Air Force vs. W. Michigan: Time, Channel & Prediction

The Basics

Who:

Air Force (9-3) vs. Western Michigan (8-4), Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

When:

Saturday, 5:45 p.m. Eastern on ESPN

Where:

Bronco Stadium, Boise, Idaho

Line:

Air Force (-1.5). Line provided by bovada.lv

All-Time Series:

First meeting

Last Year’s Las Vegas Bowl:

San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24, on Dec. 21, 2013

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Heavy’s Pick

The Smurf Turf of Boise State’s Bronco Stadium will be the site for this intriguing matchup. Air Force, which brings the 7th-ranked rushing offense in the country at 272 yards per game, is coming off a win over then-No. 21 Colorado State. Western Michigan is one of the more efficient passing squads in the FBS and has won 6 of 7.

The Falcons, who were 2-10 last season, lean on running back Jacobi Owens (1,054 yards) and quarterback Kale Pearson (2,159 total yards and 20 total TDs), while the Broncos have Zach Terrell, who has completed 70 percent of his passes for 3,146 yards and 23 scores.

The X-Factor in this game will be WMU running back Jarvion Franklin, the freshman who has rushed for 24 touchdowns and 1,525 yards. He’s been quiet the past 3 games, but the Broncos will need to feed him in order to get their first bowl victory in school history. They will and will.

Western Michigan 30, Air Force 27

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