UConn +1.5 is a bet on the Huskies running well enough to stay close at Air Force. UConn averages 5.4 yards per carry through 7 games, while the Falcons allow 4.6.
Cyncir Bowers ran for 131 yards on 15 carries against UMass last Friday. Quarterback Kalieb Osborne added 66 rushing yards.
UConn has also finished 20 of 26 red-zone trips with touchdowns this season.
UConn has allowed 3.3 yards per carry through 7 games. That run defense meets an Air Force offense with 443 rushing attempts and 66 passes over the same span.