McKale Center at ALKEME Arena · at Arizona
#6CONNUConn AP #4
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#5ARIZArizona AP #5
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Season records: UConn and Arizona
CONNThis seasonARIZ
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects ARIZ 76–70 · win probability ARIZ 69%
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model 146.4
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: ARIZ has more of the edges

CONN 0, ARIZ 3 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
ARIZBig
Free throws
Free throw rate: CONN 29.9, ARIZ 43.9. Allowed: CONN 40.7, ARIZ 27.1
Context
Tempo
About 69 possessions: CONN plays 66.1 a game (307th fastest), ARIZ 71.6 (49th). Faster games mean more points
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Home court
ARIZ at home. This season: ARIZ 0-0 at home, CONN 0-0 away
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Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: CONN 35.7%, ARIZ 38.4%. Defensive: CONN 71.2%, ARIZ 73.1%
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Who is back
Minutes back from last season: CONN 51%, ARIZ 29%. Transfers in: CONN 7, ARIZ 5. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
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Three-pointers
CONN hits 34.4% and allows 30.1%; ARIZ hits 36.6% and allows 31.4%. Threes are 40.9% and 26.4% of their shots
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CONN offense vs ARIZ defense
Offense 25th of 366 against a defense 7th, on the model’s ratings
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Shooting
Effective FG%: CONN 54.3 and allows 45.7; ARIZ 54.7 and allows 45.3
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Turnovers
Turnover rate: CONN 16.4%, ARIZ 15.1%. Forced: CONN 17.8%, ARIZ 16.2%
Context
Schedule so far
CONN has played the 4th-hardest schedule, ARIZ the 11th. A record against a soft schedule means less
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ARIZ offense vs CONN defense
Offense 4th of 366 against a defense 2nd, on the model’s ratings

Market

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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—ARIZ -5.8—
Total—146.4—
Projected score—CONN 70.3 · ARIZ 76.1

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadARIZ -3.3—
1H total68.5—
1H projected scoreCONN 32.6 · ARIZ 35.9—

UConn has the better starters

Position by position: UConn 2, Arizona 1, even 2
UConnBetterArizona
G N. Machowski TR17.8 pts · 5.9 reb · 2.6 ast Score 80
CONNSmall
G D. Dixon TR6.5 pts · 2.3 reb · 2.7 ast Score 55
G S. Demary10.1 pts · 4.5 reb · 5.9 ast Score 98
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G J. Mandaquit TR5.2 pts · 2.1 reb · 3.2 ast Score 62
G S. Ball12.8 pts · 3 reb · 1.5 ast Score 87
Even
F I. Kharchenkov10.4 pts · 4.3 reb · 2.3 ast Score 83
G B. Mullins12 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.4 ast Score 88
Even
F R. Godfrey TR12 pts · 5.3 reb · 1.6 ast Score 96
G J. Nash TR5.2 pts · 2.9 reb · 4.1 ast Score 26
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C M. Krivas10.4 pts · 8.2 reb · 1.1 ast Score 95
UConnBetterArizona
CONN offense25th of 366 · +7.1
Even
ARIZ defense7th of 366 · +8.8
CONN defense2nd of 366 · +11.5
Even
ARIZ offense4th of 366 · +11.0
Backcourt+8.5 · 5 players
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Backcourt-0.3 · 2 players
FrontcourtNo numbers yet
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Frontcourt+10.8 · 3 players
Bench+3.4 · 5 players
CONNBig
Bench-0.1 · 4 players
Score, worst to bestCONN betterARIZ betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
UConn
Guards
N. Machowski35 min · TRS. Demary28 minS. Ball28 minB. Mullins28 minJ. Nash26 min · TRJ. CountyNew
Forwards
N. Khamenia20 min · TRI. Shaw18 min · TRJ. Ross18 minJ. RossNewC. LandrewNewE. AmosovNew
Centers
N. Hines18 min · TRO. Giltay15 min · TRE. Dzafic2 min · TR
Arizona
Guards
D. Dixon22 min · TRJ. Mandaquit20 min · TRA. Arnold2 minJ. Cook1 minB. JamesNewC. HolmesNew
Forwards
I. Kharchenkov28 minR. Godfrey25 min · TRE. Otten15 min · TRU. Jarusevicius11 min · TRM. MawutNewE. AiyamenkhueNew
Centers
M. Krivas25 min
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
CONNARIZ
Scoring
76.6 #129Points per game86.2 #11
1.16 #52Points per possession1.21 #11
66.1 #307Pace (possessions)71.6 #49
Shooting
54.3 #59Effective FG%54.7 #45
34.4 #1503-point %36.6 #37
40.9 #1493-point attempt rate26.4 #363
29.9 #313Free throw rate43.9 #11
Possessions
16.4 #163Turnover rate15.1 #76
35.7 #30Offensive rebound rate38.4 #5
18.1 #9Assists per game16.4 #38
Defense
65.2 #6Points allowed69.4 #53
0.99 #17Points allowed per possession0.97 #6
45.7 #7Opponent effective FG%45.3 #4
30.1 #8Opponent 3-point %31.4 #42
17.8 #107Turnovers forced16.2 #209
71.2 #99Defensive rebound rate73.1 #34
6.8 #143Steals per game7.4 #95
5.0 #15Blocks per game4.2 #55

UConn

34-6 in 2025-26 overall · 19-4 in conference · Big East Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Michigan63–69
  • Wvs Illinois71–62
  • Wvs Duke73–72
  • Wvs Michigan St67–63
  • Wvs UCLA73–57

A week or more of rest.

Arizona

36-3 in 2025-26 overall · 19-2 in conference · Big 12 Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Michigan73–91
  • Wvs Purdue79–64
  • Wvs Arkansas109–88
  • Wvs Utah State78–66
  • Wvs Long Island92–58

A week or more of rest.