Boise State gets a fresh shot at a marquee non-conference win Saturday, and oddsmakers think the Broncos have the edge this time.
After nearly pulling off one of Week 1’s biggest shocks, Boise State opens its home schedule against Memphis at newly renovated Albertsons Stadium. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. Mountain time on Saturday, and the game will air nationally on USA Network.
The Broncos are 7.5-point favorites, with Boise State listed at -285 on the moneyline and Memphis at +230. Boise State is 1-0 and 0-0 in the Pac-12, while Memphis comes in 2-0 and 0-0 in the American.
This is a matchup between two teams that entered the season with College Football Playoff hopes, and both have already shown something early. Boise State went into Autzen Stadium as a 24.5-point underdog and came agonizingly close to a stunner. Memphis, under first-year coach Charles Huff, started with a 27-21 Week 0 win over Mountain West favorite UNLV before following that up with a 42-24 win over Arkansas State.
The Broncos’ history in these spotlight games has not been pretty. Saturday’s near-upset of Oregon was Boise State’s 11th straight loss against a Power Four opponent. The Broncos have also dropped their last three games against American Conference teams, falling to South Florida in 2025, Memphis in 2023 and UCF in 2021.
That 2023 meeting with Memphis was the only previous game between the programs. In that one, Ashton Jeanty scored all four Boise State touchdowns, but the Broncos still came up short in a 35-32 road loss. Boise State fell to 2-3 overall after that game.
Six weeks later, head coach Andy Avalos was fired, and Spencer Danielson was promoted to interim head coach. Danielson then guided the Broncos to the first of three straight Mountain West championships, and the interim tag was eventually removed.
Saturday’s matchup also lands in a packed Pac-12 slate. All eight league teams are in action, with Boise State-Memphis one of several games drawing early betting attention.
Boise State is 1-0 against the spread, while Memphis is 2-0.
Early Pac-12 betting lines for Saturday, all times Mountain:
Washington State (+17.5) at Kansas State, 10 a.m. (TNT)
Utah State (+26.5) at Washington, 1:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Memphis at Boise State (-7.5), 4 p.m. (USA Network)
Southern Utah at Colorado State (-20.5), 5 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
San Diego State (+11.5) at UCLA, 5:15 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Texas Tech at Oregon State (+26.5), 5:30 p.m. (CBS)
Sacramento State at Fresno State (-18.5), 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Game time is 4 p.m. Mountain time on Saturday, Sept. 12.
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