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UCONN Huskies (28-9) vs. No. 2 San Diego State Aztecs (34-2) Picks andPreview

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This West Region semifinal pits one of the hottest team in the nation in 3 rd seedUCONN Huskies against a 2nd seed San Diego State squad that is making itsvery first appearance in the Sweet 16. The Huskies have won both of theirtournament games by double digits and they also have a hot player in G KembaWalker, who had 33 points in the last UCONN win.

SDSU has a great frontcourt and their defense is one of the main reasons theyhave got this far ranking 7th in the nation in opponents points allowed. They

needed double OT to win their last game and this game is an interesting matchup, as the Huskies have a great a great backcourt while the Aztecs have a greatfrontcourt.

To advance to the Sweet 16 UCONN beat another Big East team in Cincinnati69-50 and San Diego State needed double overtime to beat Temple 71-64.

This Sweet 16 game is being held near L.A., which is just up the coast from SanDiego, in Anaheim so the Aztecs may have home court advantage.

SDSU has beaten 2 teams in the Big Dance that are not from major conferences,

but that changes this Thursday facing a UCONN team that played in the toughestconference in the nation this season in the Big East.

SDSU has to try to keep the UCONN backcourt from having a big scoring gameand in their win over Cincinnati Walker and G/F Jeremy Lamb combined to score47 points. If SDSU can keep these guys in check the Aztecs will be headed totheir first Elite 8. Huskies F/C Alex Oriakhi grabbed 11 boards in the win overCincy, but he was 0/6 from the field and he will not really be counted on foroffense in this game since his D will be important against the stellar frontcourtplayer of SDSU.

The Aztecs won the Temple game mainly because of the forward trio of KawhiLeonard, Billy White, and Malcolm Thomas, as they combined to score 45 pointsand pull down 31 rebounds. If they can dominate the paint they will be in goodshape, but they still need the guards to play well so the Huskies do not pack thepaint on D. G D.J. Gay was the 3rd leading scorer for the Aztecs this season, buthe was only 3/13 from the floor in the win over Temple.

In some betting trends for this Sweet 16 match up UCONN is 2-0 ATS in the

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NCAA Tournament this season. 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games, and they have anUnder record of 3-0 in their last 3 games. San Diego State has covered thespread in their last 4 games and they have an Under record of 4-2 in their last 6games.

SDSU is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 non-conference games and UCONN is 8-0 ATSin their last 8 non-conference games.

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