San โขDiego โState Favored by โฃ5.5 Points as Rams Open Mountain West Play
San Diego State is a 5.5-point favorite over Colorado Stateโฃ headingโฃ into Saturday’s matchup at Snapdragon Stadium, according to Bet ESPN. Teh game marks the first Mountain West Conference contest ofโ the season for both teams, with implications for the conference standings โand โpostseason aspirations.
This contest pits two programs seeking momentum: sanโข Diego Stateโ (3-1) โcoming off a narrowโข 6-3โ road win atโข Northern illinois, and Colorado State (1-3) looking toโ reboundโฃ from a 20-3 loss to Washington State. โThe Aztecsโข aim to establish themselves โคas contendersโ in โthe Mountain West,while the Rams hope to turn their season around with a conference โคvictory.
Game Details:
* Teams: โColorado State Rams at San Diegoโข State Aztecs
* โ Date: October 3
* Location: Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
*โฃ Kickoff Time: Approximately โ7:30 p.m.โ MT โข(time subjectโฃ to change)
* โข Betting Line: San Diego State -5.5 (as of Sept. 29, via Bet ESPN)
How to Listen:
Radio broadcast information was not providedโฃ in the source material.
Coaching Matchup:
* Colorado State: Jay Norvell (17-24 at CSU, 50-50 career) -โฃ Fourth season as Rams head coach, ninth overall.
* โข San Diego State: Sean Lewis (6-10 at SDSU, โค30-41 career) -โข Second season as Aztecs head coach, previously five seasons at โKentโ State.
Weather Forecast:
The forecast for Sanโ Diego โon October โค3โ calls forโ a high of 73 degrees and partlyโ cloudy skies. Sunset is expected around 6:30 p.m. MT, roughly anโ hour before kickoff, with an overnight low of 64 โdegrees.
Stadium Information:
The โgame will be played at Snapdragon Stadium, which opened โฃin 2022โ andโ has a capacity of 35,000. The stadium is also home to San diego FC โ(MLS) and San Diego Wave FC โข(NWSL). San Diego State is averaging an announced โฃattendance of 25,997 thru its first two home games.
Series History:
San Diego โฃstate leads the all-time series against Colorado State โฃ22-15. The teams last played in San โฃDiego in 2016. A scheduled 2020 home game โฃfor SDSU was playedโ in Carson, California.
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