EDITORIAL BY GRAYDON FOX

Overview:

On Saturday, November 24^th, the (10-1) Utah State Aggies will be on the road to take on the (9-2) Boise State Broncos.

The Crowd:

The Crowd projects a final score of Boise State 34.2 – Utah State 29.7 with an over/under of 64.0.

Lou Holtz and Mark May:

Lou is predicting a final score of Boise State 35 – Utah State 33.

Mark is predicting a final score of Boise State 31 – Utah State 27.

2018-19 Statistics (130 total teams):

Passing offense: Boise State 305.5 YPG (14^th) > Utah State 282.1 YPG (22^nd)

Rushing offense: Utah State 216.5 YPG (26^th) > Boise State 159.5 YPG (78^th)

Scoring offense: Utah State 49.3 PPG (2^nd) > Boise State 37.4 PPG (19^th)

Scoring defense: Utah State 22.1 PPG (33^rd) > Boise State 22.2 PPG (34^th)

Passing defense: Boise State 226.9 YPG (63^rd) > Utah State 233.7 YPG (70^th)

Rushing defense: Boise State 128.9 YPG (28^th) > Utah State 140.2 YPG (42^nd)

Turnover Margin Per Game: Utah State +1.3 (4^th) > Boise State +0.7 (19^th)

Strength of Schedule:

Utah State is (10-1) with wins over New Mexico State, Tennessee Tech, Air Force, BYU, UNLV, Wyoming, New Mexico, Hawaii, San Jose State, and Colorado State.  Their lone defeat was a 38-31 loss to #11 Michigan State in week one.

Boise State is (9-2) with victories over Troy, UConn, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado State, Air Force, BYU, #23 Fresno State, and New Mexico.  They were defeated by #24 Oklahoma State and San Diego State.

Betting Trends: 

-Utah State is 8-2 against the spread this season while Boise State is 6-4-1.

-Utah State is 8-2 against the over/under this season whereas Boise State is 5-6.

Bottom Line:

I definitely expect a high scoring affair with two great quarterbacks in Brett Rypien and Jordan Love airing it out.  Utah State has had more success with their ground game averaging nearly six yards per carry.  The Aggies rarely ever turn the ball over and that type of offensively efficiency is exactly the formula success in a hostile environment.

Utah State wins 38-35

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