Wyoming was a popular upset pick in Week One but was obliterated by the Sun Devils. They spread the work around -- 11 players had carries -- and will be rested. The influx of 30 transfers appears to have ignited the program, though its veteran D-line can claim the fifth most starts in FBS games as a unit. The Bulldogs have dropped seven of the past eight as underdogs. The new college landscape serves up late kickoffs, and MSU traveling west to play in the desert heat gives another edge to the host team.

We're wondering if the oddsmakers are reacting to the wrong set of results last weekend. Sure, ASU looked much improved in that 48-7 walloping of Wyoming, gaining almost 500 yards and an impressive debut for Michigan State transfer QB Sam Leavitt , who passed for 258 yards and a pair of TDs. What, though, about MSU, which looks to have made a potential upgrade at head coach with the overmatched Zach Arnett replaced by creative Jeff Lebby, who has coordinated potent Ole Miss and Oklahoma offenses in recent years? In the Maroon's 56-7 walloping of EKU last week, Baylor transfer QB Blake Shapen also looked much better than he ever did at Waco. It seems as if Lebby is already making a difference. Play MSU

I believe an argument can be made the wrong team is favored much less giving 6.5 points. ASU is basically rebuilding its program after the Herm Edwards debacle. Mississippi State has won 10 straight non-conference games and new starting QB Blake Shapen has thrown a touchdown pass in 12 straight games. He has also thrown for 200+ yards in eight of his last nine games. MSU's 56 points scored against Eastern Kentucky was the most points State has scored in a game vs. ETSU in 2022. Looks like a vastly improved offense under first-year HC Jeff Lebby. Dunno, decent SEC roster against a lower-tier Big 12 one. Line seems off.

Arizona State looked great last week but I think the defensive performance was more about how bad Wyoming was than the Sun Devils. This feels like a shootout, and the Bulldogs are live.