3. Wyoming at Fresno State
LINE Fresno State -15
ATS PICK Wyoming
Take all of the bull-muffin analysis I just spewed about Boise State already being in the conference championship and apply it to Fresno State.
Wyoming doesn’t really need this game, but it can lock in the No. 2 spot in the Mountain Division if Utah State loses to Boise State earlier in the day. It already has seven wins – which all but locks it into a bowl game – and it’s not Senior Day or anything like it is for Fresno State.
However, again, it’s a short week to play a conference championship, and Fresno State has to travel, too. That, and Wyoming has a style that might make this interesting.
The Cowboy offense has all but blown off the forward pass, but it’s good on the ground, it’s going to get physical, and Fresno State hasn’t exactly dealt with a bunch of killers in its six-game Mountain West winning streak.
It needed a miracle to get by San Diego State at home, struggled at UNLV, and and slipped by San Jose State.
Wyoming got rocked in Week 0 at Illinois, but it was able to win three road games and lost at BYU by 14.
Again, like Boise State, Fresno State should win its game before the bigger game, but it’s going to want to get in, get it done, and get out healthy.
It’s not going to pull out all the stops.
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