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.

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.