5. Fresno State at Wyoming
LINE Fresno State -3.5
ATS PICK Fresno State
I know, I know, pick against Wyoming in Laramie at your own peril, but this falls into the Didn’t Really Beat Anyone category.
Wyoming was fun over the first four games, but it helped to play Montana State, Northern Illinois, Ball State, and UConn. Now, NIU and Ball State aren’t awful, but they’re not Air Force.
Air Force also falls into the Didn’t Really Beat Anyone category, and it beat Wyoming 24-14. But it’s not just that.
The Cowboys haven’t faced a dangerous FBS passing game.
In comes Jake Haener and a Fresno State attack that’s thrown for 378 yards or more against everyone but Oregon, and even then it almost got to 300 in a 31-24 loss.
The Bulldogs went to UCLA and won that emotional game, flew home and had a shockingly tough fight with UNLV on a Friday night, and then flew to Hawaii and bombed away, only to lose thanks to six turnovers.
This was a beaten up, battered, and weary team that seemed like it needed to take a little break. After two weeks off, here’s where the offense picks it back up.
And with that, it’s Big Time Big Ten time. Diving right in with four games that should all be interesting, but all seem strangely gettable, starting with Big Time Big Ten Game No. 4 …