College Basketball Picks & Predictions for Thursday, February 10, 2011
By Drew Sharper
NEW YORK, NY (TheSpread) – St. Johns looks to pull off another upset on Thursday when they host No. 10 Connecticut. Here is a breakdown of my pick for this game.
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St. Johns is 13-9 on the year and 8-3 at home while Connecticut is 18-4 on the season and 4-2 on the road. St. Johns is 5-5 in Big East play while Connecticut is 6-4.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL.com have released their odds for this game and made Connecticut a 1.5-point favorite at St. Johns. The over/under has been set at 133.5 points. Here is a look at the trends and my pick for tonight’s game.
St. Johns vs. Connecticut, 7PM ET
Connecticut is 5-2 against the spread in their last 7 games with St. Johns while the favorite is also 5-2 ATS. St. Johns is just 0-4 ATS in their last 4 conference games. UConn is my pick for this game as the spread is too small for me to take St. Johns. The Huskies are the better team and if they play to their potential, should have no issues winning by at least 2 points.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL FREE PICK: CONNECTICUT -1(View Matchup)
Telly
2 of my 3 picks
Northern Colorado -1
Cal Davis +4