San Jose State (0-0) vs Sacramento State (0-0)
August 29, 2024 at 10:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: San Jose State -3 — Over/Under: 58.5
In this article, we will formulate a Sacramento State vs San Jose State prediction for this College Football Week 1 game on Thursday, August 29th, at Spartan Stadium. Let’s take a look at a Sacramento State Hornets vs San Jose State Spartans pick. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
-The Hornets recent form and recent player performance
-The Spartans’s recent form and recent player performance
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Sacramento State
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving San Jose State
-Recent betting trends in games played between Sacramento State vs San Jose State.
-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Hornets and Spartans.
How Does San Jose State Rebuild
San Jose State hasn’t been known historically as a winning football team but last year they finished with a 7-6 record which is basically known as good as winning the National Championship for them. The problem heading into this season is a lot is gone, including their head coach. Brent Brennan left to go to the Arizona Wildcats and he took a whole lot of transfer with him. In comes in the former Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo who believes he can continue the success that happened last year. Emmett Brown transferred in from Washington State and he’s expected to have a big year. This isn’t going to be an offense like the Navy, instead, there is going to be so much passing.
On defense last season, San Jose State was good but they struggled to get off the field on third down, and they are going to need to improve on that. The strength of this team is the linebacker and they are going to need to find success.
Sacramento State Believes They Can Win
Sacramento State is one of the top teams at the FCS level, and they believe they can make a statement with a victory in this game. Last season, the Hornets finished with an 8-5 record and were knocked out of the playoffs in the second round. Transfer portal at times has really hurt these FCS-level teams, but that isn’t the case for Sacramento State. Dejuan Butler,
Bryson Summers, Jalen Williams, Jay Rudolph, Joshua Nicholson, Joey Wright, and Makai Cope have all transferred in from the FBS level to play for the Hornets. Last season quarterback Kaiden Bennett had a huge season through the air and also rushed for 577 yards and six touchdowns.
On defense, the last couple of years for Sacramento State hasn’t been as good, and if they improve this season, they should be in great shape to improve. In this game, the secondary is going to need to step up in a big way and really make life tough. Sacramento State will take on Fresno State after this game.
Matchup/Trends
- San Jose State ranked T26th among FBS teams for Q3 points per game last season (8.0).
- San Jose State ranked T28th among FBS teams for Q1 win percentage last season (.538).
Sacramento State vs San Jose State prediction
I do think San Jose State is going to be fine this season, but the more experienced team is Sacramento State and the yare going to find success. Kiaden Bennett is going to have a huge game, and San Jose State’s defense is going to have no issue. Sacramento State is going to have no issue running up the score and their offense will be enough to come out on top. Back Sacramento State on the money line.