Saturday, October 11, 2014

Mackay Stadium in Reno

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On Saturday night, the Colorado State Rams (4-1) will go for their fourth win in a row when they face the Nevada Wolf Pack (3-2). The Rams were able to beat the Wolf Pack 38-17 at home in 2013.

Last weekend, Colorado State scored 28 first-half points against Tulsa and finished with a 42-17 rout. They put up 532 yards of offense in that win, which included 234 yards on the ground.

The Rams are in the top 25 in passing this season by averaging 317.2 yards per game. Senior quarterback Garrett Grayson has 1,497 passing yards through his team's first five games and he has already thrown 13 touchdown passes. Wide receiver Rashard Higgins has had a great season so far by catching 34 passes for 582 yards and eight touchdowns.

Nevada came back against Boise State in their high-scoring affair last Saturday, but they came up just short and lost 51-46. Nevada had 462 yards of offense in that loss, but they also turned the ball over four times.

The Wolf Pack are scoring 29.4 points per game this season while giving up 25.6 points per game to their opponents. Quarterback Cody Fajardo has completed 64.2 percent of his passes for 1,104 yards, seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Fajardo also has 317 rushing yards with five touchdowns and he has averaged 4.9 yards per carry.

Colorado State Rams Betting Trends

Colorado State Rams are 4-1-0 Against the Spread

Colorado State Rams are 2-3-0 against the Over/Under

Nevada Wolf Pack Betting Trends

Nevada Wolf Pack are 3-2-0 Against the Spread

Nevada Wolf Pack are 1-4-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Colorado State Rams

10/05/14 LB Nu'uvali Fa'apito Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Nevada
10/01/14 TE Kivon Cartwright Ankle out for season
09/23/14 C Jake Bennett Knee out for season
08/21/14 OL Jordan Finley Knee out indefinitely
08/21/14 OL Mason Hathaway Knee out for season

Nevada Wolf Pack

09/17/14 OL Jeremy Macauley Knee out for season
08/29/14 DB Gabe Lee Knee out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Nevada

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