2013 Record: 8-5

2014 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 6.5*

2014 Season Win Total Picks NCAA Football: 'Under'

Rocky Long seems to have landed on his feet in San Diego and has guided the Aztecs to three bowl games in his three years at the helm. SDSU does have just 10 returning starters this season, including just four on defense, and this looks like a rebuilding season. But Long is a proven commodity and his team will be tough once again.

Long still calls his own defense so I expect them to be improved on that side of the ball even with just half of his top 18 tacklers back. The key will be better production from the running game.

Somehow this team rebounded from a shocking 21-point loss to Eastern Illinois last year to go 8-2 down the stretch. But they won three OT games - including a stunner over Boise State - and have a brutal early season schedule with four of their first six games on the road.

I don't think the Aztecs will make it to four straight bowl games. I think this team is going to struggle out of the box and I think they will be fortunate to get to .500. I can see wins over NAU, UNLV, Hawaii, Idaho and SJSU. But I don't think the Aztecs will win more than one road game this year - if they win any at all. That means their game vs. improved Air Force on Nov. 21 could be the key game for this team.

Play the Aztecs 'under'.

2014 San Diego State Aztecs Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) Location Result

Sat, Aug 30th, 2014 Northern Ariz 07:00 PM Qualcomm Stadium

Sat, Sep 6th, 2014 at North Carolina 08:00 PM Kenan Stadium

Sat, Sep 20th, 2014 at Oregon State TBA Reser Stadium

Sat, Sep 27th, 2014 UNLV TBA Qualcomm Stadium

Fri, Oct 3rd, 2014 at Fresno State 10:00 PM Bulldog Stadium

Fri, Oct 10th, 2014 at New Mexico 09:30 PM Branch Field at University

Sat, Oct 18th, 2014 Hawaii 10:30 PM Qualcomm Stadium

Sat, Nov 1st, 2014 at Nevada 10:30 PM Chris Ault Field at Mackay

Sat, Nov 8th, 2014 Idaho 06:30 PM Qualcomm Stadium

Sat, Nov 15th, 2014 at Boise State TBA Bronco Stadium/Lyle Smith Field

Fri, Nov 21st, 2014 Air Force 09:30 PM Qualcomm Stadium

Sat, Nov 29th, 2014 San Jose St 03:30 PM Qualcomm Stadium

All Times EST

*Season Win Total Odds from Raphael Esparza. Esparza was a Las Vegas sportsbook manager for 13 years at some of the largest books on The Strip. He is a proven oddsmaker and this is his projected total.

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