Utah State Aggies vs. Utah Utes Betting Odds & Predictions

Thursday's battle between the Aggies and the Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium will be televised by The Mtn. (Comcast Ch. 37 in Cache Valley)... James Bates will handle play-by-play duties.

Aggies Tangle With 19th-Ranked Utes In 2009 College Football betting Season-Opener Thursday.

2009 team records:
Utah State: 3-9 SU, 7-5 ATS
Utah: 13-0 SU, 8-3-1 ATS

Sportsbetting.com currently have the Utes listed as 20½-point favorites versus the Aggies, while the game's total is sitting at 52.

Utah owns the longest current win streak (14 games) and bowl win streak (eight games) in the nation.
Coming off a 13-0 season that saw Utah finish No. 2 in the nation in the Associated Press rankings, the Utes enter the 2009 season with their best preseason betting rankings ever.

A few trends to consider:
Utah State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah State is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Utah
Utah State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Utah State is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah State
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Utah State