The Colorado State (3-3, 2-0 MWC) and Utah State (4-2, 2-1) meet for an MWC Mountain Division contest on Friday night. The 9:30 p.m. ET tilt will be played at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah. Below, we look at the Colorado State vs. Utah State odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
Colorado State has dominated a pair of MWC games the last two weeks. The most recent of those was a 36-7 win at New Mexico Saturday.
The Rams were a plus-3 in turnovers and won the yardage battle, 452-69. Through a half-dozen games, CSU has yielded just 287.2 yards per contest which ranks ninth in the nation.
The Aggies got a go-ahead touchdown with 43 seconds remaining to win, 28-24, at UNLV Saturday. Utah State trailed, 17-14, at halftime, before its passing game led the comeback.
USU had 298 passing yards in the contest. Senior WR Deven Thompkins finished with 12 catches for 180 yards and 2 TDs. The Aggies’ 315.2 passing yards per game rank 15th in FBS.
Colorado State at Utah State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Colorado State -150 (bet $150 to win $100) | Utah State +122 (bet $100 to win $122)
- Against the spread (ATS): Colorado State -2.5 (-122) | Utah State +2.5 (-102)
- Over/Under (O/U): 58.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Colorado State at Utah State odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Colorado State 34, Utah State 28
Money line
On Sept. 25, the Rams lost 24-14 at Iowa. The Hawkeyes had three short-field scoring drives in that one, and Colorado State acquitted itself well.
These two MWC foes did not play last year. Utah State defeated CSU 34-24 in 2019, so there is some revenge bent to the Rams butting back here. In that 2019 game, the Aggies had two short-field scores, a defensive TD, and a special teams TD.
The money line price here is solid: TAKE THE RAMS (-150).
Against the spread
AVOID: things could get close late against a Utah State team prone to play in close games.
Over/Under
The Under is 6-2 in the last eight CSU-USU meetings, and it’s a significant lean Friday.
When the Aggies have the football, it’s a strength-on-strength matchup, but one earned with plenty of weak schedule components on both sides. Utah State’s 108th ranking in total defense is one that stands out.
At first glance, that figure has been earned against a decent collection of opponents. But upon closer inspection, those opposing offenses don’t hold up.
Meanwhile, CSU’s offense figures to be trending the right way, and it has shown some signs of being for real.
BACK THE OVER 58.5 (-110).
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