Connecticut vs. Marshall

Not all teams are up for a bowl game, but Connecticut will be. UConn suffered through a miserable 1-11 campaign a year ago but won five of seven to make this bowl. That included a 13-3 win over Boston College as a +8 dog and a 36-33 win over Liberty as a +13 underdog. They also upset Fresno State, 19-14, as a +22 dog. At 6-6, UConn has a chance for a winning season, which they haven't had since 2010. The ground attack leads the way averaging 4.8 yards per carry behind RBs Victor Rosa (561 yards, 4.5 ypc) and Devontae Houston (538 yards, 6.8 ypc). Connecticut is 19-6 ATS after covering the spread in five or six of their last seven. Marshall also prefers to run the football with a freshman at quarterback in Cam Fancher (8 TDs, 5 INTs). The last three times Marshall has been a double-digit favorite they failed to cover, beating Gardner Webb (28-7) as 31-point chalk, while losing straight up to Bowling Green (34-31) as a 17-point favorite and to Louisiana-Lafayette (23-13) as 10-point chalk. And Marshall is 16-35 ATS after two straight games committing one or fewer turnovers. Play Connecticut.