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Air Force vs San Diego State Prediction Game Preview

Air Force vs San Diego State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 13 game on Saturday, November 26

Air Force vs San Diego State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 13, Saturday, November 26

Air Force vs San Diego State Prediction Game Preview

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Air Force vs San Diego State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 26
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: Air Force (8-3), San Diego State (7-4)
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Why Air Force Will Win

Can San Diego State beat anyone who’s good?

It came up with a late somewhat-miracle drive to beat Toledo back in September, and it collapsed after having Fresno State all but buried, and that’s been about it. San Jose State is about as close as it gets to a strong victory.

Now the offense that’s been able to perk up over the last month has to deal with a real defense.

Air Force leads the nation in time of possession with the offense giving the D a whole lot of rest. It shows – the defense is third in the nation allowing 263 yards per game.

The formula continues to be simple. Run, run some more, win third downs, let the defense stuff the run, and everything else works from there.

San Diego State does a lot of things right – for all the ripping on the lack of great wins, it was an onside kick recovery away from probably playing in the Mountain West title game – but it’s awful offensively on third downs.

That’s going to be a problem, but …

Why San Diego State Will Win

Can Air Force run on a defense that’s good?

It’s fun ground game might work on just about everyone, but it failed to get to 200 yards against Boise State and Wyoming – Air Force lost both of them.

It’s extremely simple. When Air Force runs for over 300 yards and dominates to the tempo, it’s 6-0 with six double-digit wins. When it doesn’t get to 300 it’s 2-3 with the two victories coming in low scoring fights with Army and Navy.

San Diego State’s defense had one really, really, really bad half against the run – it got ripped through by Boise State in a 35-13 loss. Other than that – giving up 316 rushing yards – it hasn’t allowed more than 175 yards to anyone else, and that includes Utah.

It hasn’t allowed more than 100 yards on the ground in four of the last five games.

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What’s Going To Happen

Air Force is 6-1 at home and 2-2 away from Colorado Springs. The ground game will have its moments, but the defense will have to deal with a red-hot Jalen Mayden, a far more confident Aztec offense, and a run defense that will hold its own.

This will be a good battle between the two tough teams that need to control the clock. Mayden and the San Diego State passing game will be the difference.

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Air Force vs San Diego State Prediction, Line

San Diego State 20, Air Force 17
Line: Air Force -2.5, o/u: 43.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Air Force vs San Diego State Must See Rating (out of 5): 3

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Colorado State vs Air Force: Rams Keys, Odds, Predicition

The CSU Rams head south to Colorado Springs to face the Air Force Falcons. Can the Rams get their first win at the Academy since 2002?

Colorado State vs Air Force: Rams Keys, Odds, Predicition

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WEEK 9: Colorado State Rams (2-8, 2-4 MW) vs. Air Force Falcons (7-3, 3-3 MW)

WHEN: Saturday, November 19th — 7:00 p.m. MST / 6:00 p.m. PST

WHERE: Falcon Stadium; Colorado Springs, CO (46,692)

WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, high of 26 degrees

TV: CBS Sports Network

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RADIO: K99-FM 99.1 / ESPN 1600 AM (Colorado)

SERIES RECORD: This will be the 60th matchup between these two schools. Air Force leads the series 37-21-1

LAST MEETING: Air Force won 35-21 last season in Fort Collins

WEBSITES: CSURams.com, the official Colorado State athletics website | GoAirForceFalcons.com, the official Air Force athletics website

GAME NOTES (PDF): Colorado State | Air Force

ODDS: Air Force -21.5

OVER/UNDER: 42.5

SP+ PROJECTION: Air Force by 29.7

FEI PROJECTION: Air Force by 24.1

PARKER FLEMING PROJECTION: Air Force 87.21% win probability (32.98-17.98)

Colorado State fell to Wyoming last week 14-13 in a heartbreaker. The Rams beat themselves more than the Cowboys beat them. They got a good start with a Tory Horton punt return touchdown. But then couldn’t finish off drives. They had a couple opportunities go to waste and it cost them.

This week, the Rams head south to Colorado Springs to face Troy Calhoun and the Air Force Falcons. Haaziq Daniels and Brad Roberts lead the way in the Falcons triple option offense. Air Force won the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy two weeks ago and are looking to finish the season strong.

Now onto some keys to victory for the Rams.

Three Keys to a colorado state victory

1. Maintain Your Assignment

The toughest thing about Air Force is they’re going to do the same thing over and over. They know, you know it, and the fans know it. What has to happen on the defense is maintaining the assignment given. You cannot freelance against this offense or they will burn you.

Defensive lineman are going to get cut. Linebackers are going to have to take on offensive lineman almost every play. It does not matter, you stay on your assignment for 60 minutes. The Rams know the plan, now they need to execute no matter how hard it hurts.

2. Stop Trying to Force Things

Tory Horton is one of the best athletes on this Colorado State squad. Last week against Wyoming, he tried to do too much. He caught a deep ball before halftime and tried to score a touchdown when he could’ve gone down and CSU could’ve called a timeout to get a field goal before half.

Clay Millen is guilty of this at times too. He holds onto the ball too long, he doesn’t move in the correct direction in the pocket, and he tends to force throws into spaces he shouldn’t. They are doing their best with the season they’ve had, but they need to breathe for a minute and think situationally, especially against Air Force when you might not have the ball that often.

3. Finish Strong

This key is in terms of both the game and the season. The Rams need to finish their drives on offense with points, they need to finish drives on defense with a stop, and they need to finish the season on a high note. You can see the potential this offense has, it just hasn’t fully come together yet.

Both sides of the ball have had their shine at times this season. The offense has come together these past few weeks. The defense has been tremendous in conference play, giving up 22.5 points and 351.7 yards per game, after giving up 41 points and 414.3 yards per game in non-conference play. Now they just need to finish.

what will happen

Colorado State hasn’t beaten Air Force since 2015, they’ve come within single digits twice since then too. Neither of those facts is probably going to change this week. The Rams have shown improvement as the season has gone on, but Air Force is just too strong and too disicplined to given an inch against CSU.

Final Score: Air Force 38, Colorado State 17

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Colorado State vs Air Force Prediction Game Preview

Colorado State vs Air Force game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 12 game on Saturday, November 19

Colorado State vs Air Force prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 12, Saturday, November 19

Colorado State vs Air Force Prediction, Game Preview

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Colorado State vs Air Force How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 19
Game Time: 9:00 ET
Venue: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
How To Watch: FS2
Record: Colorado State (2-8), Air Force (7-3)
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Why Colorado State Will Win

The run defense hasn’t been bad.

The wins and success aren’t there, but to have any shot of hanging with Air Force the defensive front has to avoid getting ripped to shreds. That might happen – Air Force has the best rushing attack in the nation – but the Rams have allowed fewer than 150 yards in three of the last four games.

Meanwhile, the passing game has cranked it up with two of its best games of the year – it’s going to stretch the Air Force secondary a bit – but …

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Why Air Force Will Win

The Air Force ground game really is just that good. It’s not slowing down.

It’s coming off its fifth 400-yard rushing day of the year after rolling through New Mexico for 421 yards and four scores averaging six yards per carry.

Yeah, Colorado State’s defense hasn’t been bad lately, but Boise State was able to run well, Utah State averaged over five yards per carry, and it hasn’t seen anything like it’s about to deal with.

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What’s Going To Happen

Air Force will be Air Force at home.

It’s a local battle – just 130 miles between the two schools – but that won’t matter. The Falcons will run, and run some more, controlling the clock from the start and keeping the Ram passing game from going off.

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Colorado State vs Air Force Prediction, Line

Air Force 38, Colorado State 13
Line: Air Force -21.5, o/u: 42.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Colorado State vs Air Force Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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New Mexico vs Air Force Prediction Game Preview

New Mexico vs Air Force game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 11 game on Saturday, November 12

New Mexico vs Air Force prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 11, Saturday, November 12

New Mexico vs Air Force How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 12
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: New Mexico (2-7), Air Force (6-3)
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New Mexico vs Air Force Game Preview

Why New Mexico Will Win

New Mexico has enough of a defense to make this a game.

The offense might not be anything special, but the defense does a great job on third downs, the front isn’t bad at getting hammered on, and that O that has plenty of issues at least controls the clock.

The Lobo pass defense is mostly the problem, but Air Force is dead last in the country at throwing, but …

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Why Air Force Will Win

Yeah, that New Mexico offense doesn’t do much of anything.

It’s dead last in the nation in total O – it’s been able to come up with 300 yards just once against FBS teams – and it doesn’t have the ability to throw to get back in the game if needed.

New Mexico hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass in the last seven games.

The Lobo run defense might be good so far this year, but it hasn’t helped up against the teams that can actually do it. By the way …

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What’s Going To Happen

Air Force leads the nation in rushing.

It wasn’t able to do much against Boise State and it wasn’t great last week against Army, and it still averages 324 yards per game. The Falcons will take control early on with a few scores, and New Mexico won’t have an answer.

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New Mexico vs Air Force Prediction, Line

Air Force 31, New Mexico 7
Line: Air Force -21.5, o/u: 37.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5
New Mexico vs Air Force Must See Rating (out of 5): 1.5
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Boise State vs Air Force Prediction, Game Preview

Boise State vs Air Force game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

Boise State vs Air Force prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 8, Saturday, October 22

Boise State vs Air Force How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: Boise State (4-2), Air Force (5-2)
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Boise State vs Air Force Game Preview

Why Boise State Will Win

Oh, you think you have a running game, Air Force?

Boise State was doing nothing, the team crashed against UTEP and couldn’t do anything in the first half against San Diego State, and then …

Boom.

The ground game kicked in on the way to 316 rushing yards and five scores in the win. It was all followed up with 316 more yards in the win over Fresno State.

Air Force might be playing well overall, but it lost to Utah State after allowing close to 200 rushing yards, and lost to Wyoming after allowing 180. Those are the two losses.

The five wins came when the D allowed fewer than 180 yards on the ground.

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Why Air Force Will Win

Oh, really, you think you have a running game, Boise State?

Air Force not only leads the nation with 360 rushing yards per game, it averages almost 90 yards more per game than the No. 3 rushing team – Ole Miss. Army is the only other team to be over 300 and it averages 317.

Even when it’s not working it’s still cranking out yards in chunks and dominating the action. Boise State might be among the best teams in the country at coming up with third down stops, but and it might lead the Mountain West against the run, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Yeah, Boise State leads the Mountain West against the run and it amazing at coming up with third down stops.

Here’s the problem with that. The Broncos allowed more than 100 rushing yards twice, and they lost. They’re going to allow over 100 yards to Air Force, but the difference now is the rise of the offense under offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter.

The Bronco offense figured it out to go along with the amazing defense.

Don’t blink – with these two ground games keeping things moving this should last about 90 minutes.

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Boise State vs Air Force Prediction, Line

Boise State 27, Air Force 24
Line: Air Force -2, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Boise State vs Air Force Must See Rating (out of 5): 4
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Tale of the Tape: Starting Quarterbacks – Drew Pyne vs. Brumfield/Friel

Quite a complicated QB picture.

Notre Dame and UNLV will have an interesting quarterback situation overall. [autotag]Drew Pyne[/autotag] remains the starter for the Irish in spite of all the struggles he’s had to go through this season. Of course, the word “struggles” has to be used very loosely because there have been times, especially as the season has gone on, when Pyne is making real progress. Then, he has games in which he takes a step back, and those old doubts about him come creeping back.

The Rebels will come to South Bend not entirely sure who will be lining up under center for them. Doug Brumfield has been the main quarterback, but being in concussion protocol forced him to miss the Rebels’ last game against Air Force, and he remains day-to-day. The Rebels likely would turn to backup Cameron Friel if Brumfield can’t go. Still, it’s pretty obvious which quarterback gives the Rebels a better chance at victory.

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Air Force vs UNLV Prediction, Game Preview

Air Force vs UNLV game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 7 game on Saturday, October 15

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Air Force vs UNLV How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 15
Game Time:10:30 ET
Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: Air Force (4-2), UNLV (4-2)
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Why Air Force Will Win

Which Air Force team is going to show up?

There were injury problems in the loss to Wyoming a few weeks ago, but last week it couldn’t get things moving against a mediocre Utah State D in a 34-27 loss.

But if and when it gets going, no one is stopping what’s coming.

UNLV couldn’t handle the San Jose State running game last week in a 40-7 loss, and now it gets a jacked up Air Force attack that should be able to attack the outside of the Rebel defense and rip off big things.

Air Force still leads the nation in rushing, it’s great at controlling the clock, and it holds the ball for close to 36 minutes per game. However …

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Why UNLV Will Win

Yeah, the Air Force offense was great against Northern Iowa, Colorado, and Nevada. Those three aren’t exactly Georgia defensively.

UNLV might not have been able to get anything going against San Jose State, but the pressure from the defensive front should at least be enough to get into the Air Force backfield.

Make the Falcon offense rush, hope for takeaways. Air Force has given it up multiple times in four of the six games, and UNLV is +8 on the year in turnover margin.

The problem, though, is …

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What’s Going To Happen

Air Force will always have the ball.

UNLV’s defense is great on third downs, but the offense isn’t. Time of possession hasn’t been a problem, but Air Force is so good at milking the clock and making defenses panic a bit.

Air Force might not stomp on the Rebel D, but it’ll make up for the problems last week against Utah State by owning the clock in the fourth quarter to get out alive.

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Air Force vs UNLV Prediction, Line

Air Force 26, UNLV 17
Line: Air Force -10, o/u: 50
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
Air Force vs UNLV Must See Rating (out of 5): 3
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Air Force vs Utah State Prediction, Game Preview

Air Force vs Utah State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Saturday, October 8

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Air Force vs Utah State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 8
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Maverick Stadium, Logan, UT
How To Watch: FS1
Record: Air Force (4-1), Utah State (1-4)
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Why Air Force Will Win

Can Utah State stop the run? No? Okay, good luck with that.

The Aggies actually did a good job holding down BYU’s ground attack in a 38-26 loss last week, and they kept UNLV from going off, but Alabama, UConn, Weber State all had a good time running.

Air Force leads the nation in rushing by over a 100 more yards per game than No. 3 Kansas State and by 62 more yards than No. 2 Army. By its own standards it had an impossible time getting going in the 13-10 win over Navy, but it did enough to get out alive.

Now the attack should start to roll again, Utah State – along with the issues against the run – is getting hit with too many flags, it’s not forcing turnovers, and …

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Why Utah State Will Win

Is it possible that teams are starting to figure out Air Force’s fastball?

Some outside pieces were missing against Wyoming, but the Falcons couldn’t get going in Laramie and everything looked like it was running in mud against Navy.

Granted, in between was a monster performance against Navy, but again, Utah State hasn’t been that bad at keeping the big runs to a minimum lately.

The wins might not be there, but the offense hasn’t been bad over the last few games, it’s been versatile enough to keep things interesting, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers, turnovers, turnovers.

Utah State hasn’t been playing poorly, but the 13 turnovers over the last three games have been an absolute killer. Interceptions are the problem, but a few fumbles have been sprinkled in, too, for the nation leader in giveaways..

It doesn’t help that the Aggie defense hasn’t taken the ball aways in the last two games.

Air Force will go Air Force. It’ll hang on to the ball for 40 minutes, it’ll control the game, and it’ll run for close to 400 yards.

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Air Force vs Utah State Prediction, Line

Air Force 38, Utah State 17
Line: Air Force -10.5, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4
Air Force vs Utah State Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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ESPN’s College GameDay makes their picks for week 5

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For the first time all season, ESPN’s College GameDay guest picker has some legit football knowledge. Actually, he has a lot of it. Since the crew of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and Pat McAfee (Lee Corso was out with an illness) was in Death Valley, they brought back Christian Wilkins, who was on Clemson’s national championship teams in 2016 and 2018. They made their picks for who was going to win today’s big games and you can find out below who they selected.

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Navy vs Air Force Prediction, Game Preview

Navy vs Air Force game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 5 game on Saturday, October 1

Navy vs Air Force prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 5, Saturday, October 1

Navy vs Air Force How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 1
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Navy (2-2), Air Force (3-1)
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Why Navy Will Win

Finally, Navy was able to be on the right side of a decent win.

It’s been a rough run for the program to start the season, but there was finally a moment of fun in the 23-20 win over East Carolina.

What went right? The passing game hit on just enough big plays on the 11 throws to matter, the defense came up with one of its better games in a long time – the two takeaways helped – and not turning the ball over was a big deal.

There’s always a fine line when it comes to what Navy needs. It needs to run well, it needs to control the clock, and it really, really can’t screw up. There was just one turnover last week after giving it up six times in the first two games.

However …

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Why Air Force Will Win

Air Force hasn’t given away any turnovers over the last two games.

Yeah, Navy won, but the running game still isn’t working like it needs to.

It’s fine, it’s averaging close to 200 yards per game, but it’s hardly dominating like the Air Force attack is.

Navy controls the clock by holding the ball for 34 minutes a game. Air Force is No. 2 in the nation in time of possession keeping it for over 36 minutes per outing, and that’s because the running game is averaging a ridiculous 412 yards per outing.

But …

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What’s Going To Happen

Navy’s run defense has been solid so far. Granted, that’s because everyone is throwing it on the porous secondary, but allowing 2.3 yards per carry isn’t bad.

Style knows style – these two know how to run, they know what the other side, and …

Air Force does it all better.

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Navy vs Air Force Prediction, Line

Air Force 30, Navy 13
Line: Air Force -14, o/u: 37.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5
Navy vs Air Force Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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