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(NCAAF) San Diego State vs. Fresno State,
Point Spread: 17.50 | -115.00 Fresno State (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 17.50 | -115.00 Fresno State (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: San Diego State (4-1, 1-0 in MWC play) ended the 2015 season on a 10-game winning streak, finishing 11-3 after 42-7 win over Cincinnati in the Hawaii. The Aztecs opened the 2016 season with three more wins, as SDSU rose to 19th in the AP poll. However, a 42-24 loss at South Alabama on October 1st saw the Aztecs fall from the rankings. Fresno State (1-5, 0-2 in MWC play) plays host to SDSU Friday night, hoping to revive its 2016 season.
San Diego State: The Aztecs are averaging 33.6 PPG, led by a running game averaging 236.8 YPG (22nd) on 5.2 YPC. RB Donnel Pumphrey ran for just 98 yards in the team's opener against New Hampshire but has topped 100 yards in each of SDSU's last four games (he now owns 26, 100-yard games in his career), including two efforts of over 200 yards. He has 891 yards (6.9 YPC) and nine rushing TDs. Balancing the offense is QB Christian Chapman, who has completed 63.3 percent of his passes for 912 yards and eight TDs with just two INTs. He's a huge step up from the team's QBs of the past two seasons.
Fresno State: Tim DeRuyter took over at Fresno State in 2012 and led the Bulldogs to three straight bowl games, winning a combined 20 games his first two years at the school. However, the team fell to 3-9 in 2015 and has now opened 1-5, beating only Sacramento State. The offense averages just 23.5 PPG (102nd), while the defense allows 36.3 PPG (110th).
The pick: The game may look like a mismatch on paper but remember the Aztecs' game at South Alabama on October 1, in which the team lost by 18 points as a 18 1/2-point choice. The Bulldogs only lost 21-7 to the Aztecs last year and that game was played in San Diego. This huge home dog is very ‘live.' Fresno State is a 10* play.
San Diego State: The Aztecs are averaging 33.6 PPG, led by a running game averaging 236.8 YPG (22nd) on 5.2 YPC. RB Donnel Pumphrey ran for just 98 yards in the team's opener against New Hampshire but has topped 100 yards in each of SDSU's last four games (he now owns 26, 100-yard games in his career), including two efforts of over 200 yards. He has 891 yards (6.9 YPC) and nine rushing TDs. Balancing the offense is QB Christian Chapman, who has completed 63.3 percent of his passes for 912 yards and eight TDs with just two INTs. He's a huge step up from the team's QBs of the past two seasons.
Fresno State: Tim DeRuyter took over at Fresno State in 2012 and led the Bulldogs to three straight bowl games, winning a combined 20 games his first two years at the school. However, the team fell to 3-9 in 2015 and has now opened 1-5, beating only Sacramento State. The offense averages just 23.5 PPG (102nd), while the defense allows 36.3 PPG (110th).
The pick: The game may look like a mismatch on paper but remember the Aztecs' game at South Alabama on October 1, in which the team lost by 18 points as a 18 1/2-point choice. The Bulldogs only lost 21-7 to the Aztecs last year and that game was played in San Diego. This huge home dog is very ‘live.' Fresno State is a 10* play.
