Utah State vs Wyoming 11/20/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Utah State Aggies meet the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday in week 12 MWC college football action from Maverik Stadium.

The Wyoming Cowboys will be out to bounce back from a 24-13 loss to Boise State in their last game. Sean Chambers has thrown for 1,100 yards, 6 touchdowns and 7 interceptions on 50.6% passing while Levi Williams has tossed for 460 yards, 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 51.4% passing. Xazavian Valladay has a team-high 797 rushing yards and 5 TDs and Titus Swen has 549 rushing yards with 4 scores while Isaiah Nayor leads Wyoming’s receiving group with 32 grabs for 588 yards and 9 TDs this season. On defense, Chad Muma leads Wyoming with 103 total tackles and 3 interceptions while Solomon Byrd and Victor Jones each have 3.5 sacks on the year.

The Utah State Aggies will try to add to their five-game winning streak after a 48-17 win over San Jose State last time out. Logan Bonner has thrown for 2,749 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on 61.3% passing while Calvin Tyler Jr. has 577 rushing yards with 5 touchdowns and Elelyon Noa has 472 rushing yards with 4 scores. Deven Thompkins leads Utah State’s receiving group with 77 grabs for 1,441 yards, while Derek Wright has 519 receiving yards with 8 TDs, Brandon Bowling has 495 receiving yards with 5 scores and Justin McGriff has 341 receiving yards as well as 4 TDs this season. Justin Rice has a team-high 85 total tackles for the Aggie defense, while Nick Heninger has a team-high 5 sacks on the year.

Wyoming is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games following an ATS win. Utah State is 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games as a home favorite and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the over is 10-3 in their last 13 games as a home favorite.

I get the allure of Wyoming here as this game and the game against Hawaii are the Cowboys’ two last shots to gain bowl eligibility. However, Utah State has hopes of playing in the conference championship as well as a high-level bowl game and a loss here would really hurt the chances of both. I think we see Utah State win this one by at least 7-10 points, so give me the Aggies laying the points here.