Boise State vs. UNLV: Decisive Battle for CFP Spot?

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00:00And I mean this legitimately, a game that could decide which group of five program earns

00:09one of those five automatic births as a conference champion in the college football playoff.

00:15It is number 17 Boise State and Heisman front runner Ashton Gente.

00:20The Broncos off a bye visiting Las Vegas and UNLV.

00:25Boise State is a three and a half point favorite in Sin City total at 64 and a half.

00:32We've got two of the best scoring offenses in the country, both ranking in the top five.

00:38How many points might we see in Vegas when all is said and done Joe who scores more points

00:43to pick up a monumental Mountain West win tonight on this Friday in Las Vegas?

00:50Yeah, I mean, this is a fascinating game because Gente is going to have a national spotlight

00:57game here tonight, so the whole country is going to see him.

01:00This is going to be a huge effort for him.

01:04And by the way, this game in all likelihood could determine the group of five team that

01:08actually makes the playoffs.

01:11And I believe what Boise's only loss was by just three to number one Oregon.

01:16And boy, oh boy, a win by UNLV would help would help negate that overtime loss to Syracuse,

01:22Ben.

01:23So this is huge.

01:24But I also don't think UNLV's defense at home is just going to roll over and hand Gente

01:30the Heisman trophy here tonight.

01:33I do love this switch at quarterback, obviously for UNLV.

01:37I think there are more dangerous offense than they were.

01:40I think UNLV has the better defense.

01:42But most importantly, Ben, UNLV is heads and tails better on special teams than Boise State.

01:50UNLV's special teams is the best in the country.

01:54And when you're talking about a home dog getting more than a field goal, which is what we have

01:58here and a total at sixty four and a half, I want the team that's going to give me the

02:03edges where it matters.

02:05Field position, field goals, punting, those kinds of things.

02:09Yeah, I'll take your three and a half points with UNLV at home in this one.

02:14I think it's going to be a fun one, but it's one UNLV probably is going to win outright.

02:19Keep an eye on Ricky White for the running rebs.

02:22I believe it's three consecutive games or three of the last four.

02:25He blocked a punt.

02:27It is crazy what UNLV can do under Barry Odom on those special teams, all three phases,

02:33baby. It's coach speak, but it does make a difference for UNLV.

02:38Boise State's second best rushing offense in the country, putting up nearly two hundred

02:42and ninety yards per game.

02:43The go go offense of UNLV has not skipped a beat with Haj Malik Williams as their quarterback.

02:50Sixth best rushing offense in the country, Joe, two of the five best scoring offenses,

02:55two of the ten best total offenses, two of those offenses that average more yards on

03:01the ground than through the air.

03:03Neither bad defending the run, both allowing less than one hundred and six yards per game,

03:09but they will be tested.

03:11Here's also an edge for Boise State.

03:13The Broncos, twenty nine sacks this year, the most in all of FBS college football around

03:19the country.

03:20So we shall see a huge one tonight.

03:22Again, Boise State minus one ninety five to win the Mountain West.

03:27This is a Mountain West conference game.

03:30Boise State won the Mountain West championship a year ago.

03:33The Broncos are ranked 17th in the country.

03:36They are the highest ranked group of five team at this moment.

03:38They have a minus minus one fifteen price to reach the college football playoff.

03:44And UNLV's only loss in non-con action against Syracuse still at six to one.

03:50If the running rebs are undefeated in the Mountain West, including this victory over

03:55Boise State at home tonight, there's a great chance for them to see the CFP, Ashton Gente.

04:01Here's rushing yards prop, one ninety and a half.

04:03The only time, the only two times Joey has failed to go over that number is when he has

04:09skipped the second half of Boise State's blowout wins against Utah State and FCS foe Portland

04:15State.

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