The No. 10 (BCS) University of South Florida football team (6-1, 1-1 BIG EAST) will have first place in the BIG EAST on its mind as it travels to league-leading No. 23 UConn on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. ET game on ABC. USF is coming off its first loss of the season, a 30-27 defeat at the hands of Rutgers. UConn defeated Louisville, 21-17, in Hartford.
The Bulls dropped nine spots in the AP rankings to 11th after the defeat to Rutgers on Oct. 18. They had never been in the Top 25 before this season and reaching No. 2 created talk about potentially playing for the national title in January.
Oddsmakers at online sports wagering giant Bodog (Bodoglife.com) currently have the Bulls listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total is holding at 43.
While going 6-1 SU on the season, the Bulls have been very good covering the betting spread going 4-2 while the posted total has slipped OVER in 3-of-5 games USF has played.
The Huskies, also 6-1 SU have been one of the nations best in covering the spread cashing for backers in 5-of-6 games. In games with a posted total, the OVER and UNDER split at 2-2.
Betting trends have 86 percent of early side bets on USF while 76 percent prefer the Bulls on the money line. The UNDER is expected to slip below the posted 43 point total.
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