BOISE STATE vs. NEVADA ? November 27th, 7:55 pm
The 10th ranked Boise State Broncos head to Reno with their BCS dreams and undefeated season on the line. The Broncos have tied a school record with 43 rushing touchdowns in just ten games including 22 in the last three. That record should easily be broken this Saturday against the Nevada Wolf Pack whose season stands at 5-6.
Boise has now won a NCAA high 21 consecutive contests and one reason is that they own one of the best home field advantages in the NCAA with their blue ?Smurf Turf? field which provides little contrast with their matching blue uniforms. It only stands to reason that the Broncos would want to play as many games as possible on their home field and the schedule has given them only three games on the road prior to this match-up at Nevada. Playing the Wolf Pack has not exactly been a worry for them in the past as they have won the last three games by a total score of 149-17.
Nevada has been a ?Jeckyl and Hyde? style of team this season, winning and covering all five of their home games and doing just the opposite on the road. The Wolf Pack has scored 38, 35, 54 and 42 points in those home games and coincidentally Boise has allowed 31, 42, and 49 points in their road games without a single cover. In fact, in the Broncos road games this season they have won by margins of only 16, 3, and 7 points and their opponents in two of those games were Tulsa and San Jose State with only three wins between them. Nevada beat them both this season by larger margins that Boise.
Bottom line, this is a golden spot to take an underdog at home where they are undefeated and getting nearly four touchdowns against a team who is getting too much respect and has not played well on the road. The Wolf Pack is trying to avoid a losing season and complete an undefeated home season. Rest assured that they would like nothing better that to play the spoiler to this Boise team that has beaten them like a redheaded stepchild the last three years.
Nevada (+26)
The 10th ranked Boise State Broncos head to Reno with their BCS dreams and undefeated season on the line. The Broncos have tied a school record with 43 rushing touchdowns in just ten games including 22 in the last three. That record should easily be broken this Saturday against the Nevada Wolf Pack whose season stands at 5-6.
Boise has now won a NCAA high 21 consecutive contests and one reason is that they own one of the best home field advantages in the NCAA with their blue ?Smurf Turf? field which provides little contrast with their matching blue uniforms. It only stands to reason that the Broncos would want to play as many games as possible on their home field and the schedule has given them only three games on the road prior to this match-up at Nevada. Playing the Wolf Pack has not exactly been a worry for them in the past as they have won the last three games by a total score of 149-17.
Nevada has been a ?Jeckyl and Hyde? style of team this season, winning and covering all five of their home games and doing just the opposite on the road. The Wolf Pack has scored 38, 35, 54 and 42 points in those home games and coincidentally Boise has allowed 31, 42, and 49 points in their road games without a single cover. In fact, in the Broncos road games this season they have won by margins of only 16, 3, and 7 points and their opponents in two of those games were Tulsa and San Jose State with only three wins between them. Nevada beat them both this season by larger margins that Boise.
Bottom line, this is a golden spot to take an underdog at home where they are undefeated and getting nearly four touchdowns against a team who is getting too much respect and has not played well on the road. The Wolf Pack is trying to avoid a losing season and complete an undefeated home season. Rest assured that they would like nothing better that to play the spoiler to this Boise team that has beaten them like a redheaded stepchild the last three years.
Nevada (+26)
