We have the official betting preview of
and
a 3.5 point favorite with a total of 51.5.
is 4-0 straight up, but just 1-2 against the spread going over 2-of-3. The
Cardinals are 2-1 straight up and 1-1 to the Vegas betting odds.
The Huskies have been very successful on offense getting
5.8 yards per rush against teams normally allowing 4.7. Their defensive numbers
are average, allowing 4.5 yards per play to teams normally getting 4.6.
That describes the
offense: average. They get 5.4 yards per play to teams allowing that same
amount. This is not your Petrino’s Cardinals. Their
strength is on defense, allowing 1.9 yards per rush to teams normally getting
3.8 and 5.7 yards per pass to teams normally getting 6.1. That comes out to
giving up 4.2 yards per play against teams normally allowing 5.1.
For those who bet college football quarter
lines, note that
fades late. They’ve allowed 27 points combined in the first three quarters, but
39 in the final quarter.
Keep in mind that this is only the Huskies second road
game of the year, while
has yet to play a road contest making this their fourth straight home game.
Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com says the key
for
careful with the ball. Their signal caller Tyler Lorenzen
has already thrown six interceptions.
Who should one bet? The founder of the revolutionary
science of forensic sports
handicapping Stevie Vincent is absolutely unloading on this game. It’s his
Friday Night Big East Game of Two Centuries.
As far as Vegas betting trends are concerned, all records
are against the spread:
is 9-1 at home to opponents who average more than 200 rushing yards per game.
They are 18-6 on the road after two straight nonconference
games. The Cardinals are 20-8 after getting more than 200 yards rushing last
game.
UConn is 8-2 on grass.