Mountain West Championship: San Diego State vs Utah State Prediction, Game Preview

Mountain West Championship: San Diego State vs Utah State prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Saturday.

Mountain West Championship: San Diego State vs Utah State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, December 4


Mountain West Championship: San Diego State vs Utah State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, December 4
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA
How To Watch: FOX
Record: San Diego State (11-1), Utah State (9-3)
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Why Utah State Will Win

Get this offense rolling and look out.

The Aggies have been great in the first year under Blake Anderson, cranking up the offense to be second in the Mountain West behind Fresno State, doing a great job of moving the chains on third downs with a strong midrange passing attack that can open things up and work deep.

San Diego State’s defense might be amazing, but this isn’t the type of team that wants to get behind.

Everything about the Aztecs is about controlling clock and tempo. Fresno State was able to get up fast in the 30-20 win in late October, and the SDSU offense couldn’t get back into the game.

The Utah State defense is good enough at getting into the backfield to screw up the Aztec offense, and veteran QB Logan Bonner – a playmaker at Arkansas State before following Anderson over to Utah State – isn’t going to panic or buckle against everything the SDSU D brings.

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Why San Diego State Will Win

Underestimate San Diego State at your own peril.

The Aztecs had to beat Boise State to get to Mountain West Championship, and they looked like they were dead.

The Broncos rolled out to a 16-3 lead midway through the second quarter and appeared to have the right formula to roll to a win like they did against Fresno State.

San Diego State flipped a switch.

Jordan Brookshire stepped in at quarterback and was brilliant, WR Jesse Matthews kept rolling through his fantastic season, and the amazing defense locked down hard.

The Aztecs are second in the nation against the run behind Wisconsin, they’re great at forcing takeaways – coming up with three against Boise State – and they’ve been able to hold up against most of the big bombers on the slate.

Jake Haener and Fresno State were able to get the job done in the win, but Nevada’s Carson Strong bombed away and UNLV threw for 372 yards, and it didn’t matter because the run defense took over.

And …

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What’s Going To Happen

San Diego State should be able to control the game with its ground attack.

It’s all slowed down a bit over the second half of the season. The Aztecs dominated on the ground in the first five games – including against Utah and Arizona – with over 200 rushing yards in each, but the offense became more balanced as defenses started to load up more to stop the deep backfield.

Utah State’s run defense is about to have a hard time.

Wyoming was able to run for 362 yards on the Aggies a few weeks ago, and while that was a bit of an anomaly, San Diego State will start to do a bit of that.

Utah State hasn’t faced a whole slew of tough ground games – it came up with the win over Air Force in a shootout – and now it will have to deal with the Aztec lines.

This won’t be scintillating. It’ll be clinical.

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Mountain West Championship: San Diego State vs Utah State Prediction, Lines

San Diego State 26, Utah State 17
Line: San Diego State -6, o/u: 50
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

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San Diego State vs Utah State Prediction, Game Preview

San Diego State vs Utah State prediction and game preview.

San Diego State vs Utah State prediction and game preview.


San Diego State vs Utah State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 31
Game Time: 9:30 ET
Venue: Maverik Stadium, Logan, UT
Network: CBS Sports Network

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Why San Diego State Will Win

The Aztecs were close to perfect in the first half of the 34-6 win over UNLV, and they were pretty good even when they took their foot off the gas.

The running game averaged over six yards per carry with 287 yards and three touchdowns, and the defense controlled everything else. UNLV only converted one third down chance and rolled up a mere 186 yards of total offense.

Utan State’s offense didn’t do a thing in the 42-13 loss to Boise State, getting down 28-0 at halftime and finishing with a mere 203 yards of total offense. Boise State was good at getting into the Aggie backfield, and San Diego State should be great this week after generating five sacks and 14 tackles for loss.

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Why Utah State Will Win

Boise State could throw to take advantage of Utah State loading up against the run. San Diego State is still suspect through the air.

The Aztec running game was great against the Rebels, but Utah State’s defensive line is good enough to look and play a whole lot better than it did in Boise.

San Diego State is very talented and very good, but it’s still not going to be a wild air show. Carson Baker only completed 12-of-25 passes for 137 yards and a score – the running game handled everything – and this week the Aggies should be able to load up and make the Aztecs and take away that other dimension.

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What’s Going To Happen

Brady Hoke and his Aztecs came up with a fantastic first game against UNLV, but Utah State is a whole lot stronger an opponent.

It won’t be the walk in the park last week’s game was, but San Diego State will still be San Diego State. It’ll play with more of a faster tempo than it did under Rocky Long, but it’ll still grind, count on the defense, and maintain control of the game throughout.

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San Diego State vs Utah State Prediction, Line

San Diego State 26, Utah State 17
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San Diego State -7.5, o/u: 43.5
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