I am betting the over. Boise St. D will not be able to shut out Hawaii like they can with some of the other teams they play. At 27+ I'd def be all over Hawaii but even at +22 I think they have a great chance to cover. They can scored quick and I don't wanna be sweatin the last few minutes. Over will probably hit by 3rd quarter.
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Just to add, boise has been playing not up to par the last 2 games, keeping the opponent closer than the lines predicted, even on the smurf turf.Comment -
thats it only +27? go all in on boise state!!! thats cakewalkComment -
timmy chung will be in attendance that night. be careful hereComment -
I'm still liking Hawaii on the spread.Comment -
I like Hawaii as well. They have a potent offense. Boise State hasn't played anyone worthy in awhile. LA Tech put points on them!Comment -
Two things to be aware of before jumping heavy on Hawaii. One is the weather. How cold will it be for this warm-weather, tropical island team to run their fast, sophisticated passing offense?
The other is time of day. If I've done my time zone math correctly, start time would be the equivalent of about 8:30 in the morning for Hawaii. Meaning they also have to get up at about 5:30 in the morning or so to begin to prep for that game. And this is after a long flight to the mainland just a day or two before.
I believe we saw time zone differences at work against Idaho when they played Hawaii this past weekend. Idaho also has a high-scoring pass offense. The game started at what would have been the equivalent of 11:30 at night Idaho time, ending at about 2:30 in the morning their time. Again, after a long-ass flight. When I tuned out with about 4 minutes left in the game, Idaho had only 3 points total, against an improving but still not first class Hawaii defense.Comment -
I like how almost everyone on this forum is always dogging on Hawaii. Look at their record ATS this year and the low spreads they've been given. I'm not saying that this is a gimme at +21 but I'm still shocked how so many of you think this game is gonna be easy for Boise. I keep saying week in and week out that you guys need to be aware of Hawaii and they're a dangerous team. Sure they make a lot of stupid mistakes, but this is a damn good football team. The best since the BCS run from a few years ago.
I'm going on Hawaii 1H and game.Comment -
i wouldn't want to back hawaii here. i think boise gets their mind right off of that "disappointing" victory over la tech. plus hawaii is actually decent this year and beat nevada, more reason for boise to get up for the game. think about it, they had been anal raping everyone in their conference (and also toledo) all year--no spread was too big to hold them down. that just doesn't continue forever, and the "letdown" was against la tech (who they only beat by 29). boise is a victim of setting their own bar too high against bad teams. now, because of that la tech game, everyone's so quick to jump ship saying "well, i wasn't very impressed when they couldn't cover the 35.5 against la tech." come on, guys. i wouldn't be surprised to see a bloodbath here in boise this saturday afternoon.Comment -
hawaii hasnt seen a defense like boise's since georgia in 08 and we all know how that endedComment -
Boise's WAC opponents have been steadily improving. If they struggled to stop La. Tech, now they have to face Hawaii, Fresno State, Nevada, and Utah State. All 4 of those teams have the offense to pull off the upset, or at least stay with the Broncos.Comment -
they saw Boise last year and Boise ran up the score Hawaii should be up for this gameOriginally posted by james4512Comment -
i'd bet my life that utah state does not upset boise state. i hear what you're saying on the others, but those ain't happening either.Originally posted by agharah1
seriously guys, to say boise struggled to stop la tech, to whittle them down to one disappointing 29 point win...who are we kidding here?Comment -
maybe over???Comment -
Hawaii ML ladies. Yes. I said it.
(This is just for fun, I think Hawaii loses by 10-14, but keeps it close for 3 quarters.)
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Ok, I'm all for supporting the WAC, but please don't compare Boise's defense to a top SEC defense.Originally posted by james4512Comment -
Given TCU leapfrogging BSU, I see the broncos laying down the pain on Hawaii on their smurf field and winning (+27). They, more or less, have to in order to keep up with Auburn's imminent destruction of Chattanooga (and possibly garner more points on Harris/USA today's poll if Auburn doesn't completely dominate).Comment -
They didn't cover last week against a SHITTY Louisana Tech team. Hawaii is underrated. 7-1 against the spread this year I think. Boise is overrated and doesn't belong in the top 10.Originally posted by Emily_HainesComment -
this time of year the weather will suck in boise in all likelihood. also the travel situation for hawaii is terrible after having to go back and forth twice to mainland. you obviously are noting that +22 looks like a ton for a 7-1 team playing well and it is. different spot take hawaii, this spot do not. take boise or nothing as this has woodshed written all over it.Comment -
Surprised the total is only 66, do not know the weather conditions though.Comment -
27? The spread is at 21 buddyComment -
got hawaii at +27.5Comment -
slaughter here...Boise will rollComment -
48-27 boise or something like that.Comment -
high of 58 degrees on saturday in boise... should be interesting but i will take boiseComment -
hawaii will have major issues scoring touchdowns in this gameComment -
After Boises weak performance last week it's tough to get excited about them. Might just look into the Over on this guy. BOL y'allComment -
There's so much value here to take Hawaii. They have over performed. Don't bet your entire paycheck, but you gotta throw at least 100 or 200 dollars on it.Comment -
According to Vegas Insider, the line did open at 27. It just dropped that quickly to the 21.5-22 range.Originally posted by freeVICK
On a separate note, I like both Hawaii and the OVER 66.Comment -
Hawaii has been a covering machine this season (8 times). The past five years against Boise they have covered four of those games.
I have this like a 17 point game. Someone mentioned that BS needed style points for the BCS and given the chance, I'm sure they will try to score as many as possible. Tough game to call.Comment -
I love hawaii in this spot. I think Hawaii is very underrated and I think have achance to win this game much less cover. Boise has looked very sluggish while Hawaii has looked very good the past couple of weeks.Comment -
Im worried about Hawaii's back and forth travel to the mainland.......Utah st, the back to Hawaii for last week's game and now back to the mainland this week... could this play role in the 3rd and 4th quarters??Comment -
I'm sure Boise feels the same wayOriginally posted by jjgoldComment -
I think you guys are overvaluing Hawaii here and undervaluing Boise. I'm not a fan of either but am familiar with them as I'm a Nevada backer, but I see Boise winning this one big..well big enough to cover (24 or so)
Yes, Boise schedule is pretty soft and they can just pretty much go through the motions every week, but there are a few games each year that grab their attention and they come focused. VT was one and Hawaii is next on the list. I mean for as weak as their schedule is perceived, this is one of the few games they have left that has any value. I expect Boise to be focused and ready to exploit every weakness Hawaii has and they have a lot, most notably their pass D and special teams play. If Kellen Moore can get in a rhythm early watch out. I think the 1Q sets the tone.
You guys are placing too much value in Boise not blowing out LT by 500pts and HI beating up on some bad teams, yes I know they beat Nevada but that took a last minute interception to seal it and every possible break a team could get in one game. You really think they couldn't if they were playing their A-game??? Even the best don't have their best every week, just ask Alabama, but lucky for Boise they don't play in SEC and these perceptions matter more to them due to their weak schedule. Anyways, if you watched the LT game you could see that Boise just didn't seem to have the focus required to roll them and LT was playing this like it was their championship. LT was never a threat and Boise did pretty much what they wanted but LT put up a good fight I suppose.
Everyone has their opinions on this game so roast me if you'd like but and as a WAC supporter I'm real interested to see this one play out. Hawaii is good but Boise is better and trying to get to the championship. They need to make a statement here and will try their best. I'm thinking a 45-21 type game.Comment -
I see a great chance of Boise winning by 3 scores. Buying a point would be nice but see where the line moves from hereComment
