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BYU's victory brought them up to while the Broncos' loss pulled them down to A pair of defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Cougars are th worst in the nation in passing yards allowed per game, with Boise State has experienced some struggles of their own as they are stumbling into the game with the th most rushing yards allowed per game in the nation, having given up on average.

It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up. The Cougars are a solid 6-point favorite against the Broncos, according to the latest college football odds. The line has drifted a bit towards the Cougars, as the game opened with the Cougars as a 3.

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That's something Boise State has done four straight times and all but once in the 11 head-to-head meetings with the Lobos. Freshman running Aaron Dumas has been a bright spot for the Lobos this season. He leads the team and is 10 th in the Mountain West with rushing yards. He had a season-high last week against Fresno State, as he was responsible for 73 percent of his team's total output yards.

But at the end of the day, we didn't win the ball game. Indeed it was an ugly showing outside of Dumas. Quarterback Isaiah Chavez completed just two of seven pass attempts for 34 yards with an interception and New Mexico managed a total of seven first downs. But it hasn't been real pretty for this offense all season. The Lobos are last in the FBS teams in scoring at just It's pretty telling when you see that New Mexico is averaging the same number of passing yards The Lobos will likely try and stick to the run on Saturday night against a Boise State defense that has had its issues in this department.

The Broncos are giving up rushing yards per game but have tightened things up considerably lately. You also know they will pay plenty of attention to Dumas, who is averaging 5.

But Dumas and his teammates need to be wary of a Boise State defense that is second in the Mountain West in takeaways with 21, including nine fumble recoveries. The Broncos won last week against Wyoming, but it was not a vintage performance by the offense. Boise State put up total yards but once again running the ball was a bit of an issue and the explosive plays in the passing game just weren't there.

In fact, the Broncos' second touchdown, which didn't come until halfway through the fourth quarter, was set up by an interception. Fortunately, quarterback Hank Bachmeier and company have not been beating themselves.

Boise State has just one turnover during this three-game winning streak and for the season, is tied for the conference lead in differential at plus Bachmeier has been a big part of this, His overall numbers 2, passing yards, 17 touchdowns may not be in line with some of his peers, but he is No.

New Mexico ranks near the bottom of the Mountain West in sacks 20 , so Bachmeier should have plenty of time to find open receivers. And hopefully, he can do this early to give the home crowd something to cheer about. Bachmeier has a major weapon in senior wide receiver Khalil Shakir, second in the conference with yards on 64 receptions Octavius Evans and Stefan Cobbs are both approaching yards for the season and have combined for seven touchdown catches.

Holani has put together back-to-back yard games, a positive sign for a ground game that ranks second to last in the Mountain West Despite its record, the Lobos haven't been pushovers on defense.