record against the spread in those March Madness games, going 42-37-1 ATS (53.1% cover rate, average spread +8.8).

No. 4 Connecticut has played in 13 of the past 20 NCAA tournaments, going 32-10 straight up and 25-16-1 against the spread in 42 total games.

No. 13 Iona has played in eight of the past 20 NCAA tournaments, going 0-8 straight up and 2-6 against the spread in eight total games.

The No. 4 vs. No. 13 matchup has gone under the full game total 54.4% of the time (43-36-1, average over/under line 138.5).

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NCAAB Public Betting

UConn are 4-0 in their last 5 games.
UConn are 3-1 in their last 5 games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 0 of UConn' last 4 games
The totals have gone OVER in 0 of UConn' 4 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
UConn	3-1	3-1	N/A	3-1	N/A
Iona	2-3	1-1	1-2	0-1	2-2

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
UConn	0-4	0-4	N/A	0-4	N/A
Iona	2-3	0-2	2-1	0-1	2-2

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
UConn	4-0	N/A	N/A	4-0	N/A
Iona	1-4	N/A	N/A	0-1	1-3

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Mar 10th	@MARQ	L 68-70	-4 L	U 148.5	MARQ -190
Mar 9th	PROV	W 73-66	-6.5 W	U 143.5	CONN -270
Mar 5th	@VILL	W 71-59	-2.5 W	U 138.5	CONN -142
Mar 2nd	DEP	W 88-59	-17.5 W	U 147.5	CONN -2171
Feb 25th	@SJU	W 95-86	-7.5 W	O 152	CONN -332

Iona

UConn

22-57 (39%)

Field Goals

32-66 (48%)

12-16 (75%)

Free Throws

12-14 (86%)

7-16 (44%)

11-25 (44%)

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Steals

Blocks

Fouls

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MatchupOverUnder
Iona 1-4	N/A	N/A
UConn 4-0	N/A	N/A

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