3. San Jose State at Boise State
LINE: Boise State -11.5
ATS PICK: Boise State
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Boise State has been … weird.
There’s no running game, the defense has been blah, and the loss to BYU – even though the Broncos were down to their third-string quarterback and backup running backs – sort of took away the aura that’s around the better Group of Five programs like Cincinnati and BYU (who’s an independent, but is sort of more Group of Fiveish than Power 5ish).
But the Broncos are getting the job done. Blowing away Utah State is no big whoop, and rolling Colorado State isn’t anything great, but the offense has put up 40 or more on everyone but BYU.
San Jose State beat San Diego State. That’s a strong win, the team found a way get the job done, and it pulled it off with just 298 yards of total offense and no real running game.
The other three wins? A struggle against Air Force, New Mexico, and UNLV – all at home.
It’s still a historic run for the Spartan program, and it’s a really, really good story, but the 11.5 line is just about right.
Boise State … at home … on the national FOX stage and after having being disrespected by the College Football Playoff committee.
And it’s Senior Day.
It’s all set up for a big performance by the Broncos.