The San Jose State Spartans and the Colorado State Rams meet in week 7 college football action from Canvas Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado State vs San Jose State Prediction.
San Jose State Recap
The San Jose State Spartans come into this one looking to improve on their 4-1 start to the year after a 35-31 win over Nevada last time out. After this game, San Jose State will head home for a date with Wyoming.
Spartans Trying To Make Case For Group Of 5 Playoff Spot
Emmett Brown has thrown for 1,460 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions on 59.1% passing while Floyd Chalk IV has 273 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns as well. Nick Nash leads the Spartans’ receiving group with 55 grabs for 712 yards and 9 touchdowns this season while Justin Lockhart has 19 receptions for 325 yards and 3 scores. Three more Spartans have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Justin Pollard has a team-high 54 total tackles including 27 solo tackles, a sack, and an interception while Jordan Cobbs has 2 sacks and 2 INTs. Robert Rahimi also has a pair of INTs. San Jose State’s defense as a whole has combined for 9 sacks and 9 INTs as a unit this season.
Why the San Jose State Spartans will win
- San Jose State has won each of its last eight games against conference opponents.
- Colorado State has lost each of its last six games as an underdog.
- San Jose State has covered the spread in seven of its last eight road games.
- Colorado State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five games against conference opponents.
Colorado State Recap
The Colorado State Rams come into this game looking to rebound from a 39-31 loss at the hands of Oregon State in their last game to fall to 2-3 on the year. After this game, Colorado State will head out on the road for a date with Air Force.
Rams Trying To Get Back To .500
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi has thrown for 865 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions on 61.8% passing while Justin Marshall has 323 rushing yards and Avery Morrow’s added 390 rushing yards with 4 TDs as well. Tory Horton also has a team-high 19 receptions for 278 yards. On defense, Buom Jock has a team-high 47 total tackles while Chase Wilson has 43 total tackles. As a unit, Colorado State has combined for 5 sacks and 3 interceptions so far this season.
Why the Colorado State Rams will win
- The home team has won eight of Colorado State’s last nine games.
- Colorado State has covered the spread in five of its last six October games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
Colorado State vs San Jose State Prediction
I’m with San Jose State here. I know the Spartans haven’t necessarily been the most battle-tested, but I think the Spartans are trending in the right direction and are a serious contender in the mix for the group of 5 bid in the college football playoff if they can win out as I feel the Mountain West might be the toughest group of 5 conference as a whole this season. Colorado State battled Oregon State tough, but the Rams are still struggling with an identity, and the Rams are also a bit of a one-trick pony. You cut the head off of the offense in Horton and Fowler-Nicolosi, and you shut down the Rams, like we saw the Rams struggle when Horton was out with injury. I’ll side with the Spartans on the road in the coin-flip spot.