The top-seeded UConn Huskies (31-3) face the No. 16-seeded Stetson Hatters (22-12) on Friday in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Tipoff is set for 2:45 p.m. ET from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The Huskies are 26-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 145.5 in the latest college basketball odds from the SportsLine consensus for Stetson vs. Connecticut in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.  

Before making any Stetson vs. Connecticut picks or NCAA Tournament predictions, you need to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters the 2024 NCAA tournament on a 148-106 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 29-19 (+810) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

For Friday, the model has set its sights on the 2024 NCAA Tournament and Stetson vs. Connecticut. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 50% of simulations! You absolutely need to see the model before locking in any college basketball picks.

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