Week 3: UMass vs Stony Brook 9/17/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Umass Minutemen and Stony Brook Seawolves clash Saturday in week 3 college football action at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The Stony Brook Seawolves look for a win after losing their opener to Rhode Island. The Umass Minutemen look to avoid their fourth straight 0-3 start to a season.

The Stony Brook Seawolves have lost 4 of their last 6 road games. Joshua Zamot is completing 35.7 percent of his passes for 74 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception. Damien Caffrey and Shawn Harris Jr. have combined for 38 receiving yards on 3 catches, while TySon Lawton has 1 reception. The Stony Brook Seawolves ground game is averaging 167 yards per contest, and Zamot leads the way with 83 yards on 15 carries. Defensively, Stony Brook is allowing 35 points and 387 yards per game. Tyler King leads the Stony Brook Seawolves with 7 tackles, Carthell Flowers-Lloyd has 1 sack and Randy Pringle has 1 pass deflection.

The Umass Minutemen have lost 5 of their last 6 home games. Gino Campiotti is completing 35 percent of his passes for 39 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Cameron Sullivan-Brown and Rico Arnold have combined for 44 receiving yards on 5 catches, while George Johnson III has 1 reception. The Umass Minutemen ground game is averaging 202.5 yards per contest, and Campiotti leads the way with 123 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Umass is allowing 48.5 points and 390 yards per game. Jalen Mackie leads the Umass Minutemen with 16 tackles, Marcus Bradley has 1 sack and Josh Wallace has 2 pass deflections.

The Seawolves are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 road games and 14-5 ATS in their last 19 games overall. The Minutemen are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Seawolves last 9 road games. The over is 20-8 in Minutemen last 28 home games.

The Stony Brook Seawolves aren’t one of the better FCS programs out there, and they’re not off to a great start this season. The fact the Massachusetts Minutemen are an underdog here at home is wild. You almost never see an FCS team favored against an FBS team, even if they’re one of the better FCS teams. This is an indication of just how bad UMass is, a club that consistently shows no life on either side of the ball. Oddsmakers are telling you all you need to know about the Minutemen. Give me Stony Brook in a big victory.