Week 5: UCONN vs Fresno State 10/1/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds
Fresno State Bulldogs (1-2) vs. UCONN Huskies (1-4)
October 1, 2022 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: UCONN Huskies +24 / Fresno State Bulldogs -24; Over/Under: +56.5
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The UConn Huskies and Fresno State Bulldogs do battle Saturday in week 5 college football action from Pratt & Whitney Stadium.
The Fresno State Bulldogs will be out to bounce back from a 45-17 loss to USC prior to their bye week last week, falling to 1-2 on the year. Jake Haener has thrown for 854 yards 4 touchdowns and an interception on 71.4% passing while Jordan Mims has rushed for 309 yards and 4 touchdowns as well this season. Jalen Moreno-Cropper and Nikko Remigio each have 200+ yards while 3 other Bulldogs have at least 100 receiving yards as well this season. Levelle Bailey and Evan Williams lead Fresno State’s defense with 22 total tackles including while Fresno State’s defense has combined for 6 sacks as well this season.
The UConn Huskies will try to bounce back from a 41-10 loss to NC State to fall to 1-4 on the year. Zion Turner’s thrown for 429 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 55.1% passing while Nathan Carter leads the Huskies on the ground with 405 yards and a score this season. Aaron Turner leads the Huskies with 15 catches for 169 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Jackson Mitchell leads UConn with 58 total tackles including a team-high 25 solo tackles while the UConn defense has 11 sacks as a unit this season.
Fresno State is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games following a loss. UConn is 15-31-1 ATS in their last 47 home games and 8-20-1 ATS in their last 29 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 6-2-1 in their last 9 games overall.
I get why points with UConn are worth a look here as Fresno State hasn’t been anything special to be laying this kind of number. However, Fresno State has played some tough competition, and with the talent Fresno State has, I’m surprised this line didn’t open at four scores at the very least. I could easily see the Bulldogs winning this one by 4 TDs, like a 49-21 kind of game, so give me Fresno State laying the big number.
