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Mountaineers QB Geno Smith had his worst performance of the season last week against Syracuse, struggling to handle zone blitzes and delayed blitzes and making uncharacteristically poor decisions that led to three interceptions,
a 14-19 loss at home to Syracuse, the offensive line played a big part in his struggles. A lack of communication up front led to five sacks and that has to be cleaned up. The Mountaineers were a double digit favorite in that game, so losing a league contest at home made that loss that much more demoralizing. West Virginia is 11-0 ATS last 11 road games against a team with a losing home record, but they have managed to maintain only an average offense this year, ranking between 60th and 70th in most offensive categories this season. Smith has thrown for more than 1,500 YDS, completing 65% of his passes with 15 TD's this year. Only 1 opponent has scored 20 PTS or more against the Mountaineers in regulation this year.
West Virginia is only allowing 13.3 PPG, 6th best in the country. The Mountaineers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games overall. How well Smith and his linemen communicate, identify assignments and execute against pressure will have a lot to do with the success or failure of the Mountaineers' offense.
All 3 of the UCONN wins this year have come at home, where they are a perfect 3-0 both SU and ATS. The Hukies are 3-4 both SU and ATS overall this season, a huge disappointment to many. UCONN was expected to challenge for the Big East championship this year. Instead, they are simply trying to get back to .500. The Huskies have lost consecutive games heading into their clash with West Virginia tonight. This Huskies offense is struggling right now, though they must be excited to play in front of their home fans where they've scored 40 PTS or more in each occasion. While UCONN has uncertainty at the QB position, there is no doubting RB Jordan Todman. Todman has rushed for 840 YDS and 8 TD's this season, in leading the 33rd best running game in the nation. The Huskies are 23-5 ATS in their last 28 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game. UCONN is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as the listed underdog. Todd Orlando will likely copy the Syracuse blueprint for attacking West Virginia's offense. UCONN is 21-8 ATS in their last 29 games following a SU loss. The Huskies are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games played in October. UCONN is 35-16 ATS in their last 51 games following a SU loss of more than 20 points. West Virginia is 2-6 ATS against a team with a losing record. West Virginia is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a road favorite. Both Defenses should keep this game very close. I see it as low scoring games are kept within a feild goal in the game. Should be a good one. good luck everyone.
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Mountaineers QB Geno Smith had his worst performance of the season last week against Syracuse, struggling to handle zone blitzes and delayed blitzes and making uncharacteristically poor decisions that led to three interceptions,
a 14-19 loss at home to Syracuse, the offensive line played a big part in his struggles. A lack of communication up front led to five sacks and that has to be cleaned up. The Mountaineers were a double digit favorite in that game, so losing a league contest at home made that loss that much more demoralizing. West Virginia is 11-0 ATS last 11 road games against a team with a losing home record, but they have managed to maintain only an average offense this year, ranking between 60th and 70th in most offensive categories this season. Smith has thrown for more than 1,500 YDS, completing 65% of his passes with 15 TD's this year. Only 1 opponent has scored 20 PTS or more against the Mountaineers in regulation this year.
West Virginia is only allowing 13.3 PPG, 6th best in the country. The Mountaineers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games overall. How well Smith and his linemen communicate, identify assignments and execute against pressure will have a lot to do with the success or failure of the Mountaineers' offense.
All 3 of the UCONN wins this year have come at home, where they are a perfect 3-0 both SU and ATS. The Hukies are 3-4 both SU and ATS overall this season, a huge disappointment to many. UCONN was expected to challenge for the Big East championship this year. Instead, they are simply trying to get back to .500. The Huskies have lost consecutive games heading into their clash with West Virginia tonight. This Huskies offense is struggling right now, though they must be excited to play in front of their home fans where they've scored 40 PTS or more in each occasion. While UCONN has uncertainty at the QB position, there is no doubting RB Jordan Todman. Todman has rushed for 840 YDS and 8 TD's this season, in leading the 33rd best running game in the nation. The Huskies are 23-5 ATS in their last 28 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game. UCONN is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games as the listed underdog. Todd Orlando will likely copy the Syracuse blueprint for attacking West Virginia's offense. UCONN is 21-8 ATS in their last 29 games following a SU loss. The Huskies are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games played in October. UCONN is 35-16 ATS in their last 51 games following a SU loss of more than 20 points. West Virginia is 2-6 ATS against a team with a losing record. West Virginia is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a road favorite. Both Defenses should keep this game very close. I see it as low scoring games are kept within a feild goal in the game. Should be a good one. good luck everyone.
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