Connecticut Huskies @ Oklahoma Sooners Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Pick

Connecticut Huskies @ Oklahoma Sooners Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Pick: Oh the Sooners couldn’t be a bigger public favorite. At a couple big books I know, Oklahoma is rocking public favoritism by over 80%. It looks like they’re about 65% as a whole on most of the sites I recognize. Twice as many people are on the Sooners – and I get it, the Sooners come from the Big bad 12 and UConn took the BCS spot because they won the pathetic Big East with an 8-4 record and a loss to Notre Dame, of all teams. The Huskies should be underdogs, no doubt, but the consistent acknowledgment that they “don’t belong in a BCS Bowl game” or how they “aren’t even ranked” helps raise that spread to where it is today. Give them a little credit.

The Huskies won 5 straight to win the Big East title, including a big 19-16 win over South Florida. They smoked Cincinnati, walked past Syracuse, and beat both Pitt and West Virginia to help win them the title. They ran the ball very well down the stretch, and despite a passing game that rarely accrues impressive numbers, the Huskies have found ways to win football games – a very important part of football, for sure.

The Sooners put up heaps of points and loads of wins, but they also played in a Big 10 that sports absolutely no defense and high scoring games every time out. When they play in anything different, it gets foreign. The Soones barely beat Cincinnati early in the season, and we know Connecticut is better than them. UConn should lose this game, but 17 is way too many – all the value is on the Huskies.

Connecticut Huskies (+17) @ #7 Oklahoma Sooners