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March Madness bracket betting: UConn is a very popular bet among the Sweet 16 games

Coming into the NCAA tournament, UConn was a favorite team of those who appreciate analytics.

Efficiency stats like the ones at KenPom.com indicated the Huskies were incredibly underseeded as a No. 4. KenPom had UConn ranked fourth overall, and most other analytics sites had the Huskies in the top five.

After a good first week at the NCAA tournament, bettors are on UConn.

Of all the Sweet 16 games on Thursday and Friday, UConn is the most popular side among bettors.

UConn is on a hot streak

UConn is a 3.