Oregon State Beavers vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, CA

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Bulldogs (+1)

Total/Over-Under: 60.5

Bulldog Stadium is where the Fresno State Bulldogs (1-0) will go up against the Oregon State Beavers (1-0) on Saturday. Oregon State opens this game as 1-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is 60.5.

The Oregon State Beavers head into this matchup 1-0 for this year. In their last matchup, the Beavers played against the Boise State Broncos and went home with a win by a final score of 34-17. Jack Colletto led the offense in rushing for the Beavers with 3 totes for 44 yards (14.7 yards per carry). Chance Nolan connected on 14/23 with 251 yds through the air and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 163.8 and finished the contest with 2 picks. In the running game, the Beavers conceded 126 yards on 31 attempts, which averages out to 4.1 yards per run allowed. Oregon State allowed 23 pass completions on 36 tries for a total of 185 yds, and a completion rate of 63.9%. For the game, they had 61 plays which totaled 470 yards. The Oregon State Beavers ran the rock 37 different times and had 178 yards, which had them averaging 4.8 yards per tote.

The Beavers earned 5,606 total yards last season. Oregon State compiled 20 touchdowns through the air and 33 touchdowns via the ground. They turned the football over 18 different times. Oregon State recorded 302 1st downs, and they were hurt by 88 penalties for 820 yards. Offensively they averaged 214.3 yards in the run game, which had them sitting 16th in D-1. Concerning putting points on the board, the Oregon State Beavers averaged 31.2 PPG.

Concerning passing yards, the Beavers conceded 3,166 yds which had them ranked 97th in the country. During their 13 games played, they yielded 243.5 yards per game through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 61.7%. They surrendered 387.6 yards/game which ranked them 72nd in college football. They gave up 22 touchdowns through the air and 20 touchdowns via the ground game. The opposition ran for an average of 4.2 yards per rush and 144.1 rushing yards per game last year. Overall, they gave up 1,873 rushing yards through 13 games. The Beavers were ranked 58th in the nation in terms of the opposition scoring, giving up 25.8 PPG.

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The Bulldogs head into this matchup 1-0 this season. When they last played, the Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 35-7 when they faced the Cal Poly Mustangs. Jake Haener (2 TDs) finished the contest with 377 yards on 36/42 passing while his QB rating was 176.8. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per attempt was 9.0. Jordan Mims carried the football 15 times for 75 yards, ending the contest with 5.0 yds per attempt for Fresno State. The Bulldogs ended up finishing with 551 yds while running 76 plays (7.3 yards per play). Fresno State ran the football for 5.3 yds per carry, totaling 174 yds on 33 attempts. Fresno State allowed 30 rush attempts for 106 yds (3.5 yards per carry). The Bulldogs pass defense allowed a completion rate of 52.6%, relinquishing 211 yards on 20 for 38 through the air.

Regarding their ability to score points, the Bulldogs ranked 26th in D-1 holding an average of 33.4 points per game. Last year, the Bulldogs earned 4,247 yards through the air along with an average of 326.7 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 9th in college football. The Fresno State Bulldogs averaged 464.1 yards per contest, which ranked them 14th in Division 1. The Fresno State offense compiled 926 yards of penalties on 99 violations, which had them ranked 14th in Division 1 in terms of making mistakes.

The Bulldogs relinquished 20.5 points per game, ranking them 21st in Division 1. Fresno State gave up a total of 1,626 yards rushing (125.1 yards per contest) and 16 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. Over the course of the season, they gave up 267 points in total. They allowed the opposition 17 touchdowns from the passing game and 222.0 yards per contest, which had them in 58th in D-1. The Bulldogs defense was on the field for 858 plays, which ranked them 62nd in the nation.

Who will win tonight's Beavers/Bulldogs college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Bulldogs +1

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