Free NCAA Football Prediction: Connecticut vs. Ball State Odds
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College Football Handicapping Analysis: UConn Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals
UConn Huskies (3-4) vs. Ball State Cardinals (3-3)
Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Time: 2:00 pm EST
Venue: Scheumann Stadium
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: UConn +9 / Ball State -9 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Huskies +325 / Cardinals -350
NCAA Betting Total Odds: O/U 46.5
Week 7 college football sees the UConn Huskies taking on the Ball State Cardinals at Scheumann Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Cards are favored by -9.5 points in this non-conference matchup, and we have a 46.5 showing on the total.
UConn Huskies
The Huskies will be in search of win number 4 this season should they pull off the upset on the road against Ball State this Saturday. Here, let me say it again so it sinks in…
The Huskies will be in search of win number 4 this season should they pull off the upset on the road against Ball State this Saturday. I know, right? Hey, this is my alma mater so I can do this kind of stuff when we haven’t won more than 4 games if you take the last 3 seasons and combine them.
That’s right, my UConn football team has sucked monkey nuts for the last few years, and we haven’t been in the bowl conversation since 2015. Yeah, I know we haven’t won a bowl game since 2009 either, so I don’t need you to point that out for me, thanks.
When Jim Mora was hired to turn this program around, I think a lot of us saw his credibility and could only build some hope that things would not just continue to be so dismal. The 1-win campaign last year was already being put in the rear-view mirror when Mora was brought in as an assistant for the last month of the season. With experience around the program, and the Huskies AD pretty much telling everyone that he is here to build a future and not just actually be an assistant, 2022 is working out to be a success.
Of course, the stigma that NFL coaches don’t always do well in the college ranks is always a big debate, but so far, so good and I’ll take it for now. Mora was the head whistle-blower at UCLA for a handful of campaigns, so he is no stranger to NCAA football.
Ball State Cardinals
What do you see when you look over the body of work that Ball State has put together this year? Close games much? I am taking Murray State and Tennessee out of the equation because of the lopsided affairs they were, so if you look at the other 4 games this team has played, they are all coming down to the wire.
The Cards are 2 – 1 in MAC play, and all 3 of those games came down to the final possession decided by a touchdown or less. Last weekend’s game with the Chippewas was decided by just a single point, as the Cards escaped with a win, 17 – 16.
If we’re being honest here, Central Michigan gave that game away and on paper you see a Chipps’ team that should have won that game but folded like a lawn chair on the final drive of the game.
I am simply not convinced that Ball State is bringing so much to the table that they should be laying nearly double-digits as favorites, even at home. UConn is not a scared football team anymore, and I simply expect another Ball State to come down to the wire again.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Huskies are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games in October.
- Huskies are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games in October.
- Cardinals are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 non-conference games.
4* Free UConn Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals NCAA Betting Final Analysis:
There are a ton of under trends to notice, but the number has not been 46.5 all that often either. I see this as a 28 – 25 game that a field goal sends UConn to 4 – 4, indeed picking up a win and providing the upset, baby! Officially, I’ll take all 9.5 of those points though.
4* Free UConn Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals NCAA Betting Pick: UConn +9.5
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