Furman vs. UConn prediction: Why Connecticut is favored to win men's March Madness First Round matchup [3/20/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Friday at 10:00 PM ET as Furman takes on the favored UConn in First Round action at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Connecticut as the most likely winner of the Furman vs. UConn game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Furman vs. UConn prediction: Who will win and advance to the Second Round?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAAM Tournament matchup between Furman and UConn 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Connecticut a 97% chance of defeating Furman. Our predicted final score has Connecticut winning 79-58.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Furman and Connecticut each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 135.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Furman vs. UConn odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Furman vs. UConn picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: