Utah St. vs Louisiana Tech Odds & Prediction
Louisiana Tech (9-1) and Utah State (8-2) are each 4-0 in WAC play and the Bulldogs still have an outside chance to play for a BCS bowl game.
Venue/ Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium, RUSTON, LA
Time/Date: 4 PM EST Saturday, November 17, 2012
NFL Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: Utah State -150 / L. Tech +130
Spread: Utah State -3
Over/Under: 72.5
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Utah State Aggies vs. No. 20 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Preview
However, they must beat a favorites Utah State team, San Jose State next week, and move up in the polls.
Utah State can win the WAC title and move into the top 25 but they must beat Louisiana Tech and the Aggies have never beaten a ranked team on the road. NCAAF lines have Utah State as a 3-point away favorite with a total of 72.5.
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In their last games Utah State beat Texas State 38-7 and Louisiana Tech also beat Texas State 62-55.
Utah State is coming off a bye week.
Utah State is 9-0-1 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 2-7 and Louisiana Tech is 5-4-1 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 9-1.
The key match up in this game has to be Louisiana Tech and their offense, which ranks first at 576.5 yards per game and ranks second with an average of 53.4 ppg, facing Utah State and their 6th ranked defense. QB Colby Cameron has passed for 27 TD and he has not been picked off all season. Quinton Patton is, by far, his top WR with over 1000 receiving yards with the next leading target at 548 yards.
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Tech also has a great rushing offense led by freshman RB Kenneth Dixon, who rushed for 144 yards in the Texas State game and has 1,052 rushing yards for the season. The Aggies have a solid defense, but are stronger defending the run than the pass.
The Tech offensive line has only given up 7 sacks on the season, but the Aggies rank 6th in the nation with 35 sacks.
While Tech has the offense they rank 119th out of 120 FBS teams on defense where they are giving up an average of over 500 yards per game. Utah State does not have the offense that the Bulldogs have, but they are balanced ranking 34th in passing yards per game and 42nd in rushing yards per game. Aggies’ QB Chuckie Keeton has passed for 2,671 yards with 23 TD and 7 INT and has a solid WR corps and RB Kerwynn Williams has rushed for over 1,000 yards and is coming a 120-yard game.
In some betting trends for this WAC match up 4-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record, 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 road games, and they have an Under record of 10-2 in their last 12 games.
Tech is 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 games overall, 7-3 ATS in their last 10 conference games, and they have an Over record of 9-1 in their last 10 games.
Jason’s Pick: Yeah, the Aggies have never had a road win over a ranked team, but that will change in this game. Utah State has the offense AND the defense and that is key, as they will win and cover.
