Idaho State Bengals (1-7) vs. BYU Cougars (7-2)
November 6, 2021 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: BYU Cougars -35 / Idaho State Bengals +35; Over/Under: -
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The BYU Cougars meet the Idaho State Bengals and Saturday in week 10 college football action at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The Idaho State Bengals could use a win to rebound from a 1-7 record. The BYU Cougars look for a win after splitting their last four games.
The Idaho State Bengals have yet to win a road game this season. Hunter Hays is completing 54.8 percent of his passes for 1,013 yards, 6 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Tanner Conner and Xavier Guillory have combined for 751 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns while Jared Scott has 22 receptions. The Idaho State Bengals ground game is averaging 124.6 yards per contest, and Tyevin Ford leads the way with 298 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Idaho State is allowing 33.8 points and 448.9 yards per game. Jacob Jones leads the Idaho State Bengals with 8 tackles, Jayden Dawson has 2 interceptions and Josh Alford has 1 interception.
The BYU Cougars have won four of their last five home games. Jaren Hall is completing 62.9 percent of his passes for 1,697 yards, 12 touchdowns and three interceptions. Puka Nacua and Neil Pau’u have combined for 1,029 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, while Gunner Romney has 26 receptions. The BYU Cougars ground game is averaging 188.2 yards per contest, and Tyler Allgeier leads the way with 1,132 yards and 16 touchdowns. Defensively, BYU is allowing 25.4 points and 408 yards per game. Ben Bywater leads the BYU Cougars with 72 tackles, Uriah Leiataua has 2.5 sacks and Malik Moore has 3 interceptions.
The Bengals are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Cougars are 0-3-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win. The over is 16-6 in Bengals last 22 games overall. The under is 9-3 in Cougars last 12 games overall.
The Idaho State Bengals are not having a good season, and now they play the rare FBS opponent, which won’t help matters. The BYU Cougars are winning the games they’re supposed to win, and they have a week off after this, so there’s no real threat of a look ahead. Big number, but Idaho State is not good to say the least. I’ll eat the chalk here.
