Boise State has been great on Friday: 7-1 against the spread in their last 8 Friday night games

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Boise State has been great on Friday

The Bulldogs, 7-1 against the spread in their last eight Friday night games, play at Fresno State with their leading rusher injured.

By Lonnie White
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

October 26, 2007

Friday night may be better known for high school football but around the Western Athletic Conference, it's a night owned by Boise State.

The Broncos (6-1) will attempt to continue their Friday dominance tonight when they travel to Fresno State (5-2) in a key conference game. Boise State, a three-point favorite over the Bulldogs, is 7-1 against the spread in its last eight Friday games.

That's bad news for Fresno State, which is 1-4 against the spread in its last five Friday games and 1-10 against the spread in its last 11 games against a team with a winning record.

Boise State, which has won the last five league titles, has won 44 of its last 45 WAC games. But Fresno State is the last team to defeat the Broncos in conference play and Boise State is not expected to have leading rusher Ian Johnson, who sat out last week's victory over Louisiana Tech because of a bruised kidney.

Last add: The Broncos are 1-6 against the spread in their last seven games as a road favorite.

Undefeated Arizona State (7-0) has been a steady three-point home favorite over California (5-2) throughout the week and the Sun Devils will be looking to break a negative betting trend Saturday night.

In their last six games against Cal, the Sun Devils are 1-5 on the field and 1-5 against the spread, including a 49-21 loss last season in a game that opened with the Bears favored by 8 1/2 points.

Side note: Cal is 3-4 against the spread this season and has been favored in six games.

Pro football

In the same league that boasts the high-scoring New England Patriots, who have won every game this season by at least 17 points, the NFL also has Jacksonville and Tampa Bay, two teams that will meet Sunday.

Oddsmakers think so much of the Buccaneers vs. Jaguars matchup, they have given the game an over/under total between 32 and 33 1/2 points this week. The over/under for New England's home game against Washington? 47 1/2 to 48 1/2 points.

Final add: The under is 4-1 in Tampa Bay's last five home games and 4-1 in Jacksonville's last five games in October.

Pro basketball

Here are a few NBA proposition bets listed at Bodoglife.com for this season regarding the Clippers:

Odds to win the NBA championship, 80-1. Odds to win the Western Conference, 50-1. Regular season win total? Over 30 1/2 (-120) /under 30 1/2 (-110).

Will Coach Mike Dunleavy be fired before the end of the season? Yes (even) or no (-130). Will Sam Cassell be traded before the end of the season? Yes (-120) or no (-110).

[seekanddestroy]

Take Boise MINUS the points

[rayray]

no ian johnson tonight

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Originally Posted by rayray

no ian johnson tonight

That's a different story then

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Boise St Position Injury

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Ian Johnson TB bruised kidney
will miss Friday's game against Fresno State (10/24)

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Nick Schlekeway DE Hamstring
Left game Saturday against Louisiana Tech. Probable next week vs Fresno State. (10/23)

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Jeron Johnson S Hamstring
probable Friday vs Fresno State. (10/26)

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Pete Cavender OL Foot
probable Friday 10/26 at Fresno State. (10/26)

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Ryan Keating OL Leg
probable Friday 10/26 at Fresno State. (10/26)

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David Shields LB Shoulder
doubtful Friday vs Fresno State. (10/26)

[Mr Falcone]

I gotta go with Fresno St ML in this one. Been working. Setting up just like Rutgers, UCONN, and a couple others we have had on these Isolated games on Thur or Fri

JOES on Boise St -3-105 Tic count 58-22 and the Over 63 at 19-3 pace

Best of luck

[rayray]

dont let me talk you outta a play s&d. i know without johnson, they lose around 175-200 yds total offense. the guy is their horse. fresno isnt the team they have been in the last few yrs. but their only losses are to oregon and tx. am. both these teams would beat a healthy boise team imo.

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Stats Filter: 2007 Season 2006 Season 2005 Season 2004 Season 2003 Season

Passing
Name G QBRat Att Comp Pct Yds Y/A Y/G TD Int Long Sack YdsL
Taylor Tharp 7 157.3 219 143 65.3 1857 8.5 265.3 18 7 83 6 -28
Michael Coughlin 3 124.4 10 4 40.0 85 8.5 28.3 1 1 47 1 -1
Nick Lomax 2 89.0 8 3 37.5 49 6.1 24.5 0 0 39 0 0
Tanyon Bissell 3 707.2 1 1 100.0 33 33.0 11.0 1 0 33 0 0
Bush Hamdan 1 0.0 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 2 -9

Rushing
Name G Rush Yds Y/G Avg Lng TD
Ian Johnson 6 129 693 115.5 5.4 72 9
Jeremy Avery 7 60 383 54.7 6.4 50 4
D.J. Harper 6 48 162 27.0 3.4 12 3
Jarvis Hodge 2 11 89 44.5 8.1 35 1
Taylor Tharp 7 31 46 6.6 1.5 9 1
Vinny Perretta 3 5 30 10.0 6.0 14 1
Titus Young 7 7 30 4.3 4.3 24 0
Michael Coughlin 3 3 8 2.7 2.7 10 0
Tanyon Bissell 3 3 7 2.3 2.3 11 0
Nick Lomax 2 1 3 1.5 3.0 3 0
Richie Brockel 4 1 2 0.5 2.0 2 0
Bush Hamdan 1 2 -8 -8.0 -4.0 0 0


Receiving
Name G Rec Yds Y/G Avg Lng TD
Jeremy Childs 7 47 679 97.0 14.4 83 8
Titus Young 7 19 372 53.1 19.6 53 3
Ian Johnson 6 18 247 41.2 13.7 54 1
Vinny Perretta 3 9 120 40.0 13.3 35 0
Jeremy Avery 7 8 104 14.9 13.0 27 1
Austin Pettis 5 11 90 18.0 8.2 13 1
Ryan Putnam 4 5 72 18.0 14.4 33 2
Julian Hawkins 6 8 69 11.5 8.6 16 0
Chris O'Neill 5 6 68 13.6 11.3 23 1
Sherm Blaser 3 4 65 21.7 16.2 25 2
Evan Surratt 1 2 44 44.0 22.0 39 0
Toshi Franklin 3 4 33 11.0 8.2 10 0
Richie Brockel 4 5 31 7.8 6.2 11 1
Tommy Gallarda 2 3 19 9.5 6.3 9 0
D.J. Harper 6 1 6 1.0 6.0 6 0
Tanyon Bissell 3 1 5 1.7 5.0 5 0


Returns Kickoffs Punts
Name KR Yds Avg Long TD PR Yds Avg Long TD
Rashaun Scott 17 407 23.9 55 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Orlando Scandrick 4 78 19.5 24 0 1 16 16.0 16 0
D.J. Harper 2 26 13.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Austin Smith 2 49 24.5 31 0 0 7 0.0 5 0
Jeremy Avery 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Josh Bean 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Titus Young 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 2 0
Jeremy Childs 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 33 8.3 33 0
Marty Tadman 0 0 0.0 0 0 21 240 11.4 65 0
Kyle Wilson 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 84 21.0 61 0


Punting
Name Punt Yds Avg Long
Brad Elkin 18 689 38.3 56
Kyle Brotzman 8 323 40.4 45


Defense Tackles Interceptions Misc
Name G Tack Ast Total Sack Int Yds IntTD PassDef FumRec
Jason Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kyle Wilson 2 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 0 0
Orlando Scandrick 2 0 0 0 0 2 42 0 0 0
Marty Tadman 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Dallas Dobbs 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0



Last updated through games completed on Oct 25, 2007

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Stats Filter: 2007 Season 2006 Season 2005 Season 2004 Season 2003 Season

Passing
Name G QBRat Att Comp Pct Yds Y/A Y/G TD Int Long Sack Yds L
Tom Brandstater 7 127.6 176 106 60.2 1248 7.1 178.3 6 3 44 9 -59
Ryan Colburn 2 177.4 5 4 80.0 58 11.6 29.0 0 0 34 0 0

Rushing
Name G Rush Yds Y/G Avg Lng TD
Ryan Mathews 7 92 596 85.1 6.5 67 9
Lonyae Miller 7 93 402 57.4 4.3 72 6
Clifton Smith 7 30 176 25.1 5.9 30 3
Anthony Harding 7 44 131 18.7 3.0 12 2
Tom Brandstater 7 27 55 7.9 2.0 19 0
Tim Lang 4 6 38 9.5 6.3 11 0
Marlon Moore 5 1 20 4.0 20.0 20 0
Jason Crawley 7 1 8 1.1 8.0 8 0
Kyle Duffy 1 4 4 4.0 1.0 3 0
Ryan Colburn 2 1 2 1.0 2.0 2 0
Devon Wylie 3 2 -1 -0.3 -0.5 0 0


Receiving
Name G Rec Yds Y/G Avg Lng TD
Bear Pascoe 7 28 370 52.9 13.2 44 4
Clifton Smith 7 19 215 30.7 11.3 31 0
Marlon Moore 5 17 214 42.8 12.6 33 0
Seyi Ajirotutu 5 12 194 38.8 16.2 42 0
Jason Crawley 7 15 106 15.1 7.1 27 1
Devon Wylie 3 1 44 14.7 44.0 44 0
Tim Lang 4 2 38 9.5 19.0 34 0
Sharrod Davis 1 1 38 38.0 38.0 38 0
Jamel Hamler 1 2 32 32.0 16.0 24 0
Lonyae Miller 7 2 23 3.3 11.5 17 0
Isaac Kinter 2 3 18 9.0 6.0 10 0
Darren Newborne 2 2 16 8.0 8.0 17 0
Jesus Tapia 1 2 14 14.0 7.0 7 0
Anthony Harding 7 3 11 1.6 3.7 8 0
Reynard Camp 1 1 10 10.0 10.0 10 0
Frank Manquero 1 1 10 10.0 10.0 10 0
Vince Pascoe 1 1 1 1.0 1.0 1 1


Returns Kickoffs Punts
Name KR Yds Avg Long TD PR Yds Avg Long TD
Devon Wylie 12 279 23.3 47 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
A.J. Jefferson 10 361 36.1 61 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Trevor Shamblee 3 65 21.7 28 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Bear Pascoe 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Lorne Bell 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Clifton Smith 0 0 0.0 0 0 13 178 13.7 67 1


Punting
Name Punt Yds Avg Long
Kyle Zimmerman 29 1236 42.6 61
Robert Malone 2 72 36.0 45


Defense Tackles Interceptions Misc
Name G Tack Ast Total Sack Int Yds IntTD PassDef FumRec
Damion Owens 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0 0



Last updated through games completed on Oct 25, 2007

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Fresno State
Over Fresno State


You wont regret it!

[Mr Falcone]

CRIS running 62.5 for those lookin for the over

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The Sports Network

DATE & TIME: Friday, October 26th, 9:00 p.m. (et).

FACTS & STATS: Site: Bulldog Stadium (41,031) -- Fresno, California. Television: ESPN2. Home Record: BSU 5-0, FSU 3-0. Away Record: BSU 1-1, FSU 2-2. Neutral Record: BSU 0-0, FSU 0-0. Conference Record: BSU 3-0, FSU 4-0. Series Record: Boise State leads, 5-4.

GAME NOTES: Two teams fighting to remain undefeated in Western Athletic Conference play hit the field for a special Friday night edition of college football as the Fresno State Bulldogs host the Boise State Broncos. Nearly forgotten following back-to-back losses to Texas A&M and Oregon on the road that pushed them to 1-2, the Bulldogs have gone on to win four straight games and are a perfect 4-0 in WAC play to match the start of undefeated Hawaii. Last weekend the Bulldogs thumped San Jose State at home by a score of 30-0, by far the easiest outing of the campaign for the squad. Similarly, the Broncos were taken out of the national spotlight after losing to Washington in the second week of the season and have bounced back with five consecutive triumphs. Boise State continued to turn up the offensive pressure by running away from Louisiana Tech last Saturday in Ruston by a score of 45-31. In their three WAC wins, the Broncos have scored a combined 172 points. With the victory, BSU also inched closer to getting back into the Top-25 as well. Boise State leads the all-time series with the Bulldogs by a count of 5-4, dismissing FSU in a 45-21 decision in Idaho a season ago. Fresno State head coach Pat Hill has had little success against the Broncos in his career with the program, posting a 1-5 mark.

With an injured Ian Johnson not even making the trip to Louisiana, the Broncos relied on Taylor Tharp to get them through against the Bulldogs. Tharp responded by hitting 21-of-35 passes for 328 yards and five touchdowns in the win, while Jeremy Avery stepped into Johnson's shoes and gained 110 yards and scored once on 21 carries. Avery, one of four receivers to catch a touchdown pass, also had four grabs for 79 yards, trailing only Jeremy Childs who had seven catches for 143 yards and two TDs. Regardless of whether or not Johnson will make the trip to the Golden State, Tharp has proven that he can take the bull by the horns and direct the offense. The signal-caller is completing 65.3 percent of his passes this season for 265.3 ypg, leading to 18 touchdowns. More importantly, Tharp has resisted trying to make the impossible happen, even if some see his seven interceptions as big mistakes. Thanks to the growth of Tharp, the team is second in the WAC and sixth in the nation in scoring with close to 43 points per outing.

Despite being one of the worst offenses in the WAC and the nation this season, Louisiana Tech still made a game of it against the Broncos on Saturday. Tech was allowed to roll up 463 yards of total offense and controlled the ball for more than 10 minutes in both the second and fourth quarters, and yet the home team still fell short by two touchdowns. Kyle Gingg registered a team-high 14 tackles for the Broncos, adding a fumble recovery along the way as well, while Orlando Scandrick forced a fumble and made an interception. Gingg now leads the team in total tackles after seven games, of which he has played six, with 52 stops. He has also registered two of the team's five recovered fumbles and recorded a team-high six pass breakups. Like Gingg, Mike T. Williams has missed one game, yet he leads the program with five sacks. The secondary is making it tough for opponents to battle back when they fall behind, allowing only 187.9 ypg to rank first in the conference and tied for 19th in the nation after play on Saturday night.

Ryan Mathews ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns in leading Fresno State to the shutout win over the Spartans at home last Saturday. Ryan, who now holds the freshman record for touchdowns in a season for the Bulldogs with nine, carried the ball 16 times for the home team as they won their fourth straight outing. Lonyae Miller added another rushing score for FSU, while Tom Brandstater converted 16-of-26 passes for 132 yards passing in the win as well. Brandstater may be the quarterback for this team, but he has not become the leader that coach Hill would have liked on the field, with a mere six touchdown passes on 176 attempts. The passing offense for the Bulldogs currently ranks seventh in the conference and 93rd in the nation with a mere 186.6 ypg. Thanks to the rushing attack, third in the league and 19th in the nation, that is putting up better than 200 ypg, the Bulldogs are plowing along thanks to the efforts of Mathews (596 yards, nine TDs) and Miller (402 yards, six TDs).

The Fresno State defense finally broke through last week, not only with the first shutout victory over the Spartans since 1942, but with their very first interception of 2007 as well. On the first play of the game, Damion Owens collected an Adam Tafralis pass and returned it 17 yards, snapping the defense out of a funk that made them the last team among the 119 in the Football Bowl Subdivision to register a pick. Marcus Riley posted a team-high 10 tackles, while Jon Monga made two of his three stops behind the line of scrimmage. Riley, who has two forced fumbles thus far, leads the team with 68 tackles over seven games. Monga has just 15 total stops on the year, yet he is tied for the team lead with eight TFLs and has six sacks, matching the numbers put up by all-conference performer Tyler Clutts who has 38 tackles. The team as a whole is ranked second in the conference and 13th in the nation with an average of eight tackles for loss per game. Even though the squad finally picked up that rare interception, the team is still eighth in the conference and 100th in the nation in turnover margin with minus-1.0 per game.

The Bulldogs had better dial up the pass defense for this week because Tharp is going to look for cracks in the secondary from one side of the field to the other. If Johnson doesn't play, Fresno State may have a chance, but if he does you can put this one in the win column for the Broncos.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Boise State 31, Fresno State 14

[Mr Falcone]

Thorn just took +3

Best of luck

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Brandon lang :

Free Pick :

OVER - Boise/Fresno

He's running with he's like 5-1 last 6 WEEKNIGHT winners .....LOL ...These guys will do ANYTHING to make a streak up !

[Mr Falcone]

Outta change that to DANG, as in Dang lost another 25 dimer.....LMAO

[buffbetonsports]

Error.

You cannot Parlay the Line Underdog with the Under for this wager

damn, its 63.5

[Mr Falcone]

Originally Posted by buffbetonsports

Error.

You cannot Parlay the Line Underdog with the Under for this wager

damn, its 63.5

Your shittin me right? Where? With the side being 3, Ill take that parlay til the cows come home

[rayray]

are you tellin us that the over is the right side to play?

[Mr Falcone]

What I played when CRIS hit 62.5. Just a feel for me. Havnt got a Thorn on it yet anyway. But will add the JOES on the ov64 at a 59-13 pace.

And not to be confused with a Bradon Lang, all I do I provide info for the forum and its free. The rest is up to the player.

Best of luck