Xavier vs. No. 1 UConn odds, line, spread: Proven model reveals college basketball picks for Jan. 28, 2024

The top-ranked UConn Huskies will look for the season sweep when they take on the Xavier Musketeers in Big East Conference action on Sunday in Hartford, Conn. The Musketeers (10-9, 4-4 Big East), who have won two of the last three meetings with Connecticut, are looking for their fifth win in 10 tries since 1993 against the No. 1 ranked Associated Press team in the country. The Huskies (17-2, 7-1 Big East), who are on a seven-game winning streak, are 10-0 on their home court. They defeated the Musketeers 80-75 on Jan. 10 in Cincinnati.   

Tipoff is set for noon ET at the XL Center. The latest Xavier vs. UConn odds from SportsLine consensus list the Huskies as 11-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 148. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.) 

Before making any Xavier vs. UConn picks or any other college basketball predictions, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered Week 12 of the 2023-24 season on a 114-73 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $2,000 for $100 players. It is also off to a fast 19-5 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows guard Cam Spencer brings a lot of firepower to the Huskies' lineup. The fifth-year senior, who spent last season at Rutgers and the previous three at Loyola-Maryland, co-leads UConn in scoring at 15.4 points per game, and is also averaging 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game. In 19 starts, he has reached double-digit scoring 16 times, including a season-high 25 points in an 87-53 win over Mississippi Valley State earlier in the season.

It is also aware senior guard Quincy Olivari, a first-year transfer from Rice, powers the Musketeers' offense. In 19 games, all starts, he is averaging 17.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 30.4 minutes. He is connecting on 43.9% of his field goals, including a blistering 42.9% from 3-point range, and 81.7% of his free throws.

Now, it has simulated Xavier vs. UConn 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations. You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in your own picks. 

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