College Football Week 7 Odds, Picks & Prediction: UConn vs. Ball State (2022)

Oct 12, 2022 - 3:57 PM

Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 7 odds, picks, and predictions for this week’s game: UConn vs. Ball State.

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College Football Week 7 Odds, Picks & Prediction: UConn vs. Ball State

Following college football for the last decade, you’d understandably be hesitant to back a UConn team attempting to win their third straight game, but here we are. Coach Jim Mora has the Huskies headed in the right direction, and after a tough early schedule, where they were beaten down by top-25 foes, they’ve found themselves on a winning streak.

The Huskies have been led by an improved defense that has allowed just two offensive touchdowns in the last weeks. The overall numbers don’t look impressive, ranking 113th in SP+ defense. However, against non-Power 5 competition, it has been getting the job done.

In their upset win over CMU last week, Ball State could not move the ball on a defense that was barely rated in the top 100. The Huskies could find similar success on the defensive side of the ball.

Connecticut has also excelled running the ball during their win streak. Still, with RB Devontae Houston out with an ankle injury for this matchup, they’ll need to rely on other runners and QB Zion Turner to continue to take care of the ball and put successful drives together. The Ball State defense is not particularly stout at 95th in SP+, and UConn will get their opportunities to put up points.

Jim Mora has this team believing in themselves, and the results are starting to show. These two teams project closer than this line would suggest, and there is value in the Connecticut ML.

Pick: Connecticut ML (+285)

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