Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Connecticut Huskies will hit the road in Big East conference action with an NCAA college football game against the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday afternoon.
This week fourteen game will begin from Cincinnati at12 PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The point spread reveals the home team Cincinnati Bearcats lined as a –9 1/2 point betting favorite with an over under of 46 points.
Early money from the betting public has come in on the side of the road team as the Cincinnati Bearcats are now favored by -9 points.
The over under has moved up to 58 ½ points.
Cincinnati Bearcats money line supporters will lay –350 odds with the road underdog Connecticut Huskies returning +290 odds to pull off the upset win with no need for points on their side.
It was the Connecticut Huskies with the 38-17 home win against the Cincinnati Bearcats as a -1 ½ point favorite.
The game went under the closing number of 55 ½ points.
Huskies running back Jordan Todman was the star of the game as he rushed for 175 yards in the victory.
Connecticut quarterback Zach Frazer had 121 yards passing as he connected on 11 of 24 from the field.
The Huskies put up 357 offensive yards against the Cincinnati defense.
Zach Collaros had 288 yards passing and 84 yards on the ground for the Bearcats in a losing cause.
Feature back Isaiah Pead had only 23 yards rushing for Cincinnati.
The Bearcats offense finished up the game with 399 yards of offense gained against the Connecticut defense.
Connecticut travels to Cincinnati in search of a win for bowl eligibility status with a record of 5-6 on the 2011 campaign. The team is 1-3 on the road.
The Huskies average 24 points and 317 yards per game with 127 yards rushing for 3.3 yards per carry.
On defense Connecticut gives up 23 points and 371 yards per game. Teams rush for 84 yards against them for 2.7 yards per rush against average.
The club is coming off a momentum building 40-22 home victory against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights a week ago as a +3 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at over the total of 40 ½ points.
Connecticut won despite being outgained by Rutgers by a 430 yard to 290 yard differential.
The Huskies had 178 yards rushing on 47 carries for 3.8 yards per rush average.
The club turned it over once and took six away from Rutgers.
Connecticut limited their Big East conference opponent to just 2 of 12 conversions on third down.
The Huskies were stout in run defense as they allowed negative yardage to Rutgers on 26 carries.
Quarterback Johnny McEntee completed 10 of 16 passes for 90 yards.
Lyle McCombs on 20 carries ran for 95 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Out of the backfield McCombs grabbed four balls for 30 yards.
Scott McCumming ran for 47 yards and two touchdowns on 10 rushing attempts.
Jonathan Jean Louis had 10 rushes for 42 yards.
Kashif Moore had three receptions for 34 yads.
Ryan Griffin caught three balls for 31 yards.
The Cincinnati Bearcats host Connecticut with a record of 8-3 on the year. The team is 4-1 at home.
Cincinnati averages 33 points and 400 yards per game with 181 yards rushing for 4.8 yards a carry.
On defense the Bearcats give up 19 points and 369 yards per game. Opponents rush for 99 yards against Cincinnati for 2.8 yards per rush against average.
The team broke their two game losing streak last week in their 30-13 road win against the Syracuse Orange as a -2 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at under the total of 50 ½ points.
Cincinnati put up 368 offensive yards while allowing Syracuse 373 yards.
The club rushed for 189 yards on 42 carries for 4.5 yards per rush.
The Bearcats had no turnovers and forced one away from Syracuse.
They allowed the Orange 170 rushing yards on 40 carries for 4.3 yards per rush against average.
Quarterback Munchie Legaux completed 13 of 22 passes for 169 yards with two touchdowns.
Running back Isaiah Pead ran for 80 yards on 17 carries with a rushing touchdown. Out of the backfield Pead caught nine passes for 112 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Jordan Luallen had 77 rushing yards on eight carries.
George Winn on eight rushes ran for 33 yards.
D.J. Woods caught two passes for 36 yards.
Kenbrell Thompkins caught two balls for 36 yards.
Travis Kelce caught a two yard touchdown pass.
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