Just take the mediocre SEC team over the mediocre Big East team. Both of these teams remind me of each other as they both look to run the ball first. Both have okay defenses, and just look to not make mistakes and keep the game tight. With that said Vanderbilt is coming off a bye week which is something they did not have a year ago. I think this is huge as they get healthy after some big games in SEC play. Vanderbilt’s defense has not crumbled yet and they are solid against the run so far. Vanderbilt has somewhat startling success vs. the number away from home. The Commodores are an impressive 20-7 vs. the line away since 2005, and an even more eye-opening 18-4 vs. the number as a visiting dog that span. Also included is a 7-1 spread mark in Vandy’s last 8 as a non-conference visitor. It all bodes well for Saturday’s trip to UConn, where the Huskies have covered just 2of their last 5 at "The Rentsch." Robbie Caldwell is an "old school" guy that knows exactly what his best chances are to compete vs. superior talent – play safe and smart early, try to keep the game close, and then make some plays late to get over the hump. That was absolutely the case in the first two SEC games, when the Commodores had 73 runs vs. only 35 passes. After being within 10-3 in the fourth quarter vs. L.S.U., they made those second-half plays to win outright at Ole Miss. And they were also alive to the final play in the opener against Northwestern. Now with a bye week off of that win the confidence level and energy increase, and those same tactics put them in the hunt all the way here vs. an opponent that lacks the manpower to break it open early. The pedigree of an SEC road dog is tough to pass up vs. this class, especially with the Vanderbilt 5th-year seniors bringing an excellent 14-4 ATS run in the role, and the Huskies can not help but be distracted a bit by that Big East opener on national television at Rutgers on Friday.
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There's been plenty of punts....Vandy would have the lead if not for that early fumble. GL
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