Why is Utah favored over boise?

[theitinerantson]

is there an injury i'm missing?

[Meestermike]

KEY PLAYER INJURIES

BOISE ST
LB Michael Altieri Knee Will miss remainder of season 9/12
DB Kyle Wilson Suspension Eligible to return Sat. vs Hawaii. 9/19
FB Brad Lau Concussion Questionable Sat. vs Hawaii. 9/19
OL Pete Cavender Achilles Out for the season. 9/4

UTAH
No significant injuries.

BOISE ST is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) after a playing a game where 70 total points or more were scored since 1992.

BOISE ST is 40-13 ATS (+25.7 Units) after playing a conference game since 1992.

BOISE ST is 35-12 ATS (+21.8 Units) off a win against a conference rival since 1992.

BOISE ST is 26-7 ATS (+18.3 Units) after 4 or more consecutive straight up wins since 1992.

BOISE ST is 10-0 ATS (+10.0 Units) against teams who force 2.5 or more turnovers/game on the season since 1992.

BOISE ST is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) vs. good offensive teams - scoring 31 or more points/game since 1992.

BOISE ST is 19-6 ATS (+12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1992.

BOISE ST is 42-21 ATS (+18.9 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.

UTAH is 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) vs. poor passing defenses - allowing a comp. pct. of 58% or worse since 1992.

BOISE ST is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after allowing 100 or less rushing yards in 2 straight games over the last 3 seasons.

BOISE ST is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in road games after allowing 125 or less rushing yards in 2 straight games over the last 3 seasons.

UTAH is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) in non-conference games since 1992.

UTAH is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) allowing 225 or less total yards/game over their last 2 games since 1992.

UTAH is 7-0 OVER (+7.0 Units) as a home favorite of 3.5 to 7 points since 1992.

UTAH is 13-4 OVER (+8.6 Units) in home games when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1992.

UTAH is 9-0 OVER (+9.0 Units) in home games off a win by 10 points or more over a conference rival since 1992.

UTAH is 7-0 OVER (+7.0 Units) off a double digit road win since 1992.

UTAH is 9-1 OVER (+7.9 Units) in home games after allowing 14 points or less last game since 1992.

UTAH is 10-1 OVER (+8.9 Units) in home games after a win by 17 or more points since 1992.

UTAH is 13-4 OVER (+8.6 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive wins against the spread since 1992.

[williwonka05]

and saw Boise is 28th in nation in TOTAL OFFENSE
29th in TOTAL DEFENSE
10th in the nation RUSH DEFENSE

This is a pretty solid team all around and they have BCS on their mind...QB is good and experienced too , key on the road IMO


Good Luck if you play Boise, i just might too

[EdwardHaney]

The reason Boise St. is not favored is because of Zabransky. Utah is going to do everything they can to take Ian Johnson out of the game and make Zabransky beat them. In his career, Zabransky has thrown just as many INTs as he has TDs. This is a big road game against a really good Utah squad, it would be a huge upset if Boise St. were to go to Utah and come out with a win. This line should be bigger than 4.5 but because the nation saw Boise St. destroy a PAC-10 school on ESPN2 earlier this year so they are getting too much love. Utah was not ready to play in their opener and when you cap this game you can pretty much throw out that result. This is their first real home game as their only other home game this year was against a 1AA school and that was 3 weeks ago. They have been on the road the last 2 weeks and destroyed lesser foes. They will be glad to be back on their home surface for the first time in a few weeks and it's also homecoming weekend for the Utes. Utah will win this game by at least double digits. This is your classic case of a team losing their opener and then running the table the rest of the year. The table is set for Utah to win out as they catch TCU and BYU at home. This kind of thing happens every year to certain teams and Utah will be that team this year. The only trouble I can see is that they have TCU coming in the very next Thursday but I don't think Boise St. is a trap game, I just don't see them looking past this team because they are coming in 4-0. If anything they will destroy Boise St. to send a message to TCU.

good luck everybody!!

[Kevin]

Boise simply isnt the same off the blue turf. I agree with Haney, they lose this game. Loving Utah in this spot.