The No. 24 San Diego State Aztecs (5-0, 1-0 MWC) and San Jose State Spartans (3-3, 1-1) meet for a Friday MWC West Division tilt at 10:30 p.m. ET at CEFCU Stadium. Below, we look at the San Diego State vs. San Jose State odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
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San Diego State has a couple Pac-12 wins (against Arizona and Utah) under its belt. Now, the Aztecs head on the road for the first time since Sept. 11. SDSU’s defense has been its trademark in the undefeated run of wins. The Aztecs have held three of their last four opponents under 300 total yards. For the season, their 270.4 yards allowed per game rank sixth in the nation.
The Spartans have had all kinds of problems on offense. A program that ranked 36th in total yards a season ago has cranked out just 333.5 yards per game (114th) in 2021. Last time out, SJSU lost at Colorado State 31-14 Oct. 9. The Spartans’ two touchdowns came on one short-field drive and one garbage-time score.
San Diego State at San Jose State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: San Diego State -400 (bet $400 to win $100) | San Jose State +300 (bet $100 to win $300)
- Against the spread (ATS): San Diego State -9.5 (-108) | San Jose State +9.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 40.5 (O: -120 | U: -105)
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San Diego State at San Jose State odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
San Diego State 23, San Jose State 14
Money line
PASS on the juice-drowned tags here. San Jose State is a bit of a contrarian lean, but on the money line, it’d take a price of +350 or better to make for some decent value.
Against the spread
Peg the Spartans – bad as their offense has been – as being worthy of a look here. SJSU is at -10 in turnover margin, and those miscues and some untimely plays have led to the Spartans losing three straight games by double digits in ATS margin. Against a strong defense and running game, expect some pushback from a San Jose squad that is 2-1 ATS in its last three games against San Diego State, including a 28-17 straight-up win last season.
TAKE SAN JOSE STATE +9.5 (-112).
Over/Under
The Under is 3-0 the last three head-to-head meetings and 6-1 in the last seven tilts. That’s the lean here. Look for the visitors to game control a grinding field-position-and-clock battle.
TAKE THE UNDER 40.5 (-105).
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