The San Jose State Spartans and the Colorado State Rams meet on Saturday afternoon in Week 7 of college football at Canvas Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and identify the best bets for this game. Here is a prediction between Colorado State and San Jose State.

San Jose State Summary

The San Jose State Spartans come into this game looking to improve on their 4-1 start to the year after a 35-31 win over Nevada in their last game. After that game, San Jose State travels home for a date with Wyoming.

Spartans will look to secure a playoff spot in Group of 5

Emmett Brown has thrown for 1,460 yards, 15 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on a 59.1% pass rate, while Floyd Chalk IV also has 273 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns. Nick Nash leads the Spartans’ receiving group with 55 grabs for 712 yards and 9 touchdowns this season, while Justin Lockhart has 19 receptions for 325 yards and 3 scores. Three other Spartans also have over 100 receiving yards this year. On defense, Justin Pollard has a team-high 54 total tackles, including 27 solo tackles, a sack and an interception, while Jordan Cobbs has 2 sacks and 2 INTs. Robert Rahimi also has a pair of INTs. San Jose State’s entire defense has totaled 9 sacks and 9 INTs as a unit this season.

Why the San Jose State Spartans will win

• San Jose State has won each of its last eight games against conference opponents.
• Colorado State has lost each of its last six games as an underdog.
• San Jose State has covered the spread in seven of its last eight road games.
• Colorado State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five games against conference opponents.

Colorado State Summary

The Colorado State Rams come into this game looking to rebound from a 39-31 loss to Oregon State in their last game that dropped them to 2-3 on the year. After this game, Colorado State will head to a date with Air Force.

Rams try to get back to .500

Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi has thrown for 865 yards, 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on a 61.8% pass rate, while Justin Marshall has 323 rushing yards and Avery Morrow has 390 rushing yards with also 4 touchdowns. Tory Horton also has a team-best 19 receptions for 278 yards. On defense, Buom Jock has 47 total tackles and Chase Wilson has 43 total tackles. As a unit, Colorado State has recorded 5 sacks and 3 interceptions so far this season.

Why the Colorado State Rams will win

• The home team has won eight of Colorado State’s last nine games.
• Colorado State has covered the spread in five of its last six games in October as an underdog against teams not in the AP rankings.

Colorado State vs. San Jose State Prediction

I’m here at San Jose State. I know the Spartans haven’t necessarily been the most battle-tested, but I think the Spartans are trending in the right direction and are a serious contender for the Group of 5 in the College Football Playoff if they can win I agree , that the Mountain West could be the toughest group of 5 conferences overall this season. Colorado State fought hard against Oregon State, but the Rams are still struggling with their identity, and the Rams are also a bit of a one-trick pony. With Horton and Fowler-Nicolosi, you took the head off the offense and shut down the Rams, just as we saw the Rams struggle when Horton was sidelined with injury. When it comes to the coin toss, I side with the Spartans.