UConn vs UMass Prediction, Game Preview

UConn vs UMass prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 9

UConn vs UMass prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 9


UConn vs UMass How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 9
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, MA
How To Watch: NESN, FloFootball
Record: UConn (0-6), UMass (0-5)
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Why UConn Will Win

UConn’s offense works a wee bit and the UMass attack doesn’t.

It’s been a long, long time since the Huskies have beaten an FBS team – 2018 – but the passing game hit Vanderbilt for 331 yards in last week’s heartbreaking loss, the running game has at least hit 100 yards in each of the last four games, and the team has a few playmakers to produce against the nation’s worst scoring defense and second-worst overall D.

UMass is bad against the pass, worse against the run, and the offense isn’t able to keep up with anyone. However …

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Why UMass Will Win

It’s not like UConn is a high-octane fun show.

The offense is slightly functional, but it’s not going to come out and hang 28 on the board in the first quarter. It has a wildly inefficient passing attack, the offense as a whole is only averaging 270 yards per game, and the defense isn’t able to do much of anything on third downs to get off the field.

The UMass offensive line is playing reasonably well when it comes to keeping defenses out of the backfield and there’s a decent return game, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

UConn has been competitive and UMass hasn’t been.

The big problem – in the real world more than for something silly like football – is the absence of UConn head coach Lou Spanos and two other coaches with covid problems. Even so, the Huskies have more on offense and the D will be just a wee bit better.

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UConn vs UMass Prediction, Line

UConn 30, UMass 24
Line: UConn -3, o/u: 57
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2

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10 Best College Football Predictions Against The Spread: Week 6

What college football games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 6?

What college football games appear to be the best bets and the best picks against the spread going into Week 6?


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I apologize for really and truly thinking Vanderbilt was going to act like the SEC program it is against UConn. Instead of it being a layup of a Commodore blowout, it took a late rally to survive 30-28 and not covering the 14.5

I failed you, America.

I promised you something special after going 4-6 in Week 4, and going 9-1 ATS isn’t good enough.

(Or, to move the dial off the snooty-brag setting, if you’ve followed me over the years you know this means the time for the HARD fade is soon to come.)

Pushing that boulder up the mountain again …

Results So Far ATS: 39-21-1

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10. Arkansas at Ole Miss

LINE Point Total 66.5
ATS PICK Under

And it’ll probably get up to closer to 68 by gametime.

First, 66.5 is hard to get to, even for these two teams. Last year these two got the respective Os going and it still landed on 54.

Second, if you believe Arkansas is going to pull this off, it’ll probably do it controlling the game and tempo throughout.

No Hog game this year – even with 40 put up against Texas and 45 against Georgia Southern – got to 67. Three of the four Ole Miss games got past the mark, but the one that didn’t was against Alabama when the Rebels couldn’t stop the run.

Think of it this way. Georgia couldn’t have been better last week and it only got 37 on the Hogs.

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9. Maryland at Ohio State

LINE Point Total 71
ATS PICK Under

The hard and fast rule is to never, ever take the over when the world is asking for 80, and that worked out just fine with the under on Ole Miss and Alabama last week – they got to 63.

But what about 72? Ehhhhhh, not close enough, but worth a shot here on the biggest point total of the day.

Maryland-Ohio State opened at 72.5 and dipped down a bit. No one likes to take the under on a major game that everyone will watch, but getting past 71 is a large ask.

If the game gets there, then blow off the loss, sit back, and enjoy the show.

Maryland might be improved, but it only hung up a big number on Howard. It’s not getting 62 on Ohio State, and the second-best scoring output was 67.

Yeah, some might have visions of the wild 52-51 Buckeye win in 2018, and the 31 allowed to Minnesota and 35 to Oregon is enough to worry. This will get into the 60s, but 72 is a push even for these two.

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8. Florida State at North Carolina

LINE North Carolina -17.5
ATS PICK North Carolina

Florida State was able to close out last year with a win over Duke, and it beat Jacksonville State along the way. The stunner for that awful, awful team was a 31-28 win over a North Carolina squad that did just about everything offensively but score more points than the other team.

That won’t be an issue this week.

The Tar Heels have been way flaky – hello, Georgia Tech 45, UNC 22 – but that wasn’t in Chapel Hill, and neither was the Virginia Tech game. They annihilated Georgia State, Virginia, and Duke, and now it’s a revenge game with FSU coning in.

Sam Howell will throw for over 300 yards getting off the bus.

Revenge Game Part 2 …

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Independent Predictions, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 12

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How are the Independent predictions so far?
Straight Up: 38-11, ATS 25-20, o/u: 25-20


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UMass at Northwestern

12:00 BTN | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Northwestern -40.5, o/u: 56.5
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)

VMI at Army

12:00 CBS Sports Network | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Army -34.5, o/u: 62.5
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Navy at Notre Dame

2:30 NBC | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Notre Dame -8.5, o/u: 53.5
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Idaho State at BYU

3:00 ESPN3 | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: BYU -32.5, o/u: 58.5
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Incarnate Word at New Mexico State

4:00 FOX Arizona | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: New Mexico State -7.5, o/u: 60.5
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American Athletic Conference Predictions, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 12

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How are the AAC predictions so far?
Straight Up: 60-14, ATS 31-32-1, o/u: 36-27-1


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Tulane at Temple

12:00 ESPNU | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Tulane -5.5, o/u: 54.5
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Navy at Notre Dame

2:30 NBC | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Notre Dame -8.5, o/u: 53.5
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Memphis at Houston

3:30 ESPN2 | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Memphis -10.5, o/u: 42.5
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Cincinnati at USF

7:00 CBS Sports Network | Get Tickets
BetMGM Line: Cincinnati -13.5, o/u: 46.5
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