Just close your eyes, hold your nose, and bet the Huskies. While there's no reason to be optimistic about UConn this season in its first year under Jim Mora, this spread is a little too generous to Utah State. The Aggies will be one of the Mountain West's better teams, but should be closer to a 24-point favorite in this game than a 27-point favorite.

Utah State coach Blake Anderson, I thought, overachieved in his first year with the squad, finishing 11-3. This season, the Aggies are even better, especially on the offensive line. They were solid on defense and played a lot of guys, so I'm not worried about them replacing five starters there. This is going to be a very tough matchup for new coach Jim Mora's Huskies. Expect UConn to be better this year, but not in this matchup against the Aggies.