UConn vs. Providence Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 27

The No. 2 UConn Huskies (19-1, 9-0 Big East) host the Providence Friars (9-11, 2-7 Big East) at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The Huskies are 16.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 156.5 points.

In its last time out, UConn won on Saturday 75-67 against Villanova in overtime. In UConn's win, Solomon Ball led the way with a team-high 24 points (adding five rebounds and three assists). Providence's most recent contest on Saturday ended in an 81-78 loss to Georgetown. Jaylin Sellers recorded 18 points, three rebounds and four assists for Providence.

UConn vs. Providence Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut
• Spread favorite: UConn -16.5
• Moneyline favorite: UConn -2500
• Moneyline underdog: Providence +1130
• Over/Under: 156.5 points

How to watch UConn vs. Providence

• TV Channel: TNT
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Betting the Over/Under: UConn vs. Providence

• This season, UConn's games have hit the over on this game's 156.5-point total four times.
• This season, 17 of Providence's games have finished with a combined score higher than 156.5 points.
• The over/under for the contest of 156.5 is 11.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Huskies (78.3) and Friars (89.2).
• The 149.6 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 6.9 less than the 156.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in UConn's games is 14.7 fewer points than the over/under of 156.5 in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 18.7 points lower than the average over/under in Providence's games this season (175.2 points).

Betting the Spread: UConn vs. Providence

• In UConn's 20 games this season, it has six wins against the spread.
• The Huskies have been favored by 16.5 points or more seven times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• Providence has 10 wins against the spread in 20 games this season.
• At home this year, UConn has two wins against the spread and is 10-1 overall.
• At home, UConn has one win ATS (1-6) as a 16.5-point favorite or more.
• Providence is 3-2 against the spread, and 1-4 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: UConn vs. Providence

• UConn has been the moneyline favorite in 17 games this season and won 16 (94.1%) of those contests.
• The Huskies have been at least a -2500 moneyline favorite four times this season and won each of those games.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UConn has a 96.2% chance to win.
• Providence has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in nine games this year and has walked away with the win two times (22.2%) in those games.
• Oddsmakers have given the Friars the worst odds of winning they have seen this season with a +1130 moneyline listed for this contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Providence has an 8.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.