CBB CONNECTICUT Matchup 20170225

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CBB : ATS Matchup

Saturday 2/25/2017

Line

$ Line

OU Line

Score

SMU

CONNECTICUT

-7

-300

+220

126.5

69
Final
61

SMU (24 - 4) at CONNECTICUT (14 - 13)

Saturday, 2/25/2017 12:00 PM

Board		Open	Latest
531	SMU	-6.5	-5.5
532	CONNECTICUT	124.5	126.5

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

SMU - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	24-4	+8.7	17-5	11-12	73.1	34.0	46.1%	39.6	58.9	28.1	38.7%	28.7
Road Games	8-4	+1.7	8-3	4-8	68.7	29.5	43.0%	40.0	62.4	30.3	41.9%	29.2
Last 5 Games	5-0	+4	4-1	2-3	71.6	27.4	44.5%	40.4	59.0	27.4	37.8%	29.4
Conference Games	14-1	+9	12-2	8-7	73.5	34.2	45.7%	39.5	58.1	26.5	38.6%	28.8

SMU Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	73.1	34.0	26-56	46.1%	8-20	39.1%	13-19	69.9%	40	12	16	14	6	11	3
vs opponents surrendering	69.4	32.1	24-57	42.3%	7-21	34.7%	14-19	70.9%	35	9	13	18	6	13	3
Team Stats (Road Games)	68.7	29.5	25-58	43.0%	6-18	36.1%	12-17	70.8%	40	12	13	16	5	11	3
Stats Against (All Games)	58.9	28.1	21-55	38.7%	8-25	32.9%	8-13	66.6%	29	8	12	18	5	12	3
vs opponents averaging	71.3	33.5	25-58	43.8%	7-20	34.7%	14-20	69.1%	36	9	14	18	6	13	4
Stats Against (Road Games)	62.4	30.3	22-54	41.9%	8-23	33.3%	10-14	66.1%	29	6	11	17	4	10	4

CONNECTICUT - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	14-13	-7.4	10-14	12-11	67.7	30.9	43.7%	36.8	65.7	31.9	39.2%	35.1
Home Games	8-4	-7.2	3-6	4-5	67.7	31.9	43.8%	38.3	60.4	31.0	36.3%	35.7
Last 5 Games	4-1	+4.1	4-1	3-2	72.4	33.8	47.2%	34.4	62.8	31.4	37.1%	32.2
Conference Games	9-6	+5.1	7-8	9-6	67.5	30.3	44.2%	36.8	63.9	31.0	40.0%	32.4

CONNECTICUT Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	67.7	30.9	24-56	43.7%	7-19	35.8%	12-18	69.2%	37	8	14	17	5	12	5
vs opponents surrendering	70.3	33.1	25-58	42.4%	7-22	34.4%	14-19	69.9%	35	9	14	19	6	13	3
Team Stats (Home Games)	67.7	31.9	24-56	43.8%	6-18	33.3%	13-18	69.7%	38	8	15	15	5	11	7
Stats Against (All Games)	65.7	31.9	23-59	39.2%	8-23	32.6%	12-17	70.1%	35	9	12	16	6	11	3
vs opponents averaging	72.6	34.6	26-58	44.3%	8-21	35.7%	14-20	69.3%	36	9	14	18	6	13	4
Stats Against (Home Games)	60.4	31.0	22-59	36.3%	7-24	30.8%	10-15	65.6%	36	9	10	16	5	12	3

Average power rating of opponents played: SMU 75.8, CONNECTICUT 75.6

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

SMU - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
1/7/2017	S FLORIDA	84-65	W	-22	L	128	O	30-55	54.5%	39	13	25-57	43.9%	23	11
1/12/2017	@ CINCINNATI	64-66	L	4.5	W	126.5	O	24-60	40.0%	37	7	25-54	46.3%	27	4
1/15/2017	@ TULANE	80-64	W	-16	T	139	O	31-61	50.8%	32	10	24-58	41.4%	35	15
1/19/2017	CONNECTICUT	69-49	W	-11	W	123	U	27-62	43.5%	38	5	18-53	34.0%	36	16
1/21/2017	HOUSTON	85-64	W	-8	W	129	O	30-53	56.6%	35	13	22-55	40.0%	23	14
1/25/2017	@ UCF	65-60	W	-4.5	W	125.5	U	25-61	41.0%	32	7	23-54	42.6%	36	15
2/1/2017	E CAROLINA	86-46	W	-18	W	125	O	32-65	49.2%	40	5	15-49	30.6%	31	17
2/4/2017	@ TULSA	76-53	W	-9	W	133.5	U	26-53	49.1%	38	14	18-49	36.7%	23	15
2/9/2017	@ TEMPLE	66-50	W	-7.5	W	134.5	U	22-58	37.9%	49	16	17-55	30.9%	32	16
2/12/2017	CINCINNATI	60-51	W	-4.5	W	126.5	U	19-45	42.2%	32	11	17-49	34.7%	31	12
2/15/2017	TULANE	80-75	W	-24	L	136	O	30-64	46.9%	43	11	27-62	43.5%	28	10
2/18/2017	@ HOUSTON	76-66	W	-3.5	W	129	O	25-54	46.3%	40	7	26-63	41.3%	33	6
2/25/2017	@ CONNECTICUT
3/2/2017	TULSA
3/4/2017	MEMPHIS

CONNECTICUT - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
1/8/2017	UCF	64-49	W	-2	W	118	U	27-57	47.4%	38	11	17-51	33.3%	34	14
1/11/2017	TEMPLE	73-59	W	-1.5	W	128.5	O	28-53	52.8%	40	12	23-64	35.9%	31	9
1/14/2017	@ GEORGETOWN	69-72	L	7.5	W	133.5	O	23-51	45.1%	26	9	24-55	43.6%	36	10
1/19/2017	@ SMU	49-69	L	11	L	123	U	18-53	34.0%	36	16	27-62	43.5%	38	5
1/22/2017	E CAROLINA	72-65	W	-8.5	L	119	O	27-50	54.0%	37	12	26-69	37.7%	34	8
1/25/2017	@ S FLORIDA	81-60	W	-7.5	W	127.5	O	26-53	49.1%	32	11	23-52	44.2%	26	17
1/28/2017	TULANE	78-68	W	-12	L	134.5	O	22-58	37.9%	50	14	25-69	36.2%	36	9
2/4/2017	@ CINCINNATI	68-82	L	13.5	L	123.5	O	24-57	42.1%	29	11	30-60	50.0%	35	8
2/8/2017	S FLORIDA	97-51	W	-12.5	W	131.5	O	35-56	62.5%	40	11	16-50	32.0%	20	12
2/11/2017	@ UCF	66-63	W	4.5	W	123	O	23-52	44.2%	37	14	22-63	34.9%	39	11
2/16/2017	MEMPHIS	65-62	W	-3.5	L	131.5	U	24-55	43.6%	26	8	21-51	41.2%	34	17
2/19/2017	@ TEMPLE	64-63	W	3	W	134	U	23-49	46.9%	29	12	23-52	44.2%	26	10
2/22/2017	@ HOUSTON	70-75	L	8	W	131.5	O	23-59	39.0%	40	10	22-64	34.4%	42	5
2/25/2017	SMU
3/1/2017	@ E CAROLINA
3/5/2017	CINCINNATI

KEY GAME INFORMATION

CONNECTICUT: Last Season: 25-11, lost in second round of NCAA Tournament
Nickname: Huskies
Coach: Kevin Ollie
Conference: American Athletic
Who's gone: G Daniel Hamilton, G Sterling Gibbs, G Omar Calhoun, F Shonn Miller, F Phillip Nolan
Who's back: G Rodney Purvis, who averaged 12.8 points and two assists as a junior; G Jalen Adams, whose 68-foot shot at the third-overtime buzzer against Cincinnati during the AAC tournament was a signature moment for the Huskies; F Kentan Facey, who averaged 3.1 point and 3.6 rebounds last season; C Amida Brimah, who is third all-time at UConn with 280 blocked shots; C Steven Enoch, a sophomore who spent his summer with the Armenian national U-20 team.
Who's new: F Terry Larrier, a transfer from VCU where he averaged 6.6 points and 3.0 rebounds as a freshman in 2014-15; Freshman G Alterique Gilbert, a McDonald's All-American and the
Conference's pre-season freshman of the year from Richmond, Virginia; Freshman G Christian Vital, a combination guard from New York City and former high school teammate of Enoch; Freshman F Vance Jackson, from Los Angeles, who is known for having a good long-range shot; Freshman F Mamadou Diarra, a tenacious rebounder from New York City; Freshman forward Juwan Durham, who missed his senior season at Tampa Prep in Florida with a left knee injury after averaging 22.9 points and 10.2 rebounds as a junior.
The Skinny: The Huskies return a strong core in Purvis, Brimah, Facey and Adams, and brought in one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. With Larrier now eligible after transferring from VCU, the Huskies should again challenge for the American Athletic
Conference title.

PREVIEW

Time running short for Connecticut, which hosts SMU

It's still the regular season, but excuse the Connecticut Huskies for feeling that they are playing tournament games every time they take the court.

A loss doesn't mean elimination or the end of the season. Not yet. But any loss is another opportunity slipping through their fingers. And in late February that can be devastating to a team trying to overcome a rough start back in November.

With No. 17 SMU (24-4, 14-1 American) coming into the XL Center Saturday (noon), there is an opportunity for a signature win. It just doesn't seem as promising as it might have been if UConn (14-13, 9-6) had held on for a victory over Houston on Wednesday.

UConn's four-game winning streak ended when the Huskies couldn't hold a 39-29 halftime and the Cougars went to a 75-70 win that moved them into third place in the American behind SMU and Cincinnati.

Coach Kevin Ollie and the Huskies agreed that they stopped playing smart basketball at the start of the second half,

"We went back to playing 'me' basketball," Ollie said. "Turnovers, people taking ill-advised shots and that's not UConn basketball,"

UConn's season appeared all but over early in January when the Huskies had lost six of eight games and were dropping like a malfunctioning elevator in the American Athletic Conference standings and the RPI. But the Huskies energized their fan base by winning seven of eight, including a squeaker against Memphis and a buzzer beater at Temple last week.

Landing an at-large spot in the NCAA field is no longer an attainable goal for the Huskies, who currently are fourth in the AAC.

"That (Houston) game is behind us," guard Jalen Adams said. "We've got to get ready for SMU. We've got to win that game."

A spot in the NIT might be the most realistic aspiration, But if they can finish in the top five of the American, theyearn a bye in the first round bye and begin play in the quarterfinals. They will have the advantage of playing in the XL Center, their second home arena, but would still need three consecutive wins to win the championship and gain the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA.

SMU remains the hottest team in the AAC. The Mustangs have won 10 straight, their second such streak of the season, They have clinched no worse than the No. 2 seed in the conference tourney, but Tim Jankovich's team has its aim on the top seed.

SMU has held 20 of the last 21 opponents to 66 points or less. The Mustangs have a season scoring defense of 58.9 that ranks third in the NCAA. SMU is also among the national leaders with a rebound margin of plus-10.9, best in the AAC. The Mustangs have outrebounded 25 of 28 opponents. They are coming off a 76-66 win over Houston.

"We looked at this season as an opportunity to, not necessarily get back on the map, but just to get what we owe ourselves," sophomore guard Jarrey Foster said. "We owe ourselves a lot, just how much we've been through."

UConn lost three injured players -- including two starters -- to injuries in November, SMU started the season with 10 scholarship players, three under the NCAA limit, due to sanctions handed down because of violations under former coach Larry Brown.

"Of course, I wish we didn't have the sanctions that we have and the limitations," Jankovich said. "But you know what, we're not going to use this as an excuse, we've just learned to deal with the hand that we're dealt."

Last Updated: 4/26/2024 5:56:18 AM EST.