Boise State vs. UNLV: Key Players & Game Predictions

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00:05Bill, like, I mean, Boise State,

00:06not one of those projected teams

00:08to get into the college football playoff.

00:11Also, UNLV, not one of those projected teams

00:13to even have a good year, but here we are.

00:15Both teams play tonight.

00:16Boise State minus three and a half,

00:19total 64 and a half, so this is probably

00:21a high-scoring game we would expect tonight

00:23in Las Vegas, but UNLV, not a pushover

00:27for the first time in a while.

00:29Well, these are two Mountain West Conference teams

00:30that average over 40 yards per game

00:32and two Mountain West Conference teams

00:34that average over 200 yards rushing,

00:36so we're probably going to have a fast game,

00:38if anything else, if both of these teams

00:40keep it on the ground.

00:41I think the game within the game

00:43is Ashton Gente, Heisman, front-runner,

00:46contender, whatever you want to call him,

00:489.9 yards per carry.

00:50It's absolutely phenomenal what he's able to do

00:52and you can load the box and it doesn't matter.

00:55On the other side, UNLV linebacker

00:57Jackson Woodard, keep an eye on him.

00:5993 tackles, three interceptions, four sacks,

01:03does a little bit of everything,

01:04really good football player,

01:06and this is the Mountain West Conference

01:08showcase game that Navy and Army

01:11and other Group of Five contenders

01:13are going to keep an eye on.

01:15I like the Broncos, though.

01:16I think that running game matters.

01:18Ashton Gente breaks free, their defense

01:20is pretty good.

01:21This will be a fun matchup.

01:22I got it at 31-27, so kind of right on that line,

01:26but I think Boise State pulls through on the road.

01:28You got to stay up late to watch it, though.

01:30Yeah, I was going to say this would be

01:32the first time a lot of people will see

01:34Boise State play all season long.

01:36I know it sounds insane, but that's really the truth

01:38and it's probably a great time to watch

01:40the game late night because Gente is projected

01:43tonight to go for 200 yards.

01:45Those are his projections, not high odds on those.

01:50I mean, these are insane.

01:51I mean, it's just academic that he goes for 100.

01:55You can't even bet this.

01:56It's minus 1,800.

01:58You really can't even bet him to go over 175 yards tonight.

02:02That's minus 172.

02:04I guess, Bill, what I would say is show me

02:06the other side of the props.

02:07Can I get plus 160 under 175?

02:11I mean, these are insane.

02:12I would almost take it the other way

02:14with the understanding that, yeah,

02:16he could pop off for 200.

02:17What he's doing, I don't think younger generation understands.

02:21I mean, he's flirting with Barry Sanders' record,

02:23and if you want to appreciate that,

02:25go look at Barry Sanders' game log from 1988.

02:28It is absurd.

02:30There are 300-yard games, four 300-yard games,

02:33and what Ashton Gente, he's not just another running back.

02:36He's very good after contact.

02:39He's very good against nine-man boxes.

02:42He breaks the big run.

02:43He is a complete running back and the key to this game,

02:46but like I said, watch the game within the game

02:49with Woodard.

02:50He's a very good linebacker.

02:51You know, he's decent against the run,

02:53so I'm wondering, I might take a stab on the under

02:57with the understanding that I might lose

02:59just because this guy could go for 250 easily.

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