Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Idaho Vandals will look to steal a game away from the Hawaii Warriors in a late night WAC conference college football game played on Saturday.
Kick off time from Hawaii is scheduled for 11:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN Game Plan.
The point spread in this game opened up with the home team Hawaii Warriors lined as a 13 ½ point favorite with an over under hung at 61 points.
The early money in this game has come on the side of the favorite as the Hawaii Warriors have been bet up to a 14 ½ point favorite. The total has moved up to 64 ½ points.
Money line bettors playing on the favored Hawaii Warriors will lay -600 odds with the road underdog Idaho Vandals bringing back +475 odds to earn the upset win without the benefit of getting points.
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In their meeting last season it was the Idaho Vandals up ending the Hawaii Warriors 35-23 as a 7 ½ point betting home favorite.
Idaho was able to amass 194 rushing yards on 39 carries in victory with a 5 yards per carry average. The Vandals were extremely efficient with 8 of 10 conversions on third down and quarterback Nathan Enderle completing 14 of 17 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown with no picks.
Idaho travels to the Islands with an overall record of 4-3 on the year. The club averages 33 points and 431 yards per game.
The team is playing their fifth road game this season and the team sits 1-3 in those contests. Their lone road victory came against Western Michigan 33-13 as a 4 point road favorite. Their three losses came at Louisiana Tech, Colorado St and a 38-17 loss at Nebraska as a 27 ½ point road underdog. They failed to cover the point spread at Louisiana Tech and Colorado St.
The club is coming off the 37-14 home victory against a hapless New Mexico St Aggies club as a 26 ½ point favorite.
Idaho jumped to a 31-7 lead and coasted home. The team put up 392 yards last week and converted on 7 of 16 on third down. They did not run very well with just 88 yards on 27 carries for a 3.3 yards per rush average.
Quarterback Nathan Enderle completed 25 of 47 passes last week for 291 yards with three touchdowns and no picks.
On the ground Princeton McCarty ran it 8 times for 55 yards and a touchdown.
Daniel Hardy led the club with 3 catches for 78 yards. Maurice Shaw contributed with 3 catches for 78 yards.
The team allows its opponents 22 points and 368 yards per game.
They allowed New Mexico St last week just 289 yards and 4 of 18 conversions on third down. Idaho did a good job in pass defense allowing only 134 yards on 8 of 29 passing by the opposing signal caller.
Hawaii checks in with an overall mark of 6-2 on the season. They are 1 win away from bowl eligibility as the team plays 13 games this season thus needing the extra win to play post season college football.
They are playing their fifth home game of the season. They are 3-1 in those contests.
Their lone home loss came in a 49-36 week 1 defeat to the USC Trojans as a 20 point home underdog. They have a notable home win two weeks ago against Nevada 27-21 as a 6 ½ point home underdog.
The Warriors are coming off the 45-7 road victory against the Utah St Aggies as a 3 ½ point road favorite.
Hawaii had a huge second half in victory by outscoring the Aggies by a 31-0 margin. The Warriors posted 605 offensive yards last week and converted on 6 of 12 on third down. The club ran it well for a 7.4 yards per rush average last week.
Quarterback Bryant Moniz completed 25 of 41 passes for 389 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 picks.
On the ground Alex Green rushed it 14 times for 172 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Wide receiver Greg Salas had a solid game with 9 catches for 158 yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball the club allows 23 points and 337 yards per game.
They had a great defensive effort last week at Utah St as they allowed just 181 yards and only 1 of 12 conversions on third down. Hawaii allowed the WAC conference opposing signal callers to complete just 10 of 26 passes for 123 yards.
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