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1st Quarter Report
Boise State is on the board, but we're still waiting on Air Force to respond. After one quarter, neither team has the match in the bag, but Boise State leads 3-0 over Air Force.
With four games having already gone down to the wire, it's been a real nail-biter of a season for Boise State, and they're locked in yet another close battle with Air Force. Maybe Boise State will pull away, but we predict a narrow margin.
Preview
The Boise State Broncos will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Air Force Falcons at 4:00 p.m. ET at Albertsons Stadium. Boise State will be strutting in after a victory while Air Force will be stumbling in from a loss.
Boise State can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 45-10 win over Utah State on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Boise State.
George Holani was his usual excellent self, rushing for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Holani's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. Taylen Green also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Boise State's defense and their nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ty Benefield and Ahmed Hassanein who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored Air Force last Saturday, but the final result did not. They took a 31-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of UNLV. It was the first time this season that Air Force let down their fans at home.
The losing side was boosted by Jensen Jones, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns.
The Falcons weren't very productive in the air and finished the game with only 60 passing yards. They were demolished by their opponents in that department as UNLV passed for 351.
Boise State has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Air Force, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Looking ahead, Boise State is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 6.5 points. For those looking to play the spread, take note: they are a solid 4-0-1 against the spread when playing at home.
Boise State didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Air Force in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, but they still walked away with a 19-14 victory. Will Boise State repeat their success, or does Air Force have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
