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| Jeff Scott 3 UNIT PLAY UConn/ Syracuse Under 44: The Big East on Friday night with a couple of teams that are playing very good defense at the moment. Doesn't get any better than this for an Under player such as myself. The Connecticut Huskies defense has been very good this year as they come in allowing just 261 ypg and 4 yards per play on the year, while also giving up just 16.3 ppg. They do face a Syracuse offense that has put up 316 ypg through the air, but UConn does allow just 161.6 ypg passing on a 49.5 completion percentage so It will not be all that easy for the Cuse to pass on this defense. On the other side we have a Syracuse defense that is playing very well right now as they come in allowing just 306.7 ypg and 17.7 ppg in their last 3 games. The Orange will be playing a UConn offense that is very conservative that averages just 320 ypg and 4.8 yards per play on the year. UConn does run the ball 8 more times a game than they throw it but they still put up just 100 ypg rushing on a mere 2.7 ypc. This is not a team with big play potential and they don't take many chances. With both defenses playing very well and a Conservative UConn offense this has all the making of a tough physical game with o more than 37 points being scored. Easy under here. |
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Chad Jordan
First Ever 200 Dime Must Win Play
Syracuse Orangemen -4 over UConn
UConn just does not have enough offensive firepower to hang with Syracuse tonight in the Carrier Dome. Also, UConn just does not have a good team and they have not played a good schedule at all. To this point, the best team they have played is Rutgers and they scored 3 points against them in a 16 point loss.
Syracuse has played USC, Northwestern, who is 6-1, Rutgers and Pittsburgh. Now, Northwestern, Rutgers and Pittsburgh are not among the elite but they are pretty good teams.
At home Syracuse will be tough to beat because of the way they can score points and the Orangmen have a ton of revenge on their minds having lost 5 straight meetings vs UConn,some of which in terrible fashion.
Syracuse will dominate on offense and get into the high 20s low 30s tonight while UConn will not sniff 20 points. Easy winner here.Comment
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Brian Edwards's Pick Pack
NCAA Football Guaranteed Pick
Guaranteed Plays
Matchup: Connecticut at Syracuse
Time: 8:00 PM EDT (Fri)
Play: Connecticut (+4.5 -110)
Line Source: Coasts
Posted on: October 19, 2012 @ 10:02:46 AM EDT
UConn has won five in a row over Syracuse both straight up and against the spread. The Huskies will be fired up to represent their head coach who spent 13 years at Syracuse before being fired in 2004. UConn has one of the country's best defenses, giving up only 16.3 points per game. UConn QB Chandler Whitmer played his best game of the season last week, throwing a pair of TD passes without being intercepted. On the flip side, Syracuse QB Ryan Nassib has just two TD passes compared to five interceptions in the last three games. I like the underdog that has an excellent shot at winning outright.Comment
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