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Connecticut vs. Michigan

April 6, 2026
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This is Connecticut's time of year, as the Huskies are 9-0 ATS in their past nine April games, including wins in NCAA championships. UConn has covered five of its past six games as underdogs, and it has won eight of its nine Monday games overall. Many teams that have won titles had to survive a close-down-to-the-wire game to get there, and the Huskies experienced it when they defeated Duke on Braylon Mullins' last-second 3-pointer to beat the Blue Devils and keep their confidence soaring. UConn kept it going on Saturday when Mullins scored 15 points, including another critical 3-pointer for the Huskies, whose inside play and great defense prevailed against Illinois. Michigan routed Arizona 91-73, but the Huskies are better 3-point shooters than the Wildcats, who went 6-for-17 from beyond the arc and, once they were behind, did not have the talent to mount any sort of comeback, as they rely mostly on 2-pointers. UConn is #30 in the country with a .490 field goal percentage and #48 shooting 36.6 percent from the 3-point line. The Huskies have allowed just 65.0 points per game so far in the NCAA Tournament. Dan Hurley is somehow underrated with an 18-3 SU and ATS mark in the tourney. The guy just wins. This is a bet on him. Take UConn ATS and on the moneyline.

2 units on Connecticut +7.5 (-122) (risk 2 to return 3.64)
Result:
WIN
1 unit on Connecticut +265 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 3.65)
Result:
LOSS
FINAL
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Connecticut Huskies
29
34
63
Michigan Wolverines img
33
36
69
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