San Jose State twice on the year have failed in the betting markets as double digit favorites, losing outright to Central Michigan and barely beating Idaho last week by a field goal. Heading on the road to face Stanford is a spot I believe senior quarterback Walker Eget can shake off a poor start to the season and get some confidence. They’ll need the scoring to keep pace with their troublesome defense. Take the small dog here with the Spartans.

Rebuilding Stanford has undoubtedly improved from the woeful club that took the field the first couple weeks. However, we feel the Cardinal shouldn't necessarily be favored against a Spartans team that has underachieved thus far but is better than its record suggests. Take the points.

Has Stanford really fallen so far that it can't beat visiting San Jose State in the Bill Walsh Legacy Game? The Spartans' lone win was over FCS Idaho, and it lost at home to MAC school Central Michigan -- the same CMU that has lost to a pair of power conference opponents by a combined score of 108-20. In its lone home game, the Cardinal beat a solid Boston College team by double digits. Tailback Micah Ford ranks fourth in the ACC in rushing yards with 335, and he has the fourth most broken tackles in the nation. SJSU is one of the worst defenses against the run, allowing 181.0 YPG.