Boise State gets another road test in its perfect season when they visit Utah State on Friday night.
Boise State is a huge 23 ½-point road favorite at BroburySports with a total of 62 points. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 9:30 pm ET.
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The Broncos (10-0 SU, 7-3 ATS) are in the unenviable position of having to win big every week. They’re only ranked sixth in the country despite the unblemished record, and they need to keep impressing the voters, plus get upsets ahead of them.
Boise State also needs to win big due to this spread. The team has been a 20-point favorite or more in its last four games. Boise is 3-1 ATS in those contests including a 54-9 win at Hawaii.
However, the Broncos failed to cover their last road tilt at Louisiana Tech, playing a close 45-35 game as 20-point ‘chalk.’ An Oct. 14th game at Tulsa was also a failure to ‘cover’ at 28-21 as nine-point road favorites.
Boise State has a prolific offense that can pass or run with equal effectiveness. Quarterback Kellen Moore is a Heisman Trophy candidate, and the defense ranks 12th in the country.
Boise State is 8-1-2 ATS in the last 11 meetings between the teams. One caution note is the defense has given up 30 PPG the last two weeks. The unit could be wearing down.
Utah State is a dangerous foe
Utah State (3-7 SU, 7-3 ATS) can be a dangerous team as evidenced by its 7-3 spread mark. They are 3-0 ATS in its last three home games and 8-1 ATS in the last nine there.
The Aggies only chance to cover the spread in this game is through the offense. They rank 20th in the country in total yards (437 YPG), although their 27.6 PPG ranks only 59th.
Quarterback Diondre Borel is a dual-threat who can pass and run the ball. Borel has thrown for 2,315 yards this year and is the second leading rusher (440 yards) behind Robert Turbin at 1,122 yards.
Turbin had 190 yards rushing last week against San Jose State, but he’ll find the sledding much tougher on Friday.
The sieve-like Utah State defense has no chance of stopping the Broncos, so the offense must capitalize on its scoring opportunities.
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