10:00 pm
October 29

Colorado State @ Fresno State

Who will WIN this matchup?

Colorado State Rams (0-0)

@ Fresno State Bulldogs (0-1)

 

Current odds:

Colorado State Rams: (-145)

Fresno State Bulldogs: (+125)

 

• The line for this game is Colorado State by 3 points.

• I got the following in an email from CBS sports in relationship to this game:

You never want to read too much into one game, but it is hard to trust Fresno State in this spot after what they did defensively in their opener against Hawaii. The Warriors rushed for 323 yards in the game, averaging 6.1 yards per carry. That left the Bulldogs with a rush defense success rate of 43.2% after one game. That ranks 99th out of 101 teams. Now Fresno’s hosting a Colorado State team that will likely be running the same kind of up-tempo rushing attack Steve Addazio employed at Boston College. That’s not a great matchup.
Plus, Colorado State’s game against New Mexico last week was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions on the Lobos’ side. So the Rams have had an extra week to prepare for this game, and it’s hard to ignore the trends involving teams playing their first game of the season against teams that have already played. There have been 27 games played between FBS schools this year featuring one team beginning its season against an opponent that has already played. The team playing its first game has gone 20-7 ATS in those games. Take the Rams.
Key Trend: Colorado State has covered in five of the last seven meetings.

 

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