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Sean's Free Pick
(NCAAF) Michigan vs. Connecticut,
09/21/2013 4:00 PM, Score: 24 - 21
Point Spread: -17.50 | -106.00 Michigan (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -17.50 | -106.00 Michigan (Away)
Result: Loss
Michigan (-17.5) at Connecticut 8pm-
We are going to jump right into why I think the Wolverines are going to throttle the Connecticut Huskies this Saturday.
Let's start with Connecticut. First, we get them in a real emotional let-down situation. They just faced their old coach and you know these guys wanted to take it to him like they did the year before. It was bad enough they were coming off a home loss to Towson the week before. Ok, maybe they were looking ahead there. But even with their QB Chandler Whitmer passing for 349 yards, they still lost to Maryland who gave them 3 turnovers. When you rush the ball 33 times and gain 34 yards, it is going to be a long afternoon.
Now we have Michigan coming to town for this out of conference affair. The Wolverines were 35 point favorites at home over the Akron Zips. All Michigan did in that game was come out absolutely flat, and scored a touchdown with under 3 left to take the lead AND needed a defensive stop to just hold on! Well, we aren't giving them a total pass. They were off a big beating of Notre Dame, but to give up more yards to Akron then the Irish is just terrible.
But that is exactly why we will back them here laying these points. Off that near upset, do we really think that head-coach Brady Hoke is going to go easy on these guys? Do we really think they are going to be overlooking any team right now? They do have the start of their Big 10 schedule ahead next Saturday. That is a home game vs Minnesota. It isn't Michigan State or Ohio State or one of their ‘bigger' rivalries.
My Final Thoughts-
Yes, Michigan barely eked out a win at home over lowly Akron. Yes, the Wolverines have the opening of Big 10 play next Saturday. No, they will not overlook Connecticut here. Listen. This team barely won last week. That game was home. There isn't any way that this team is being allowed to come out flat, or to overlook anyone. This is a road game. They are in a spot where they need to make some big plays early and make a statement that last week was just a ‘we were off a big win over ND, playing Akron, and didn't think it would be close' type of game. The talent on the Wolverines is head and shoulders above the Huskies. I didn't think UCONN would be that good this year, and I still don't. The way Michigan won, and the Huskies let-down vs their ex-coach last week. It makes it an easy call for me to lay the big wood here. Take the MICHIGAN WOLVERINES to take the Huskies behind the wood-shed for a 25+ point beating.
We are going to jump right into why I think the Wolverines are going to throttle the Connecticut Huskies this Saturday.
Let's start with Connecticut. First, we get them in a real emotional let-down situation. They just faced their old coach and you know these guys wanted to take it to him like they did the year before. It was bad enough they were coming off a home loss to Towson the week before. Ok, maybe they were looking ahead there. But even with their QB Chandler Whitmer passing for 349 yards, they still lost to Maryland who gave them 3 turnovers. When you rush the ball 33 times and gain 34 yards, it is going to be a long afternoon.
Now we have Michigan coming to town for this out of conference affair. The Wolverines were 35 point favorites at home over the Akron Zips. All Michigan did in that game was come out absolutely flat, and scored a touchdown with under 3 left to take the lead AND needed a defensive stop to just hold on! Well, we aren't giving them a total pass. They were off a big beating of Notre Dame, but to give up more yards to Akron then the Irish is just terrible.
But that is exactly why we will back them here laying these points. Off that near upset, do we really think that head-coach Brady Hoke is going to go easy on these guys? Do we really think they are going to be overlooking any team right now? They do have the start of their Big 10 schedule ahead next Saturday. That is a home game vs Minnesota. It isn't Michigan State or Ohio State or one of their ‘bigger' rivalries.
My Final Thoughts-
Yes, Michigan barely eked out a win at home over lowly Akron. Yes, the Wolverines have the opening of Big 10 play next Saturday. No, they will not overlook Connecticut here. Listen. This team barely won last week. That game was home. There isn't any way that this team is being allowed to come out flat, or to overlook anyone. This is a road game. They are in a spot where they need to make some big plays early and make a statement that last week was just a ‘we were off a big win over ND, playing Akron, and didn't think it would be close' type of game. The talent on the Wolverines is head and shoulders above the Huskies. I didn't think UCONN would be that good this year, and I still don't. The way Michigan won, and the Huskies let-down vs their ex-coach last week. It makes it an easy call for me to lay the big wood here. Take the MICHIGAN WOLVERINES to take the Huskies behind the wood-shed for a 25+ point beating.
