The Wyoming Cowboys and Kent State Golden Flashes clash Tuesday afternoon in the college football Potato Bowl at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
The Kent State Golden Flashes come into this game with a record of 7-6, representing the MAC coming into this bowl game. Dustin Crum leads the Golden Flashes, throwing for 2,922 yards, 16 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 64.2% passing while Marquez Cooper has 1,080 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground while Xavier Williams has 812 rushing yards and Crum has 633 rushing yards with 11 scores as well. Dante Cephas leads Kent State’s receiving group with 78 catches for 1,124 yards and 8 TDs while Keshunn Abram has 687 receiving yards and Nykeim Johnson’s got 525 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Dean Clark leads the Golden Flashes with 103 total tackles while CJ West has a team-high 5 sacks and Montre Miller has a team-high 4 interceptions. Keith Sherald Jr. and Elvis Hines each have 3 interceptions as well this season.
The Wyoming Cowboys come into this one from the Mountain West picking up a mark of 6-6 this season. Sean Chambers has thrown for 1,125 yards, 6 touchdowns and 7 picks while Levi Williams has 863 passing yards with 8 TDs and 5 INTs. Xazavian Valladay and Titus Swen have combined for 1,721 rushing yards and 12 TDs while Isaiah Neyor leads the Cowboys with 39 catches for 791 yards and 11 touchdowns as well this season. On defense, Chad Muma leads Wyoming with 129 total tackles while Cole Godbout has a team-high 4 sacks. The aforementioned Muma also has 3 interceptions for Wyoming this season.
Kent State is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 non-conference games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 non-conference games. Wyoming is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 bowl games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games against the MAC while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
These are two of the better rushing offenses in the entire country, and while you could assume the over would be a logical bet given that these two teams can score. However, I think this game sees both teams play to their strengths and the opposition’s weakness on defense and that’s the run. Look for a lot of clock to be chewed up and for this game to finish with both teams in the 20s, but not coming anywhere close to going over this total. Give me the under here.