{"id":17357,"date":"2011-09-01T20:30:03","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T01:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=17357"},"modified":"2011-08-31T15:13:11","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T20:13:11","slug":"2011-college-football-predictions-boise-state-broncos-vs-georgia-bulldogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/2011-college-football-predictions-boise-state-broncos-vs-georgia-bulldogs-17357\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 College Football Predictions: Boise State Broncos vs. Georgia Bulldogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 5 Boise State Broncos vs. No. 19 Georgia Bulldogs
\nSaturday, 9\/3\/11, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Boise State -3.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Boise State -3.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 52.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 51
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Boise State QB Kellen Moore leads the nation in wins amongst active quarterbacks heading into the Georgia Dome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Boise State returns to SEC-land for the first time since dropping a 48-13 contest in Athens during the 2005 season, a visit that was plagued by six first-half turnovers.\u00a0 \u201cHopefully we can come out of the gate playing error-free football,\u201d coach Chris Peterson stated.\u00a0 \u201cYou can go back to the last time we were down there and you know what happens if we don\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0 The Broncos will be searching for their first victory against an SEC opponent, entering this weekend with an 0-4 mark in such contests.\u00a0 Peterson has enjoyed tremendous success against all other comers, posting a 61-5 record over the last five seasons.\u00a0 Boise State is a dominating 18-8 ATS over the last two years.<\/p>\n

The Broncos will once again be led by senior quarterback Kellen Moore, who is the nation\u2019s active leader in passing efficiency and wins.\u00a0 Boise State will also be playing its first game as a member of the Mountain West Conference, after dominating the WAC the previous 10 seasons, posting a 75-5 record against league foes.\u00a0 Moore will be protected by an offensive line that has tallied 92 career starts, which happens to be the 12th-most experienced front nationally.<\/p>\n

Georgia can\u2019t take comfort in its opponent not having a win against its conference, as the Boise State program is the nation\u2019s best in terms of winning percentage since the 1997 season.\u00a0 \u201cThis is a game most everybody in the country is going to see,\u201d Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt stated.\u00a0 \u201cIt means a lot to our program.\u201d\u00a0 The Bulldogs are hoping to bounce back from the first-ever losing season during the Richt era.\u00a0 He has taken care of business when facing non-conference opponents, entering the Georgia with a 41-6 record against teams outside of the SEC.\u00a0 Georgia is 10-15 ATS the last two campaigns.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs will begin a year against a top five ranked team for the first time since 1965, which is important due to the team\u2019s 0-4 record against such opponents since beating Auburn in 2006.\u00a0 Georgia\u2019 fans are use to seeing their beloved squad open the season with a victory, winning 13 of the last 14 openers.\u00a0 Under Richt\u2019s watch, the team has averaged 39.5 points in such contests since the 2001 campaign.\u00a0 Sophomore quarterback Aaron Murray finished with 3,049 passing yards last year and came away as a 2010 Freshman All-SEC selection.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Broncos due to their 4-0 ATS mark in neutral-site contests, while the Bulldogs are 0-4 ATS as an underdog.<\/p>\n

The college football handicappers at Maddux Sports are ready for a huge campaign and ready for you to join in.\u00a0 Stop sitting on the sidelines and get a long-term package today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No. 5 Boise State Broncos vs. No. 19 Georgia Bulldogs Saturday, 9\/3\/11, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Boise State -3.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Boise State -3.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 52.5 Current Total:\u00a0 51 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Boise State returns to SEC-land for the first time since dropping a 48-13 contest in Athens […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":3998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[1409,1104,3619,461,2806,2045,2254,739],"class_list":["post-17357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-aaron-murray","tag-boise-state-broncos","tag-chris-peterson","tag-georgia-bulldogs","tag-georgia-dome","tag-kellen-moore","tag-mark-richt","tag-sec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17357"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17359,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17357\/revisions\/17359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}