Texas State -2.5 at Draftkings as of 3:50 MST on 9/12
This is the game of the season for Texas State. It will be the only nationally televised game they play. TX State is actually a good team with a good coach. Their quarterback, Mccloud, is in his 7th year via James Madison and Arizona and USF. James madison was 10-2 last year with Mccloud starting. He is a highly efficient qb and if he wants any kind of future in football, he's got to keep it up. TX State's coach, BJ, is somewhat of a rising star, especially in the state of Texas. He's from the Gus malzahn coaching tree and has had success along the way. At UCF they were very good offensively, he took Incarnate Word to a 12-2 record and he was a finalist for the top coach award. Random fact, his dad got shot in the chest while he was coaching BJ by a player trying to kill him.
On the other side, AZ State's qb is anything but efficient. His starts are limited and he only had 69 yards passing last week. AZ State very much relies on their running game which is no secret anymore and TX State should be prepared. AZ State is coming off a huge win last weekend against an SEC team. A game in which they almost lost with a 27-point lead in the 3rd quarter mainly because AZ State is one dimensional and Miss St. figured out how to stop it. Why would AZ State care about this game? They've got Texas Tech coming up and they're playing a former FCS team on a Thursday which they have to travel. I don't see AZ State getting up for this game on the short week after a big win and no matter the level, it is hard to play in Texas. This is a bad spot for AZ State.
Win lose or draw, I love this write up. Full of information and great reasoning. In the past, it would've been posted as Texas St -2.5 and nobody would have cared. I absolutely love this !
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