The Utah State Aggies will face rivals Utah on Friday night, and the visitors will be a double-digit dog. Utah is coming off a home win over Michigan last Thursday, while the Aggies defeated Southern Utah by a score of 12-9. We should see another close game between these two teams this week.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Previous History - The last meeting between these two teams saw the Utes win at home by a score of 30-26, and the road team has been the better bet in this series, covering the spread at a rate of 8-3-1 in the last 12 meetings.

2. Chuckie Keeton - The Aggies quarterback completed just 16-of-33 passes for 110 yards and an interception last week, but he threw for 314 yards and two TDs on 31-of-40 passing in the last meeting between these two teams.

3. X-Factor - The Aggies defense allowed Southern Utah to gain a total of just 162 yards in their Week 1 victory.


Selection: This is a play on the Utah State Aggies (10*)