Utah State Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 9/3/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: SECN

Odds/Point Spread: Crimson Tide (-34.5)

Total/Over-Under: 62.5

Bryant-Denny Stadium is the site where the Alabama Crimson Tide (13-1 last year) will attempt to beat the Utah State Aggies (11-3 last season) on Saturday. Alabama opens this matchup as 34.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 62.5.

The Utah State Aggies ended the season having earned a 11-3 mark. In their last matchup, the Aggies faced the Oregon State Beavers and notched a win by a score of 24-13. Cooper Legas finished 11/20 with 171 yds passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rating of 149.8 and finished the game with 1 pick. Calvin Tyler Jr. led the offense in rushing for the Aggies with 26 attempts for 120 yds (4.6 yds per carry). The Utah State Aggies rushed the ball a total of 44 different times and totaled 110 yards, which came out to an average of 2.5 yds per carry. When the final whistle blew, they had 75 plays which converted into 383 yds. Utah State gave up 21 pass completions on 30 attempts for a total of 263 yds, and a completion rate of 70.0%. Against the rush, the Aggies gave up 152 yds on 36 tries, which is 4.2 yds per run allowed.

The Aggies tallied 6,280 yards in total for the prior year. Utah State earned 41 touchdowns via the pass and 13 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the football 22 times. Utah State amassed 335 1st downs offensively, and they were called for 85 penalties for 763 yards. As a team they had an average of 145.6 yards rushing, giving them a rank of 82nd in Division 1. Regarding putting points on the board, the Utah State Aggies had an average of 32.6 PPG.

The Aggies sat in 48th in the nation in terms of team defense, conceding 24.4 points per game. They gave up 4.4 yards per run and 161.9 rushing yards per contest last year. In total, they allowed 2,267 yards on the ground in 14 contests. Concerning passing yardage, the Aggies allowed 3,233 yds which ranked them 106th in the country. Over the course of their 14 games played, they allowed 230.9 yards per game via the pass as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 62.3%. They relinquished 392.8 yards per outing putting them 78th in Division 1. They relinquished 15 passing touchdowns and 20 running touchdowns.

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The Crimson Tide wrapped up their year having a 13-1 record. When they last stepped on the field, the Crimson Tide took a loss by a final score of 33-18 when they faced the Georgia Bulldogs. Bryce Young (1 touchdown) ended the game with 369 yards on 35/57 passing while his quarterback rating was 114.6. He had 2 interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 6.5. Brian Robinson Jr. carried the ball 22 times for 68 yards, finishing the contest with 3.1 yds per carry for Alabama. Alabama rushed for 1.1 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 30 yds on 28 carries. The Crimson Tide finished the game with 399 yds and they ran 85 plays (4.7 yds per play). The Crimson Tide secondary gave up a completion percentage of 65.4%, relinquishing 224 yards on 17 for 26 through the air. Alabama allowed 30 running attempts for 140 yards (4.7 yds per rush).

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Crimson Tide had a ranking of 3rd in the country scoring 41.4 points per game. Last season, the Crimson Tide racked up 4,704 yards through the air in addition to an average of 336.0 passing yards per game, which ranked 8th in Division 1. The Alabama Crimson Tide held an average of 494.1 yards/outing, which ranked them 6th in college football. The Alabama offense totaled 931 yards of penalties on 99 violations, ranking them 12th in the nation in terms of helping out the opposition.

Alabama gave up a total of 1,133 rushing yards (80.9 yards per game) as well as 8 touchdowns via the rush over the course of last year. They conceded 22 touchdowns through the air as well as 217.6 yards per contest, which had them ranked 50th in college football. The Crimson Tide defense took part in 899 plays, which ranked 97th in the nation. The Crimson Tide relinquished 19.2 points per contest, ranking them 13th in the country. Last year, they surrendered 269 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Aggies/Crimson Tide college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Crimson Tide -34.5

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