Grambling State Tigers vs UConn Huskies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/04/2021

Game Time: 4:00 pm ET, Saturday, December 4, 2021

Venue:  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Grambling NL, UConn NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Grambling NL, UConn NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Grambling +25.5, UConn -25.5; Over/Under:  136.5 points

 

Grambling State Tigers:  3-5 (2nd place, SWAC)

UConn Huskies:  7-1 (2nd place, Big East)

 

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Grambling State Tigers:  3-2 last 5

UConn Huskies:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Grambling State is coming into this game with a 3-5 record overall and they are 0-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Norfolk State Spartans while their 3 wins in that span came against the Louisiana College Wildcats, the Morgan State Bears, and the Jarvis Christian College Bulldogs in their last game. Tra'Michael Moton led the team in points in that game with 17 while Zahad Munford was next on the team off the bench with 10 points. Moton also led the team in assists in that game with 6 while AJ Taylor, Moton, Shawndarius Cowart, and Malik Lamin all led the team in rebounds with 5 each. They are 39.8% from the field, 34.7% from 3-point range, and 69.7% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 61.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 74.3 PPG against them. Grambling State has an ATS record of 1-5 this season and their O/U record is 1-5.

 

 

UConn is coming into this game with a 7-1 record overall and they are 5-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They only have 1 loss all season and they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then after another win in their last game. Their 1 loss was against the Michigan State Spartans while their 7 wins in that span came against the Central Connecticut Blue Devils, the Coppin State Eagles, the Long Island University Sharks, the Binghamton Bearcats, the Auburn Tigers, the Virginia Commonwealth Rams, and the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks in their last game. RJ Cole led the team in points in that game with 25 while Tyler Polley was next on the team off the bench with 14 points. They were 43.6% from the field, 38.9% from 3-point range, and 68% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 85.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63 PPG against them. UConn has an ATS record of 3-5 this season and their O/U record is 5-3.

 

UConn is coming into this game as a 25.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Grambling State has not been playing well in their games this season and they have a very bad road record with no wins in 4 games. UConn is a ranked opponent and Grambling has already faced one ranked opponent this season, losing that game by over 30 points. They have also lost 2 games to unranked opponents by 25 or more points as well. UConn is a much better team than all 3 of those teams and even though they have not won any games by that much recently with their tougher schedule, they will likely lay a beating on Grambling like they were to the weaker teams they faced at the beginning of the season. The best bet to place in this game is on UConn to cover the spread here.

 

Grambling State UConn Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, December 4, 2021 (4:00 pm ET start time) is UConn 92 Grambling 59.

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Grambling State Tigers: 11-3 ATS off a home win by 10 points or more. 8-2 ATS off a home blowout win by 20 points or more. 22-7 ATS off a home win. 9-2 ATS after a blowout win by 20 points or more.

UConn Huskies: 20-12 O/U in all home games. 8-1 ATS after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread. 15-8 O/U after a game where they failed to cover the spread.

 

 

Grambling State Tigers:  None.

UConn Huskies:  T. Martin (G) Ques Sat - Wrist injury. A. Sanogo (F) Ques Sat - Abdominal injury.

 

 

“After watching the games, I think I have to work some on my game a little bit, especially on my passing. I saw a double team a lot there were some places I could pass the ball but I didn’t. I’m going to work on that stuff going forward.” - Adama Sanogo on his play in their games.

 

 

“Tyrese is a heart-and-soul guy. There’s four indispensable guys for us here … Tyrese and Isaiah [Whaley] are tone setters with the force and the physicality and the athleticism. That’s a problem, but I’ve talked about our program depth for a long time, so there’s no excuses for any of these games moving forward.” - Dan Hurley on Tyrese Martin.

 

 

 

C. Christon 

S. Cowart 

D. Kingsby 

M. Lamin 

A. Taylor

 

R. Cole 

A. Jackson 

T. Martin 

A. Sanogo 

I. Whaley

 

 

PPG: D. Kingsby (12.1)

APG: T. Moton (3.5)

Reb/G: A. Taylor (6.6)

 

PPG: R. Cole (16.1)

APG: R. Cole (4.1)

Reb/G: T. Martin (7.7)

 

Coaches:

Grambling State Tigers: Donte Jackson (5th season)

UConn Huskies: Dan Hurley (4th season)