The No. 14 UConn Huskies visit Philadelphia to take on the Villanova Wildcats in a Big East matchup at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. UConn is favored by 3 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 138.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any UConn vs. Villanova picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 17 of the season 76-46 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning more than $1,600 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows UConn has a potent defense. The Huskies are allowing only 65.0 points per game this season, best among Big East teams, and UConn is also atop the conference in giving up 41.0% shooting from the field and 30.0% from 3-point range overall this season. The model also knows Villanova has an edge at the free throw line. The Wildcats lead the country in shooting 82.9% at the charity stripe, and UConn is dead-last in the Big East in free throw rate allowed on defense. Villanova also leads the Big East with only 10.3 turnovers per game.

Now, it has set its sights on UConn vs. Villanova. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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