UConn vs Syracuse Prediction and Betting Odds | Sept 10
UConn vs Syracuse Betting Preview
WagerTalk college football handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his thoughts on Saturday’s northeast showdown between the UConn Huskies and Syracuse Orange. Injuries are already starting to mount for UConn as they welcome a former Big East foe to East Hartford.
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| Saturday, September 10 | College Football Week 2 Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Syracuse Orange -22.5 at UConn Huskies |
| Total: | o/u 49 Points |
| Location: | Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut |
| Game Time: | 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings) |
| TV: | CBS Sports Network |
UConn vs Syracuse Analysis
Syracuse secured a dominating 31-7 victory over ACC rivals Louisville last week as +5.5 home underdogs. The Orange will look to carry that red-hot form into Saturday’s trip to Connecticut to face a wounded Huskies squad.
Connecticut is one of the few teams that already have two games under their belt. The Huskies are coming off a 25-point victory over Central Connecticut State last weekend, and covering the spread by double digits on the road against Utah State in the week prior.
The Huskies own a 6-3 advantage over Syracuse in series history, but did lose the last encounter against them back in 2018 by a 51-21 margin.
Syracuse Stands Tall Defensively
It wasn’t only in last week’s game against the Cardinals that the Orange stood up tall defensively, allowing Louisville just 15 total first downs in that game with seven points. The Orange defense rose to the occasion several times going back to last season as well.
Syracuse was 26th in the nation in overall defense last year giving up just 349.9 yards per game to opponents on average. That extended to an effective air defense also, with the Orange allowing just 8.9 passing first downs per game last season, good for 28th in the country.
UConn’s Rushing Attack
The Huskies’ ground game has been key to start this season, putting up 274 yards rushing last week against the Blue Devils for 5.1 yards per rush attempt, along with 245 yards rushing the week before against Utah State for an even better 6.3 yards per rush attempt.
Running Back Nathan Carter has been instrumental to that ground success this year, putting up a total of 313 yards over those opening two games with one rushing touchdown as well. Carter will need to shoulder the load once again because the Huskies will be without starting QB Ta’Quan Robinson and both starting wide receivers, Cameron Ross and Keelan Marion.
UConn vs Syracuse Prediction
While Connecticut does own a 1-1 record this season and surprised many with their performance against Utah State two weeks ago, we all saw the limitations of that Aggies squad on full effect last week as they were absolutely blown apart by a terrific Alabama team to the tune of a 55-0 beatdown.
Utah State managed a paltry 136 yards of total offense in that game, averaging just 2.6 yards per pass attempt through the air and 2.1 yards per rush attempt on the ground, so with that in mind, it somewhat overshadows the Huskies’ solid performance against them two weeks ago.
Syracuse was absolutely lights-out last week against a very good Louisville team, and we like them to continue that form in this one also.
The Orange are 11-4 against the spread in their last 15 games and while this line has trended towards Syracuse over the last few days, we believe it hasn’t trended far enough. We like Syracuse to win and cover on the road here on Saturday against Connecticut.
Take Syracuse -23 this weekend against UConn in East Hartford.
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Meet the Author
‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.
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