Win all those games and the ESPN talking heads would explode. Win the favored games, sneak by AS and win one of the other games and that would be quite the start (assuming UConn doesn't embarrass the league by losing to Wagner).
Considering that ECU lost to NCS by 55 at the end of 2018, if I were a football bettor I'd have to think about going with NCS and give the points. Wisconsin only 10.5 of USF, maybe expecting heat exhaustion for the Badgers as USF gave up 30 to UConn and 42 to UMass last year.
I don't know how they set up spreads (want to get even betting guess so get the vig) but would love to hear how they evaluate UConn coaches, players, schemes, execution and deportment to come up with their number.
Talk about odds of winning, Massey (not sure if these guys mean this or are just having fun this early in summer) but anyway, for Clemson's 12 games the LOWEST % likeliness of winning is 91% in an away game against THE FRUIT! Just for comparison UConn highest FBS probable winning % is 37% in a home game to ECU.
I know rating guys must have a tendency to kick you when you're down and hype you for recent success but having UConn with only a 27% chance of beating UMass, wow. Add up the winning probabilities of the UConn FBS games and get to 1.7. Right now I'd say winning 2 FBS games will be a challenge for UConn, but a legitimate goal. Anything above that would be most wins since the Diaco magical 2015 season where we beat the 0-12 UCF team 40-13 and came within 2 fake field goals of beating Missouri.
