Connecticut-Rutgers Preview

The Connecticut Huskies and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rutgers Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Scarlet Knights listed as 1-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game’s total is sitting at 44.
Connecticut fell 38-12 to North Carolina in Week 6, as 8-point underdogs. The 50 points made it OVER the posted total of 46.
Donald Brown racked up 159 yards rushing with a touchdown in the loss.
Mike Teel went 19-for-34 for 175 yards for Rutgers in its 13-10 loss to Cincinnati in Week 7.
Cincinnati couldn’t cover as 8-point home favorites as the game played under the 48.5-point total set by sportsbooks.
Current streak:
Rutgers has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Connecticut: 5-1 SU, 2-3 ATS
Rutgers: 1-5 SU, 2-3 ATS
Connecticut most recently:
When playing in October are 3-7
When playing on turf are 3-7
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 6-4

Rutgers most recently:
When playing in October are 6-4
When playing on turf are 4-6
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Connecticut is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Rutgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut’s last 7 games on the road
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Rutgers
Rutgers is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home
Rutgers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Rutgers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Rutgers is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Next up:
Connecticut home to Cincinnati, Saturday, October 25
Rutgers at Pittsburgh, Saturday, October 25

 

 

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