There’s no better way to bring back our weekly college football “Ugly Underdog” column than with every gambler’s favorite team: The UMass Minutemen.
“Ugly Underdog” column than with a bet on every gambler’s favorite team: The UMass Minutemen.No sir, this looks like a reinvigorated Minutemen team that actually has potential to win more than one game for the first time since 2018.The Minutemen ended a 24-game road losing streak and already are halfway to cashing the over on their season win total for 2023.
UMass will now take all the momentum it built up in Las Cruces and head to the Plains to take on Auburn in Hugh Freeze’s debut as the Tigers’ coach on Saturday. It’s the first game of the season for War Eagle and expectations are pretty high after three straight disappointing years, so you can expect a rollicking atmosphere even if it’s only UMass making a trip to Jordan-Hare Stadium.They’re an SEC team. They’re at home. UMass has been the worst team in FBS for the past decade. The talent gap is massive.But if you dig a little deeper, you can see a path to a cover for the Minutemen, who are currently 35.
Thorne should have no issues carving up UMass, but there’s certainly a chance it takes a drive or two for Thorne to get his bearings with his new team.Another signal pointing to a UMass cover here is that Auburn likely will tread lightly if it builds a big lead in the second half. The Tigers will want to get Thorne reps and get the starters used to Freeze’s system, but they are also likely to rotate heavily to keep players fresh for a cross-country trip to Cal next weekend and a long season ahead.Betting on College Football?
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