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Free plays 4-0 tear Free pick Saturday is 2* Utah Utes -12 1/2:
Fresno State allowed 701 yards at USC last week and defensively was on the field for 104 plays. Now another road game for the Bulldogs and at high altitude with a change of surface. The Bulldogs are trying to replace Derek Carr, the only rookie QB drafted that will start tomorrow. All he did last year was lead the nation in passing yards and total offense. With Carr at the controls, the Fresno State defense surrendered 30.3 points a game last year, up from 23.8 in 2012. Plus they played a bunch of zeros in the soft Mountain West. The schedule includes the likes of Cal Poly, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, SD State, UNLV, Wyoming, and San Jose State. They lost to USC in the Las Vegas Bowl 45-20 and in the process were out-gained 499-253. So in their last two games Fresno State has been outscored 97-33 and out-gained 1188-571. Utah won their opener by 42 last week and this is always a tough environment for a visitor not accustomed to playing here. These teams have not met since 1999. The Utes now have a healthy Travis Wilson at QB and he was extremely efficient last week completing 13-of-18 for 265 yards. Utah lost a ton of skilled positional players last year to injury but they are all back in the lineup now. Contributors like WR Keneth Scott, TE Westlee Tonga, and RB Devontae Booker. Utah is extremely hungry coming off two consecutive 5-7 years. But before that they posted at least eight wins in six consecutive seasons and went to a bowl annually from 2006-2011. Lay the 12 ½.
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