{"id":1302,"date":"2008-09-12T14:56:16","date_gmt":"2008-09-12T19:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:06:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:06:56","slug":"ncaaf-betting-picks-virginia-vs-uconn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/ncaaf-betting-picks-virginia-vs-uconn\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAAF Betting Picks &#8211; Virginia vs. UConn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Huskies Look For 2-0 Start against Mediocre Cavaliers<\/h2>\n<p>The Connecticut Huskies (2-0, 0-0 Big East), squeaked by the Temple Owls on the road on Saturday, winning 12-9 in overtime on Donald Brown\u2019s 7-yard touchdown run just one week after pounding tiny Hofstra 35-3 at home in their season opener. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Virginia Cavaliers (1-1, 0-0 ACC), beat Richmond 16-0 at home on Saturday to get in the win column after getting completely embarrassed in their season opener, losing to USC at home 52-7.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Huskies enter this contest looking to open the season with three consecutive wins in the BetUS Sportsbook for the second consecutive season when they host Virginia on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>UConn junior tailback Donald Brown (Atlantic Highlands, N.J.) rushed for a career-best 214 yards against Temple and scored the game-winning touchdown on the Huskies&#8217; first overtime possession.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Betus\" href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/1414\/promo\/football\/gameoftheweek\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\u00a0Virginia&#8217;s Chase Minnifield stopped a late Richmond threat with an interception, and Vic Hall returned another interception 60 yards for a touchdown to seal the Cavaliers&#8217; 16-0 victory over Richmond on Saturday though the Spiders kept it close until Mikell Simpson&#8217;s 1-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter finally gave Virginia (1-1) a little breathing room at 10-0.<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies are averaging 415.0 yards of total offense and 23.5 points per game while holding their two opponents this season to an average of just 234.0 yards and a miniscule 6.0 points per contest.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers are averaging just 241.0 total yards of offense and 11.5 points per game while allowing 374.5 yards and 26.0 points per contest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a look at the game\u2019s key trends, followed by my analysis and NCAAF Betting Free Picks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.<br \/>\nThe Cavaliers are 10-21 ATS in their last 31 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game.<br \/>\nThe Huskies are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games.<br \/>\nThe Huskies are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games on grass.<br \/>\nThe Over is 4-0 in Cavaliers last 4 games on grass.<br \/>\nThe Under is 10-1 in Huskies last 11 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NCAAF Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia Cavaliers + 11 -110<br \/>\nConnecticut Huskies -11 -110<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis: <\/strong>While the UConn Huskies are by no means, offensive juggernauts, they are playing a team that is even more offensively challenged than they are and possess one of the nation\u2019s best defenses.<\/p>\n<p>Take the Huskies to win this contest and cover the spread narrowly.<\/p>\n<h3>NCAAF Free Picks: UConn Huskies 27 Virginia Cavaliers 14<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">B<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">IG WEEKEND! 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