Xavier vs. Connecticut

Xavier is off a .500 season, including 3-8 on the road, as they head to New York on a 3-6 SU, 2-7 ATS run. Xavier had to play yesterday, knocking off Butler, and now faces a rested UConn squad. Xavier is ninth defensively in the 11-team Big East in points surrendered (75.4 per game), eighth in field goal shooting allowed (.445), and last at defending the 3-pointer (.384). Connecticut is tops in the conference in points (84.6 per game) while the defense is No. 1 in points given up (62 per game) and field goal shooting allowed (.389). They're also No. 1 in 3-point shooting (.406) and at defending beyond the arc. UConn is on a 20-11 spread run, as well as 14-1 ATS on neutral courts. Take Connecticut as a Max Play.