Connecticut at SMU

Connecticut is playing great defense, as usual, and is getting it together, winning two straight conference games. The Huskies stepped out of conference play the last game, losing at former Big East rival Georgetown, 72-69, as a +7.5 dog. Jalen Adams continued his strong play with 22 points and nine assists. UConn forward Kentan Facey has 33 points and 16 rebounds in his last two games, while freshman forward Vance Jackson was named AAC Rookie of the Week after averaging 11.5 points against Temple and Georgetown. The Huskies are 16-7 ATS as an underdog of 7.0-12.5. They match up well with a Southern Methodist squad that is getting overvalued, failing to cover two of the last three as chalk of -22 and -15 sandwiched around a 66-64 loss to Cincinnati. These teams played a 68-62 game last year, a defensive duel won by UConn, and this shapes up as another close one. Take Connecticut.