We have the official betting preview of Connecticut<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nand Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The sportsbooks<\/a> have Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\na 3.5 point favorite with a total of 51.5. Connecticut<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\nis 4-0 straight up, but just 1-2 against the spread going over 2-of-3. The
\nCardinals are 2-1 straight up and 1-1 to the Vegas betting odds. <\/p>\n

The Huskies have been very successful on offense getting
\n5.8 yards per rush against teams normally allowing 4.7. Their defensive numbers
\nare average, allowing 4.5 yards per play to teams normally getting 4.6. <\/p>\n

That describes the Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\noffense: average. They get 5.4 yards per play to teams allowing that same
\namount. This is not your Petrino\u2019s<\/span> Cardinals. Their
\nstrength is on defense, allowing 1.9 yards per rush to teams normally getting
\n3.8 and 5.7 yards per pass to teams normally getting 6.1. That comes out to
\ngiving up 4.2 yards per play against teams normally allowing 5.1. <\/p>\n

For those who bet college football quarter
\nlines<\/a>, note that Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nfades late. They\u2019ve allowed 27 points combined in the first three quarters, but
\n39 in the final quarter. <\/p>\n

Keep in mind that this is only the Huskies second road
\ngame of the year, while Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nhas yet to play a road contest making this their fourth straight home game. <\/p>\n

Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com<\/a> <\/span>says the key
\nfor Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> is to be more
\ncareful with the ball. Their signal caller Tyler Lorenzen<\/span>
\nhas already thrown six interceptions. <\/p>\n

Who should one bet? The founder of the revolutionary
\nscience of forensic sports
\nhandicapping<\/a> Stevie Vincent is absolutely unloading on this game. It\u2019s his
\nFriday Night Big East Game of Two Centuries. <\/p>\n

As far as Vegas betting trends are concerned, all records
\nare against the spread: Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nis 9-1 at home to opponents who average more than 200 rushing yards per game.
\nThey are 18-6 on the road after two straight nonconference<\/span>
\ngames. The Cardinals are 20-8 after getting more than 200 yards rushing last
\ngame. <\/p>\n

UConn is 8-2 on grass. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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