This Championship clash will feature the Purdue Boilermakers and the UConn Huskies. UConn is aiming to become the first repeat champions since the Florida Gators back in 2007, while Purdue is seeking to become the second team to win a title the year after losing to a 16-seed.
Before Betting on Purdue vs UConn
7’4″ center Zach Edey led Purdue to their first NCAA Championship Game since 1969. They’ll be aiming to take one step further and bring home their first title in the modern era. In their win over NC State. Edey posted yet another double-double, racking up 20 points and 12 rebounds and winning national player of the year once again in the process.
What can’t be overstated, however, is the importance of Purdue’s guards, which provided Edey and the Boilermakers with the offensive support they so desperately needed in the last three tournaments. After finally avoiding a first-round upset, Purdue will try to follow in Virginia’s footsteps as a team that followed a loss to a 16-seed with a tournament championship in the next season.
UConn has won 11 consecutive tournament games by 13 or more points, continuing their sheer dominance over their opposition. Repeating as champions is very difficult, especially after losing a player like Adama Sanogo, who now plays for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. That being said, coach of the year Dan Hurley managed to bring in even more talent over the offseason.
The increased impact of 7’2″ sophomore Donovan Clingan has also been crucial. Clingan will be tasked will matching up with Zach Edey down low, existing as one of the few players in the nation that comes close to Edey’s size and talent on the glass. UConn’s defense is suffocating, so if Clingan can limit Edey’s impact, the Huskies will be set up well to win this game.
Purdue vs UConn Offshore Odds
This year’s national title game will feature the indisputable top-2 teams in the country. In their first matchup since 2009, both teams will be aiming to overcome the opposition’s big man. Zach Edey does have a slight size advantage over Donovan Clingan, but it may not be enough. The Huskies as a team have a much larger advantage over Purdue. They should repeat as champions.
