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The initial odds are out for the inaugural Mountain West football title game and the previously BCS-bound Fresno St. Bulldogs are just a four-point favorite over the Utah State Aggies. Some places actually have the Bulldogs as a mere field goal favorite over the Aggies.
With this being a home game for Fresno State they are getting the three-point home bump, so if this game were in Logan, Utah, then Fresno State would be an underdog. The close line does make some sense since Utah State had a very good defense and whenever Fresno State plays a team that can actually stop another team they slip up and struggle; just go back and look at the Boise State game which they narrowly escaped.
The line will likely change throughout the week and probably will even do so Sunday afternoon once the weekly rankings come out, because Fresno State will be a 50/50 proposition of being ranked in any of the three polls.
Utah State comes into the title game on a five-game winning streak and during that winning streak has given up just over 10 points per game, won each game by an average of 23.4 points per game and is scoring 33.6 points per game.
Fresno State has played better down the stretch by blowing out some opponents after struggling against teams like Hawaii and San Diego State; before ultimately falling to San Jose State.
As for the momentum it obviously swings toward Utah State as the first Mountain West title game approaches.
