+47 at The Big House. Take it or Lay It? What Say You?

[ManFromOZ]

Wow - that is a lot of lumber. Can we score a few times or get stops? The Cuse game was a dose of reality that demonstrates a lot of work still needs to be done on both sides of the ball. Not a lot to be encouraged about. The key is seeing progress game over game through the season. Playing at the Big House is a tall ask for this young team. What we don't need to see is the team getting demoralized with continual beatdowns. Don't remember being this large a dawg in this past decade of futility. Take it or lay it? What say you?

 

[Stinger92860]

#1 Alabama beat USU 55-0. Is 47 really enough to cover against #4 Michigan? Michigan just beat Hawaii by 46. I cannot find it in myself to bet against my Huskies.

 

[ZooCougar]

FWIW they didn’t beat Hawaii by 48 and I think we have a much stouter defense.

Won’t be close though.

 

[businesslawyer]

I would never bet a game with that type of spread. Because you’re at that point betting on which team will be trying harder long after the game has been decided. And how would anyone know.

 

[RSTuthill]

If forced to I would lay it. But I am not a betting person. The only exception being Saratoga and only then to be sociable with friends.

 

[storrsroars]

I think UConn will score a couple times, at least one TD.

My concern is that we have enough healthy (and decent) starters left by the time October 8 comes around for that stretch of possible winning games. And that those guys remain motivated to keep trying hard when they're getting the crap kicked out of them for a month straight. So I'm kind of hoping HCJM will pull many starters if/when the next three games get out of hand.

 

[BugsyCT]

Hard to imagine this won’t be anything short of a massacre but I think UConn will still play hard and could score one TD and maybe a 2nd at garbage time.

At least it’s a payday for the university.

 

[uconndogs]

I didn’t even know those types of spreads existed.

 

[DoctorWho85]

No way we keep it within 47 unless the offense scores on every drive.

 

[Waquoit]

I'll tell you who brought it to the Big House first time around, the UConn Marching Band. I hope this year's squad is ready.

 

[mike012]

Our defense won’t stop the first or second string. Offense will punt against 1and 2 string. Figure by 4th quarter they have 3rd string. Which we may be able to slow down and score against. I figure 60-10.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

This isn't a game to bet on (few are). We will face a far superior offensive line and defense line than what we've seen so far under this regime. I could easily see us getting shut out and our stopping them will be a rare feat. They however could very easily stop trying to do much once the game reaches 42-0.

 

[RSTuthill]

What will it hurt to spread it out and start slinging it? Will UConn lose the game or something? For that matter what could it hurt for the secondary to play pressure D during the next few games and learn something in the process? What, UConn might lose? Get the team the experience they will need for the second half of the schedule. And give Millen more snaps to get him ready too. The teaching moment is here.

 

[AD DB Burner]

FWIW I believe Hawaii ended up closing around +51 so Vegas thinks slightly higher of the huskies.

 

[methodology]

FWIW I believe Hawaii ended up closing around +51 so Vegas thinks slightly higher of the huskies.

Travel plays a part in that line. If they were mainland and only a 3 hour flight rather than 11 hours line would have been partly lower

 

[Huskygrad88]

This isn't a game to bet on (few are). We will face a far superior offensive line and defense line than what we've seen so far under this regime. I could easily see us getting shut out and our stopping them will be a rare feat. They however could very easily stop trying to do much once the game reaches 42-0.

Agree. If UM really wants to cover, they do. If they do not care, who knows.

 

[uchusky32]

Looks like easy money!

 

[rutcor]

Agree. If UM really wants to cover, they do. If they do not care, who knows.

Agreed. However, you need to take into account the Harbaugh factor.

 

[raf46]

FWIW they didn’t beat Hawaii by 48 and I think we have a much stouter defense.

Won’t be close though.

Mercy rule.

 

[jdb50]

McCarthy is out of the D-line rotation due to a calf injury. Another hit to the defense and trying to keep the score down.

 

[LoyalFanCT]

maybe uconn will do better than many think

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

53-6 sounds reasonable

 

[Purple Stein]

53-6 sounds reasonable

Michigan beat Colorado State by 44 and Hawaii by 46. The spread is in the right ballpark and, like everyone else has said, it's a coin flip bet.

The over/under is 58 and the over is probably the way to go there, especially if you can tease it down a bit.

 

[NHRich]

H 42-0
F 66-0

 

[CONN78SEJ]

FWIW they didn’t beat Hawaii by 48 and I think we have a much stouter defense.

Won’t be close though.

I think there is a very good chance UConn beats the spread. I don’t think it will be nearly as bad as LSU putting up 44 points on Southern to start the 2nd quarter. Very possible that Uconn is playing against 3rd stringers in the 2nd half, and Zion plays well and shows his wheels. If I know Mora he’ll draw up some run and option plays for the kid.