John Gallagher resigned as Hartford coach on Monday because he didn’t like the way the university was neglecting player safety and well-being with budget cuts. There was an overreaction to this line due after the resignation, and I now see value in the spread with Hartford playing at home and with a chip on its shoulder. I don’t see the Hawks quitting; I see them coming together. I took Hartford with the points.

This line has jumped from an open of Hartford +2 to +8 with the news Monday that Hawks coach John Gallagher quit citing budget cuts. The day before the season!? Wow. The last straw for Gallagher was the school’s decision not to send an athletic trainer with his team for a closed scrimmage at Dartmouth last week, he said. This is also the last season for Hartford as a Division I program and it will compete as an independent. Even with that distraction, 8 points seems like too many. Shoot, the SL Model has Hartford winning by 8. Not sure about that ...