San Jose State vs. Utah
Free NCAA Pick: San Jose State +14 -110 odds (September 12th 2009)
Visit Touthouse.com for more free college football betting picks from Ted Sevransky

Don’t be fooled for a moment following San Jose State’s ugly 56-3 loss at the hands of USC last week. Of course the Spartans were outclassed in that ballgame – a mid-level WAC team is not likely to take the mighty Trojans to the wire. But more than that, Spartans head coach Dick Tomey used last week’s game as an opportunity to shake the rust off, getting just about every player on the travelling roster onto the field, while keeping his starters fresh and healthy. That game represented nothing about what San Jose State is capable of accomplishing in 2009.

The Spartans are a strong defensive team, as we saw quite clearly in the first quarter against the Trojans, when the San Jose starters held USC scoreless on their first five drives of the game. They have an experienced senior quarterback, Kyle Reed. Reed has skill position talent to work with, most notably senior running back Patrick Perry and senior wide receiver Kevin Jurovich. 93 career starts return on the offensive line, and six of the front seven on defense return as well. Let’s not forget to mention punter Philip Zavada, who averaged 43.4 yards per punt last week, helping San Jose State win the field position war.

Utah quarterback Terrence Cain will be making his first career road start on Saturday. Running back Matt Asiata is a plodder – his longest carry in 36 attempts against Utah State last week was only 14 yards. We saw the Utes offense get shut down at the goalline, unable to push Utah State around at the line of scrimmage behind their retooled offensive line. Asking this year’s Utah team to win by two touchdowns in their road opener seems like a real stretch. (#376) 2* Take San Jose State.

If you enjoyed this article then you may be interested in:

1. Utah vs. San Jose State Betting Odds, Pick & Point Spread: September 12th 2009
2. College Basketball Betting Picks: Utah State vs. San Jose State: January 22nd 2009
3. Boise State vs. San Jose State Betting Odds & Picks: October 24th 2008
4. Fresno State vs. San Jose State Betting Odds & Expert Picks: November 21st 2008
5. 2009 San Jose State Spartans College Football Predictions
6. San Jose vs. Philadelphia AFL Picks & Odds: April 12th
7. NHL Betting: San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks Odds & Pick: April 27th 2009