The UMass Minutemen and the UConn Huskies meet in week 8 college football action from Pratt & Whitney Stadium on Friday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UMass Minutemen vs. UConn Huskies Prediction.
UMass Minutemen Recap
The UMass Minutemen come into this game looking to bounce back from their 25-18 loss at the hands of Buffalo last time out to sit at 4-3 this season. After this game, the Minutemen will head home for a game against the Ball State Cardinals.
Minutemen Drop 3 Straight
William Watson III has thrown for 820 yards, 7 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 74.0% passing while Elijah Faulkner leads UMass in rushing with 361 yards and a touchdown. Curtis Kimmons IV sits behind Faulkner on the ground with 301 yards and 4 touchdowns. T.Y. Harding leads the Minutemen in receiving with 327 yards and 28 catches along with 2 touchdowns, while Jabari Lewis trails with 274 yards and 18 catches. On defense, Timmy Hinspeter has a team-high 64 tackles while UMass’s defense as a whole has combined for 15 sacks and 7 interceptions.
UConn Huskies Recap
The UConn Huskies come into this game looking to add on to their 34-20 win over Temple last time out to sit at 3-3 this season. After this game, UConn will head on the road for a game against Air Force.
Huskies Snap Two-Game Slide
Kalieb Osborne has thrown for 1,421 yards, 10 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 60.1% passing while Cyncir Bowers leads UConn in rushing with 433 yards and 6 touchdowns. Kalieb Osborne sits behind Bowers on the ground with 254 yards and 6 touchdowns. Shamar Porter leads the Huskies in receiving with 235 yards and 11 catches along with 2 touchdowns, while Ryder Treadway trails with 226 yards and 15 catches. On defense, Hayden Pegg has a team-high 40 tackles while UConn’s defense as a whole has combined for 17 sacks and 4 interceptions.
UMass Minutemen vs. UConn Huskies Prediction
I’m on UMass and the points here. I think there’s a chance that Watson comes back from injury here and regardless, this is still a rivalry matchup and while UMass has faltered in some of their recent games, this is still a really big improvement for UMass compared to past seasons. UConn is decent, but this is just a case of too many points. Give me UMass and the points here.