NCAA Football Betting: Fresno State at No. 24 Boise State

Date/Time: Sat, Oct 13 / 03:35:00 PM ET, Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho

The Boise State Broncos will renew their storied rivalry with Fresno State when they meet the Bulldogs this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Bronco Stadium.

Led by head coach Chris Petersen, who is 77-7 since assuming control in 2006, the Broncos (4-1, 1-0 Mountain West) are one of the few non-BCS programs favored by oddsmakers.

The team opened the 2012 NCAA season with a 13-17 road loss against #13 Michigan State in the first ever meeting between the two squads (They will meet again in 2022 in Boise and 2023 in East Lansing).  Boise State managed to recover with four straight victories over Miami OH (39-12), BYU (7-6), New Mexico Lobos (32-29) and the Southern Miss Golden eagles (40-14).

The win vs. BYU helped the Broncos to re-enter the AP Poll, but the team was again ushered out despite its victory over New Mexico. Last weekend, Boise State put a 40-14 pounding on Southern Miss in non- conference play on the road and that helped the team to get back in the Top-25.

The game also represents a great chance for first-year coach Tim DeRuyter to consolidate in his position. After a mediocre 4–9 record (3–4 WAC), the Bulldogs fired 15-year head coach Patt Hill following the end of the 2011 season. The Bulldogs hired former Texas A&M defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter, who so far has led his team to 4 victories and 2 losses. Fresno State  is fresh from two conference wins that has the team sitting atop the Mountain West with Nevada. A victory over rival Boise State would catapult the team in its quest for a first Mountain West Conference title.

Game Odds:
Fresno State Bulldogs: +7-110, ML +250
Boise State Broncos: -7-110, ML -290
Game Total:  57, o/u -110

Fresno State has lost 10 of its last 11 matchups against Boise State while being outscored 108-7 over the past two games.

The match also marks the 15th these two squads meet (Boise State leads the all time record 10–4). In the last meeting held in 2011, the Broncos beat the Bulldogs in Fresno 57-7.

Boise State has the best home winning percentage in the country since the start of the 2000 season with a record of 76-3 (.962). On top of that, the Broncos haven't lost a game in October since 2001, winning 45 straight matches.

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