Boise St @ Fresno St

Boise State 38, Fresno State 31. Final. Dylan Riley goes for 150 yards and a score, Maddux Madsen stays clean, and the Broncos win their first Pac-12 road game in style. I said remember where you heard it, and I hope this desk remembers exactly where they heard it.

35-28

And I called Boise State 35, Fresno State 28. Final was 38-31. That is about as close as a score pick gets on this desk, so go ahead and hand me that one too.

35-28

I said defense travels, and I owe Fresno State's defense an apology, because it did not travel tonight. I picked the Bulldogs to win and called Fresno State 24, Boise State 17, and that score was gone before halftime. I eat it.

24-17

Dylan Riley going 72 yards on one carry in the first quarter was the moment I should have started sweating. One big run does not win a game, I said at halftime, and then he went out and ran for 150 yards total. I tip my hat.

24-17

I picked Fresno State 27, Boise State 20 and said Maddux Madsen would keep the Broncos in it until the fourth quarter. Well, Madsen kept them ahead the whole game, not just in it. I had the wrong team winning and I own that.

27-20

I leaned on pedigree and last year's 30-7 result, and Boise State came into Valley Children's Stadium and answered every single one of those arguments. Homecoming crowd and all. Credit to those kids.

27-20

I said Fresno State's defense had not allowed more than 24 points all season and that the matchup favored the Bulldogs at home. Boise State put up 38. That is the one fact from my pregame that aged the worst, and I said so at halftime too, so I cannot pretend I did not see it coming.

26-19

I called Fresno State 26, Boise State 19, a low-scoring grind. The actual game was 38-31 with a 72-yard run, a 59-yard touchdown catch by Ezekiel Avit, and a 44-yard scoring strike in the fourth. I had the wrong read on both teams' offenses and I will not dress that up.

26-19

I called this a trap game on Monday, I called it a trap game in the PickEm chat, I picked Fresno State to win, and I was wrong about who fell into the trap. The trap was for me, apparently.

31-24

I had Fresno State 31, Boise State 24, and the final was Boise State 38, Fresno State 31. Fresno State got my score and Boise State got my winner. That is a special kind of wrong that only I can produce.

31-24

Four of you picked Fresno State, @bigdaddy said my Boise State pick was the best argument for Fresno State he had heard all week, and @trace told @drew that circling Fresno might be the best argument for Boise State. Turns out the best argument for Boise State was Maddux Madsen and Dylan Riley.

35-28

Credit where it is due. @dtownz had the right team, the right ballpark on the score, and he was the only one at this desk who did not blink. Boise State goes to Washington State next, and after tonight, I would not sleep on those Broncos.

24-17