Oregon State Beavers vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 9/3/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon State Beavers vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Location: CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, CA

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Spartans (+15)

Total/Over-Under: 54.5

The San Jose State Spartans (7-5 last year) are hosting the Oregon State Beavers (10-3 last season) at CEFCU Stadium on Sunday, September 3, 2023. San Jose State opens as 15-point underdogs. The total is 54.5.

The Oregon State Beavers finished the year with a 10-3 mark. In their last game, the Beavers played the Florida Gators and walked away with a win by a score of 30-3. Deshaun Fenwick led the offense in rushing for the Beavers with 21 carries for 107 yards (5.1 yards per carry). Ben Gulbranson went 12/19 with 165 yds passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rating of 153.5 and walked away from the game without throwing an interception. On the ground, the Beavers gave up 39 yards on 33 attempts, which calculates to 1.2 yds per run allowed. Oregon State allowed 13 completions on 22 tries for a total of 180 yards, and a completion rate of 59.1%. In all, they ran 65 plays for 353 yds. The Oregon State Beavers ran the rock 39 times and recorded 164 yds, earning them an average of 4.2 yds per attempt.

Concerning scoring points, the Oregon State Beavers had an average of 32.2 PPG. As a unit they had an average of 196.5 yds on the ground, giving them a rank of 28th in the nation. The Beavers earned 5,148 total yards last season. Oregon State compiled 16 passing touchdowns and 36 rushing touchdowns. Oregon State tallied 291 1st downs offensively, and they were hurt by 78 infractions for 711 yds. They turned the football over 18 different times.

The Beavers were sitting in 16th in Division 1 concerning team defense, conceding 20.0 PPG. They allowed an average of 3.8 yards per rush and 108.2 rushing yards per game last season. For the season, they conceded 1,407 yards on the ground in 13 outings. Regarding yards through the air, the Beavers conceded 2,919 yards which had them sitting in 72nd in D-1. Over the course of their 13 games, they allowed 224.5 yards per contest through the air as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 58.1%. They relinquished 332.8 yards per outing which had them ranked 26th in the nation. They gave up 10 touchdowns via the pass and 17 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Spartans wrapped up their year with a 7-5 mark. In their last game, the Spartans took a loss by a score of 41-27 when they faced the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Kairee Robinson carried the ball 14 times for 56 yds, finishing the game with 4.0 yds per attempt for San Jose State. Chevan Cordeiro (3 TDs) walked away from the contest with 366 yards on 26/44 passing while his quarterback rating was 142.4. He had 2 interceptions and his Y/A was 8.3. San Jose State conceded 41 attempts on the ground for 118 yards (2.9 yds per rush). The Spartans pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 60.0%, surrendering 298 yards on 18 for 30 passing. The Spartans finished the game with a total of 498 yds and they ran 71 plays (7.0 yards per play). San Jose State ran for 5.3 yards per carry, finishing with a total of 132 yds on 25 carries.

The San Jose State Spartans held an average of 368.3 yards/outing, which had them sitting 84th in the nation. The San Jose State offense had 587 yards of penalties on 70 infractions, ranking them 88th in Division 1 in terms of making mistakes. For the previous season, the Spartans threw for 3,270 yards through the air as well as an average of 272.5 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 25th in the nation. Concerning their scoring prowess, the Spartans were ranked 72nd in the nation averaging 27.4 points per contest.

The Spartans conceded 22.0 PPG, ranking them 30th in Division 1. San Jose State gave up a total of 1,468 yards rushing (122.3 yards per outing) and 16 touchdowns by way of the ground game throughout last season. Last year, they relinquished 264 points in total. They gave up 16 touchdowns via the pass and 217.7 yards/outing, which put them in 52nd in D-1. The Spartans defense was on the field for 804 plays, which ranked them 19th in D-1.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Spartans +15

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