The Colorado State Rams (2-5, 2-1 Mountain West) and Boise State Broncos (5-2, 4-0) will wrangle in a Mountain West battle Saturday. Kickoff at Albertson’s Stadium is slated for 7 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Colorado State vs. Boise State odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Colorado State has averaged just 12.9 points per game this season (130th in FBS), but the Rams have managed 2 wins in their last 3 games. CSU now heads out on the road for just the 2nd time since Sept. 17. Dating back to last fall, the Rams are 1-5 straight-up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) in their last 6 games away from home.
The Broncos have won 3 consecutive games. Two were walks in the park that saw Boise State pile up monster yardage margins. Last week’s win — at Air Force — ended up a 19-14 cliffhanger after BSU had jumped out to a 16-0 lead. The Broncos were undone by 9 penalties, but they did hold a strong Falcon run game to just 3.5 yards per carry.
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Colorado State at Boise State odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 7:58 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Colorado State +1500 (bet $100 to win $1,500) | Boise State -10000 (bet $10,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Colorado State +27.5 (-120) | Boise State -27.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 42.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Colorado State at Boise State picks and predictions
Prediction
Boise State 31, Colorado State 7
Moneyline
PASS. Lots of places for true odds to hide in this wide canyon between prices.
Against the spread
We have an offense that analytically may be worse than what shows on the surface with the points-per-game average ranking 130th in the nation against a suffocating Boise defense that has been good against the run and the pass.
When these programs met last Oct. 30, the Broncos were favored by 1.5. They won 28-19, but Colorado State was up 13-0 early.
BSU has averaged 38.3 rushing attempts per game and 26.6 passing attempts. The Broncos have been content to get to leads and stifle opponents to the finish line, eating clock with the running game.
With that style of play, COLORADO STATE +27.5 (-120) is worth a partial-unit play. This is some action based on the numbers and trends of the game more so that an analysis that the Rams are underrated.
Over/Under
Colorado State has played in 7 straight Unders. The Under is 6-1 in Boise State’s last 7 games against teams with a losing record.
TAKE THE UNDER 42.5 (-107).
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