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It is time to continue our college football odds series with a San Jose State-Fresno State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch San Jose State-Fresno State.
The Fresno State Bulldogs enter this game at 4-3. You can begin to do the math for any team which is 4-3 after seven games in a 12-game college football season. The Bulldogs need to win at least two of their last five games in order to reach six wins for the season, which grants a team bowl eligibility. If Fresno State lets this game slip away, the Bulldogs will be 4-4 and would need to split their last four games to reach six wins. If Fresno State wants a smoother ride in the month of November, it will want to grab its fifth win here on the last weekend of October. Then its odds of making a bowl game will rise exponentially. The Bulldogs will give themselves more chances to ensure that they aren’t left out of the bowl derby this year.
San Jose State can clinch a bowl bid with a win here. The Spartans are enjoying a very good season, with five wins already under their belt. Coach Ken Niumatalolo, after his long and successful tenure at Navy came to an end, has found a fresh start for his coaching career in Silicon Valley. At Navy, Niumatalolo ran the triple option. At SJSU, Niumatalolo oversees a more traditional and conventional offense. He has been able to get results, a testament to his versatility as a coach. How high can Niumatalolo raise the bar at San Jose State? This game will tell us if SJSU has a chance to win nine games this season. A win would put a 9-3 record in play for the Spartans. A loss probably makes that aspiration unrealistic entering the month of November…