Oct 12, 2024; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Boise State Broncos operating again Ashton Jeanty (2) cuts by means of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors protection for a landing through the first quarter at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Advanced. Obligatory Credit score: Marco Garcia-Imagn Photos GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Faculty Soccer Playoff quarterfinals kick off with a lone recreation on Tuesday, with No. 6 seed Penn State taking up No. 3 seed Boise State within the Fiesta Bowl on New Yr’s Eve.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium.
ODDS AND TRENDS
Regardless of being the upper seed, Penn State was a consensus 11.0-point favourite as of Tuesday morning. That features at DraftKings and BetMGM, the place the Nittany Lions have been backed by 62 p.c of the spread-line cash. In the meantime, the road had moved to 12.0 at some sportsbooks such at BetRivers.
Penn State’s moneyline to win the sport outright opened at -375 at BetMGM, however has moved to -450 with the general public backing the Nittany Lions with 70 p.c of the cash.
“The Penn State trustworthy are backing the Nittany Lions closely within the first quarterfinal recreation,” buying and selling supervisor Seamus Magee stated. “Boise State and Heisman runner-up Ashton Jeanty protecting can be nice for the ebook.”
PROP PICKS
–Ashton Jeanty Beneath 131.5 Dashing Yards (-115 at BetMGM): This has been the most well-liked participant prop on the ebook, with the general public wagering closely on Boise State taking part in from behind and being compelled out of a Jeanty-dominated recreation plan. The Heisman runner-up enters the sport with 2,497 yards and 29 touchdowns on the bottom this season.
–Over 53.5 Whole Factors: The road opened at 54.5 factors — the second fewest among the many 4 quarterfinal video games — however has shifted down a full level regardless of the general public backing the Over with 79 p.c of the full bets and 74 p.c of the cash.
FIESTA BOWL HISTORY ON LINE
The Broncos, who earned a bye into the matchup in Glendale by successful the Mountain West title, are 3-0 within the Fiesta Bowl.
Penn State (12-2), which superior to the quarterfinals after beating visiting SMU 38-10 final week within the opening spherical, is 7-0 within the Fiesta Bowl.
“Our guys are very conscious of our historical past right here at Penn State,” coach James Franklin stated after a apply this week in Phoenix. “We spend numerous time within the offseason speaking about these issues, or former gamers come again and speak to our guys.”
Boise State (12-1) gained its three Fiesta Bowls between 2007 and 2014, together with a 43-42 traditional in additional time over Adrian Peterson and Oklahoma in 2007.
The Broncos have been underdogs in that recreation and in wins over TCU in 2010 and Arizona in 2014.
“We’d not have what everyone else has, however we undoubtedly have sufficient,” Boise State coach Spencer Danielson stated. “We will proceed to push ahead.”
THE NEWS
Boise State is the final non-Energy 4 convention crew to win the Fiesta Bowl.
“Boise State has been constructed on incomes our proper to play towards one of many high soccer groups within the nation like Penn State,” Danielson stated. “I imagine in our crew … please rely us out. Individuals, media, rely us out. I understand how we’re going to work, and I do know we’re going to work to play our very best.”
Franklin, an assistant coach at Washington State and Idaho State in 1998 and 1999, respectively, appreciates the Boise State program after teaching within the space.
“Boise State has the elements to succeed,” Franklin stated. “It is within the college. It is locally. It is embedded there. And that is why you’ve got seen so many individuals be capable to go there and have success.”
Franklin additionally praised Jeanty for what he means to Boise State being within the playoffs.
“I believe it begins and ends with Jeanty,” Franklin stated. “He can run away from you and rating from a distance. Breaks a ton of tackles — 1,300 yards of his speeding yards are after contact, which is sort of a ridiculous stat.”
Jeanty, who completed second within the Heisman Trophy voting, has 344 carries for two,497 yards and 29 touchdowns. He took residence the Maxwell Award as probably the most excellent participant within the sport and was a unanimous All-American choice.
Jeanty is 132 yards from breaking the NCAA single-season speeding document set by Barry Sanders at Oklahoma State in 1988.
Danielson is equally in awe of Penn State senior tight finish Tyler Warren.
Warren, who has a team-best six TD receptions, leads the Nittany Lions in receptions (92) and receiving yards (1,095). Each of these marks are single-season Massive Ten data for tight ends. He gained the Mackey Award because the nation’s greatest tight finish and completed seventh within the Heisman voting.
“Tyler Warren is elite,” Danielson stated. “That is not simply my opinion; I am very constructive he’ll be the primary tight finish taken off the board within the NFL draft due to that.
“He can do all of it. He’s extraordinarily violent on the level of assault. He can catch each ball. He is certainly one of their high targets on all downs. And he can play wildcat and throw the ball. You discuss simply an especially gifted athlete, we have got to know the place (Warren) is always.”
PREDICTION
Boise State’s lone loss this season got here again on Sept. 7 by three factors at top-ranked Oregon. The Broncos have reeled off 11 consecutive wins since, however just one towards a ranked opponent — a 21-7 victory over then-No. 20 UNLV within the Mountain West championship. Penn State, an influence crew from a Energy 4 convention, presents an impediment Boise State has but to come across this season. The Nittany Lions ought to management the road of scrimmage on each side, and the way deep the Broncos stay aggressive within the recreation relies on how lengthy they will stop falling behind by double digits. –Penn State 38, Boise State 20
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