San Diego State vs Fresno State Prediction, Game Preview

San Diego State vs Fresno State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 9 game on Saturday, October 29

San Diego State vs Fresno State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 9, Saturday, October 29


San Diego State vs Fresno State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 29
Game Time: 10:30 ET
Venue: Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA
How To Watch: FS1
Record: San Diego State (4-3), Fresno State (3-4)
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Why San Diego State Will Win

Can this keep working with Jalen Mayden winging it around?

The former Mississippi State quarterback-turned SDSU defensive back-turned-quarterback saved the season with a 322-yard day in the win over Hawaii, and struggled in the win over Nevada, but didn’t make any big mistakes.

As long as he’s serviceable, the running game that showed signs of life against the Wolf Pack should be okay, the defense is good enough to keep the  – most-likely – Jake Haener-less Fresno State offense from going off, and …

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Why Fresno State Will Win

San Diego State needed to face two of the worst defensive teams in the country to get going.

The offense still doesn’t work, the penalties on both sides – ten or more in three of the last four games – are obnoxious, and the defense has to prove it can hold up.

Fresno State is playing well. It got past a rough start to shock San Jose State and blow away San Jose State. The run defense has been a brick wall – and it will be this week, too – and the offense has picked it up in other areas with Haener injured.

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What’s Going To Happen

This is about how well the Fresno State defensive front has been playing against the run. It perked up after getting run over by the Boise State ground game, and now it’ll stuff the Aztecs.

San Diego State makes way too many mistakes, the passing game is too inconsistent, the O line has been too lousy, and Fresno State isn’t Hawaii or Nevada.

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San Diego State vs Fresno State Prediction, Line

Fresno State 24, San Diego State 10
Line: Fresno State -8.5, o/u: 41.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
San Diego State vs Fresno State Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5
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San Diego State vs Fresno State Prediction, Game Preview

San Diego State vs Fresno State prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win this Saturday.

San Diego State vs Fresno State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 30


San Diego State vs Fresno State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 30
Game Time: 10:30 pm ET
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: San Diego State (7-0), Fresno State (6-2)
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Why Fresno State Will Win

Score.

It sounds easy, but this isn’t a San Diego State team built to come up with any sort of big comeback or work out of its comfort zone. It got pushed just a wee bit by San Jose State and had to rally back, and that was just a 19-13 double overtime win.

As good as the Aztec defense is, it hasn’t played anyone who can throw. Utah is as close to a high-powered passing game as it gets on the schedule, if it’s not New Mexico State and the 326 yards it threw for.

Jake Haener and the Fresno State offense need to be sharp from the start, and the great pass rush – the Bulldogs lead the nation in tackles for loss – has to take over on third downs. But …

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Why San Diego State Will Win

San Diego State makes you play its style.

The offense might not do anything great, but the ground game is terrific, the run defense is a brick wall, and everything else falls into place from there.

The punting game leads the nation averaging 46.6 yards per kick, the team always owns the turnover battle, and forget about converting on third downs.

Fresno State turns the ball over way too much and gets hit with too many penalties. You have to be perfect to beat the Aztecs, and Fresno State isn’t perfect.

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What’s Going To Happen

Don’t expect any sort of a firefight. San Diego State will do what it does to make this a grind, and Fresno State will have to be patient.

It’s going to be about field position, turnovers, and dealing with the tempo, and San Diego State will do that just a wee bit better.

It’s a late night game, but stay up for it. The first three quarters will put you to sleep, but the fourth will be intense.

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San Diego State vs Fresno State Prediction, Lines

San Diego State 20, Fresno State 17
Line: San Diego State -1, o/u: 44.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 4

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