2009 International Bowl: Buffalo vs. Connecticut Preview
The Buffalo Bulls upset Ball State in winning the MAC title and will head north to face the UConn Huskies January 3 for the International Bowl.
If you look at the recent history between the Bulls and UConn, you will see four straight ATS wins by the Huskies and a 139-10 total score. But these Bulls have improved dramatically under coach Turner Gill.
Oddsmakers currently have the Huskies listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game’s total is sitting at 51.
Buffalo is 8-5 SU, 9-4 ATS and Connecticut is 7-5 SU, 5-6 ATS
The International Bowl is a ncaa football bowl game played in Toronto, Ontario. It is the only post-season bowl game played outside the United States.
The 2009 International Bowl will feature the Mid-American Conference Champion University of Buffalo Bulls against the University of Connecticut Huskies from the BIG EAST Conference.
The game will highlight two of the top running backs in the NCAA this season.
UConn has achieved its first back-to-back bowl seasons since moving up to Division I-A in 2002. MAC champion Buffalo has scored at least 30 points seven times and features both a 3,000-yard passer (Drew Willy) and a 1,300-yard rusher (James Starks). The Huskies, meanwhile, have the nation’s leading rusher, Donald Brown (1,822 yards, 17 touchdowns), and a very solid defense.
The Bulls won their first MAC conference championship with an upset victory over the previously undefeated Ball State. The Huskies earned their second straight bowl trip with a 7-5 record in the highly-rated BIG EAST Conference.
Betting Trends:
Buffalo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Buffalo is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Buffalo
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Jan 03
Big East & Mid-American
Toronto, ON Canada
Rogers Center
ESPN2 12:00 P.M.
Connecticut vs. Buffalo
http://www.internationalbowl.org/
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