Utah is the only team currently undefeated ATS in college football.
My guess is that Utah wins big. I base this off several reasons...
1. They're back home. This is the first home game in three weeks when you account for the bye week. Just playing in front of the crowd will get 'em going .
2. The team is rightfully pissed over their performance last Saturday. You know you're good when a 30-6 blasting of Wyoming doesn't satisfy you. This was a game that should've been at least a 44-0 win. Wynn has said he won't throw three picks again. I believe him. I expect him to tear it up.
3. CSU is 0-3 on the road and has lost those games by a combined score of 131-43.
4. Last time the Rams tripped to Salt Lake City, the Utes had their best game of the season - winning 49-16 in 2008. I expect a similar score, which would mean they barely covered the spread.
5. Steve Fairchild ain't no Dave Christensen. There is no real history between Whitt and Fairchild. I don't think there is any animosity between the two coaches, but I doubt they're buddies. Christensen and Whitt actually go back quite a bit and that probably played a role in Utah's game approach (they ran, ran, ran).
Of course, with a 30.5 spread, anything can happen. That's an awful lot of points. As I mentioned, Utah beat the Rams 49-16 back in '08 and that would barely cover this spread.
But since Utah beat Wyoming 30-6 and very well should have won that by more and the fact the Cowboys are better, I like their odds.
I'll say final score: 56-10. A margin of 46.