Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET from Snapdragon Stadium with coverage on CBS Sports Network.
- Both teams are 4-1 in conference play, with San Diego State at 7-2 and Boise State at 6-3 entering the matchup.
- Boise State starter Maddux Madsen is out with a lower-leg injury, Max Cutforth will start, and receivers Chris Marshall and guard Jason Steele are also out.
- San Diego State ranks sixth nationally in total defense and fourth in scoring defense, while its offense converts 31.9% on third down; Boise State's defense has struggled in the red zone against an Aztecs unit that scores on 88.9% of trips.
- Forecasts call for heavy rain, and oddsmakers list San Diego State as a slight favorite around -2.5 with a low total in the low 40s.