BYU vs Utah State Betting Odds & Picks: October 3rd 2008

If you are betting on college football this weekend, be sure to visit Touthouse.com for expert college football betting picks and odds. Below are free picks by Matt Foust and Bob Harvey for the BYU vs. Utah State Matchup on Friday. 

 BYU @ Utah St. o60.0 (-110) - Friday, October 3rd ‘08 8:00p
This week the eighth ranked BYU Cougars will travel to Logan, Utah for a Friday evening tilt with WAC member Utah State. The Cougars of BYU are a heavy road favorite at -28, but we are going to go with the over 60 in this match-up. The Cougars are having another outstanding season under Bronco Mendenhall and their offense is explosive to say the least. Quarterback Max Hall is a legitimate Heisman candidate with a 180.8 passer rating and he has thrown 15 touchdowns to just two interceptions. The Cougars are averaging 43 points per game and have scored under 40 just once (28 at Washington) in a game where they turned the ball over twice. Against competition similar to Utah State, BYU has scored 59, 44, and 41. They will get over 40 in this game without question. The Aggies of Utah State have faced a pretty tough schedule to this point in the season, and they have not faired well. They have squared off against two teams in BYU’s class in Oregon and Utah. They allowed 124 points in those two games and they scored 34. I look for them to chalk up anywhere from 14 to 20 in this contest and for BYU to easily take care of the rest and push the total over 60. Things to consider: The Over is 7-3 in BYU’s last 10 as a road favorite with a total of 54.5 or more. The Over is 3-1 the last five years when BYU played as road favorite in the month of September. The Over is 3-1 the last five years when BYU played as a road favorite coming off a win as a home favorite. The Over is 5-0 the last five years win Utah State played as a home underdog during the month of September. - Courtesy of Matt Foust

BYU -29.0 (-110) - Friday, October 3rd ‘08 8:00p
BYU has got the perfect balance. A high powered offense led by a Heisman caliber QB and a stingy defense. That combination will be tough for Utah State to overcome tonight. The 8th ranked Cougars are coming off back-to-back shutouts of UCLA and Wyoming and have eight straight wins over Utah State dating back to 1993. BYU will also look to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 15 games. Max Hall has been the catalyst behind the Cougars blazing start. Hall has thrown for 1,284 yards and 15 touchdowns in four games, tying the school record with seven TDs against UCLA. He has completed 74% of his passes this year with just two picks. The Aggies are just 1-3 this season and there hopes for the huge upset will rest on the shoulders of sophomore QB Diondre Borel, who threw for 191 yards and rushed for 97 yards in his first career start against Idaho two weeks ago. Utah State will also need a big game from running back Robert Turbin who rushed for 123 yards in the victory over the Vandals. Following a cumulative 103-0 dismantling of two Division 1 schools, the only thing that can keep BYU from posting a third straight road will be if they stay focused and don’t take one of the worst teams in the nation for granted. Utah State is 1-46 against ranked opponents. Make that 1-47 after they get spanked tonight by BYU. - Courtesy of Bob Harvey