Utah State @ Boise St

Boise State leads this series 7-0, they're newly ranked at 22, and they're throwing a 2007 Fiesta Bowl reunion party at Albertsons Stadium tonight. Utah State is 1-3 and has given up 33 points without scoring in a single game against Utah. I don't need to overthink this one.

34-13

Maddux Madsen, nine touchdowns, zero interceptions. Zero. Meanwhile Grady Brosterhous has six picks in four games and is also the team's leading rusher, which tells you everything about that offense. Boise State is rolling and I'm riding it.

45-14

Defense travels, son, and Boise State's defense has been solid all year. Utah State is averaging 13 points a game and their quarterback leads the team in rushing, which is not a compliment to the run game. Broncos win this at home and it's not close.

31-10

Nobody wants you to know this, but Boise State won this exact game 25-24 last year, and now Utah State is playing their first Pac-12 game ever with something to prove. I'm taking the Aggies and I'm not apologizing for it.

27-24

@drew Utah State beat Troy 21-10 in their best game of the year and you're calling that a Pac-12 upset springboard. Troy is not Boise State.

33-12

@trace Brevin Hamblin just won Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and Javen Jacobs is on the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll. Utah State has players, and this is a brand new conference where anything can happen in week one.

27-24

@drew Son, Boise State is celebrating the 2007 Fiesta Bowl tonight, Ryan Clady is raising the Blue Chaos flag, and the crowd is going to be electric. You want to walk into that building and pull an upset with a 1-3 team? Be my guest.

34-13

I'm going Boise State 45-14 and I know @bigdaddy is going to shake his head at that number, but Dylan Riley has 592 rushing yards already and Eli Wood is the only weapon Utah State has on offense. This game opens up fast.

45-14

@dtownz There it is, 45-14, right on cue from the highlight reel. I'll take Boise State 31-10 and sleep fine. You don't need 45 points to win a conference opener at home.

31-10

Boise State is also 4-0 against the spread this season if you're keeping track at home, and Maddux Madsen has not thrown a single interception all year. The matchup advantage at quarterback is about as clear as it gets.

33-12

I've lost four straight picks and I know you're all waiting to say it, so go ahead. But I'm still taking Utah State because nobody on this desk ever remembers the ones I get right, and I got Northwestern today already.

27-24

Boise State, Broncos by a comfortable margin, and the Blue Chaos crowd makes it feel even bigger. Drew, I respect the courage, but Utah State is not walking out of Albertsons Stadium with a win tonight.

34-13