UConn vs. Furman Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - First Round

The No. 15 Furman Paladins (22-12) are 20.5-point underdogs to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they square off against the No. 2 UConn Huskies (29-5) on Friday. Here are some insights into this 2-15 matchup in the East Region bracket that starts at 10 p.m. ET, live on TBS. The matchup's point total is set at 136.5.

UConn is coming off of a 72-52 loss to St. John's in its last game on Saturday. Tarris Reed Jr. scored a team-best 17 points for UConn in the loss. Furman won its last matchup 76-61 against East Tennessee State on Monday. Cooper Bowser's team-leading 21 points paced Furman in the victory.

UConn vs. Furman Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, March 20, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: UConn -20.5
• Moneyline favorite: UConn -5882
• Moneyline underdog: Furman +1690
• Over/Under: 136.5 points

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• TV Channel: TBS
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Betting the Over/Under: UConn vs. Furman

• This season, 19 of UConn's 34 games have gone over Friday's over/under of 136.5 points.
• This season, 25 games Furman has played finished with a combined score higher than 136.5 points.
• The over/under for the game of 136.5 is 17.5 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Huskies (77.5 points per game) and the Paladins (76.5 points per game).
• The 135.6 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 0.9 less than the 136.5-point over/under in this contest.
• UConn has seen a 142.6 average over/under in its games this season, 6.1 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this matchup is 10.5 points lower than the average over/under in Furman's games this season (147.0 points).

Betting the Spread: UConn vs. Furman

• UConn is 12-22-0 against the spread this year.
• The Huskies have been favored by 20.5 points or more five times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• Furman has played 31 games, with 14 wins against the spread.
• UConn is 15-2 overall, and 4-13 against the spread, at home.
• UConn has one win ATS (1-4) as a 20.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Furman is 7-5 overall, and 7-5 against the spread, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: UConn vs. Furman

• UConn has been the moneyline favorite in 31 games this season and won 26 (83.9%) of those contests.
• The Huskies have played as a favorite of -5882 or more twice this season and won both games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 98.3% chance of a victory for UConn.
• Furman has been victorious in three of the nine contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Paladins this season with a +1690 moneyline set for this game.
• Furman has an implied victory probability of 5.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.