Mark Zinno
(161) Washington State at (162) Boise State
Washington State faces Boise State. This game is expected to be high scoring and I understand why. The Cougars are top 10 in total offense and top 30 in offensive efficiency. QB John Mateer has been very good this season, who is third in the country in total yards per game at 381.8, seventh in TD passes with 11 and has at least one rushing TD and one passing TD in each of the first four games. Mateer had 390 yards passing and 111 yards rushing last week against San Jose State. Boise State's offense has been equally as good with QB Maddux Madsen. He's facing a Washington State secondary that is 132nd out of 133 teams giving up nearly 320 yards per game passing. Boise State is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since a two-week stint in November 2020. I always like to fade teams that hit the ranking in their first week. There should be a ton of fireworks in this game but I think the Cougars offense does enough to make it close.