5. UConn at Vanderbilt
LINE Vanderbilt -14.5
ATS PICK Vanderbilt
UConn was a staple of the investing diet for a long, long time.
In every game against an FBS team, you always started with the assumption that UConn would have a hard time getting to 20, and the opponent should have a hard time not getting to 45, and go from there.
This year, the assumption was that UConn wasn’t going to score, because it couldn’t and didn’t in the losses to Fresno State and Purdue. And then the Huskies screwed it all up with a ridiculous late cover against Army, followed up by 24-22 loss to Wyoming.
When was the last time Vanderbilt won a game over an FBS program by more than two touchdowns?
41-10 over Nevada early in the 2018 season.
When was the last time Vanderbilt won a game by more than 14 points against a Power Five program? 22-6 over Kentucky in 2013.
But UConn isn’t a Power Five program, and Vanderbilt is in the fricking SEC.
That’s right, Vanderbilt, you’re in the SEC – act like it. It’s supposed to just mean more for you, too, son.
Really, it’s more about a Commodore team that really does have a few okay parts under head coach Clark Lea. The running game should work here.