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UConn vs DePaul Prediction 1/10/26 College Basketball Picks Today

DePaul (10-6) vs. UConn (15-1)
January 10, 2026 12:30 pm EDT
The Line: UConn -19.5; Over/Under: 136.5
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The Depaul Blue Demons and the UConn Huskies meet Saturday in college basketball action from the PeoplesBank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UConn vs DePaul Prediction.

Depaul Blue Demons Recap

The Depaul Blue Demons come into this game looking to add on to their build on their 56-50 win over Georgetown last time out to sit at 10-6 this season. After this game, Depaul will head home for a game against Marquette.

Blue Demons Win Back-To-Back Conference Games

CJ Gunn leads the Blue Demons in scoring with 13.8 PPG along with 3.4 RPG while Layden Blocker has 12.2 PPG with 2.3 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Blue Demons in assists. NJ Benson has 11.2 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead the Blue Demons in rebounding and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Depaul up to this point in the year. Kaleb Banks also has 8.1 PPG with 2.5 RPG and Kaleb Banks has 8.1 PPG with 2 RPG and 2.3 APG as well this season. As a team, Depaul is averaging 79 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 70.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the DePaul Blue Demons will win

  • DePaul has won four of its last five games when playing with a rest advantage.

UConn Huskies Recap

The UConn Huskies come into this game looking to add on to their 103-98 win over Providence last time out to sit at 15-1 this season. After this game, UConn will head on the road for a game against Seton Hall.

Huskies Double-Digit Win Streak Rolls On

Solo Ball leads UConn in scoring with 15.6 PPG along with 3.7 RPG while Tarris Reed Jr. has 13.9 PPG with 7.7 RPG in 10 games played. Alex Karaban has 13.3 PPG with 5.5 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UConn up to this point in the year. Braylon Mullins has 9.9 PPG with 3.6 RPG and Silas Demary Jr. has 9.1 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 5.7 APG to lead the Huskies in assists. As a team, UConn is averaging 78.9 PPG on 49.3% shooting from the field, 34.4% from three and 70% from the foul line this season.

Why the Connecticut Huskies will win

  • Connecticut has won each of its last 23 games at PeoplesBank Arena.
  • DePaul has lost each of its last 22 games against AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

  • Each of DePaul’s last 13 Saturday games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 140+ points.
  • Each of Connecticut’s last seven day games against non-AP-ranked opponents at PeoplesBank Arena have produced a total of 142+ points.

UConn vs DePaul Prediction

I’m on the over in this game. I think it’s a solid play considering the matchup, but I think UConn is going to be able to score at will on Depaul in this game. Depaul has been improved to where I think they can contribute some points as well in this one. I’m rocking with the over here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Over 136.5

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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