Wyoming at Utah St – College Football Predictions
The Game
The Wyoming Cowboys continue their march towards another division title this week as they take on the Utah St Aggies in Logan. The Pokes are off to a 3-2 start (1-0 Conference) with losses to Iowa (a 6000 star MEGALOCKS GOLD STAR LOCK CLUB winner) and pre-injuries-Oregon. Their wins have come over creampuffs Gardner-Webb, Hawaii and Texas St. Utah St can boast a 3-3 record with wins over similar competition (Idaho St, San Jose St, BYU). The Aggies need to find three more wins to become bowl eligible whilst the Cowboys want to start conference play 2-0 before the real fun begins. Let’s go !
The Details
UTAH ST -3 WYOMING (46.5)
MEGALOCKS LINE – Pick em
Sagarin Ratings – Utah St -2.5
“Vegas” Implied Projected Score: Utah St 24.75 Wyoming 21.75
Massey Ratings Projected Score: Utah St 31 Wyoming 24
The Match-Up
Utah St offense vs Wyoming defense
The Aggies’ offense has been struggling this season against everyone other than Idaho St and San Jose St. Kent Myers continues to have interception problems (7-7 TD to INT ratio) and the running game is going nowhere (three leading rushers all avg less than 4 YPC). To make things even more fun they are ranked LAST in the conference that includes San Jose St in sacks per game allowed and TFL per game allowed. That is bad news facing a Wyoming defense that can get PENETRATION (#2 MW sacks per game; #2 TFL) and is getting HEALTHIER coming off a much needed bye week. Utah St scraped together 288, 212 yards the past two weeks and Wyoming has only allowed 263,195,202 yards to the crappy offenses they have faced (one of those being a not so crappy Iowa). It feels like problems.
Wyoming offense vs Utah St defense
The Cowboys have also been awful on offense. QB Josh Allen is a supreme physical talent if you believe NFL scouts AND he did lead the team to a division title last season. This year the OL has been a disappointment and the WRs are having a hard time catching a cold. RB T Woods is averaging 5 yards a pop and will hopefully be able to get some yards against a run defense that is allowing 195 yards per game. We have a feeling that Wyoming will use the bye week to their advantage and be able to do enough to make plays against a mid-range MW defense.
MEGA-MAZING MINUTIA
CROWD WILL BE ROCKING GUY will be all over the Aggies, who may very well win this game, but they were just 1-3 in home conference games last season including a 10,000 STAR MEGALOCKS MAX UNIT HAMMER BOMB winner (New Mexico). Wyoming is #1 in the NCAA in kickoff returns (2 TD) and #20 in punt returns…..That could come in handy if this game turns into an ugly SNOT BUBBLER.
Summary
We see advantages across the board. QB. HC. Defense. Special teams. Wyoming still has all of their goals in front of them and are fresh and healthier at the right time.
Official Play
Wyoming +3 (play down to +1.5) (sent 1:38 pm EST October 12)