Football Betting: Boise State vs. Fresno State Odds & Pick: September 18th 2009

Boise State vs. Fresno State
Free Pick: Fresno State +7.5 -110 odds
Friday, September 18th 2009 9:00p
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The Broncos went through the motions against a talent-deprived Miami of Ohio club last week to run their home winning streak to 21 in a row. QB Kellen Moore was solid completing 16 of 26 passes for 307 yards and 4 TDs. While it racked up 48-points to cover the lofty 40-point spread, Boise State only managed to gain 134 yards on the ground on just 28 carries. Defensively, the Broncos limited the Red Hawks to just 194 total yards of offense (38 on the ground) and picked MOH QB’s off four times.

Last week’s OT loss in Madison that will no doubt eat at HC Pat Hill’s men all week, but it can also prove to be the motivator needed to finally end the program’s embarrassing losing streak to Boise State. Jr. QB Ryan Colburn had a monster game in Madison throwing for 289 yards and four TDs, but he also threw three INTs; a stat line like that will almost certainly see Fresno fall to Boise for the fourth year in a row with the Broncos usually making teams pay for their mistakes. RB Ryan Matthews has posted back-to-back 100 yard games to start the year, and will need to have another big game for the Bulldogs to pull off the upset.

It’s been tough being a fan of the Bulldogs in their series with Boise State as the Broncos have dominated. Last year’s 61-10 dismantling of the Bulldogs couldn’t have sat well with HC Hill throughout the off-season. His kids put one heck of an effort together in a tough venue last week, and should build off it in this spot. Boise doesn’t look like the finely tuned machine CFB bettors have gotten so used to winning with over the last couple years; they have some flaws. Look for Fresno State to take advantage of those imperfections and finally have a chance to compete in this rivalry. There once was a day opponents hated traveling to Bulldog Stadium; I think those days might be making a comeback!