Posted on July 18 2011 by Brayden Dixon

WAC Football Predictions & Vegas Odds For 2011

The 2011 College Football Betting season is almost upon us, and after beginning our series of conference previews with three major conferences, we now take a look at one of the smaller conferences in the WAC.

The WAC will never be the same, as Boise State has already jumped ship and Hawaii will join Boise in the Mountain West Conference next year. That leaves the door open for Nevada to win the WAC this season despite some key defections.

1 – :The loss of dual threat quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be hard to overcome, but Nevada still looks like the favorite to win this watered down conference this season. The Wolf Pack were co-champs in the WAC last season along with Boise State and Hawaii when they went 13-1, and while they lost Kaepernick, running back Vai Taua and tight end Virgil Green, they do have an experienced offensive line and have plenty of depth at running back for Coach Chris Ault’s ‘Pistol’ offense to not skip a beat.

2 – : This is not the best Bulldogs team that Coach Pat Hill has ever had, but Fresno seems quite capable of improving after back-to-back 8-5 seasons. Yes, Fresno has a killer non-conference schedule per usual with California, Nebraska, Mississippi and San Diego State on its slate. However, that should have the positive effect of toughening the Bulldogs up for conference play. Also note that Derek Carr, younger brother of former Fresno State QB and NFL number one draft pick David Carr, is set to be the starting quarterback.

3 – : Hawaii had the best passing offense in the country last season, as quarterback Brian Moniz threw for over 5,040 yards with 39 touchdowns. However, Moniz can see his numbers go down this season, and it has nothing to do with his ability. First, wide receivers Kealoha Pilares and Greg Salas are now gone, and second and most alarmingly, the offensive line could be in shambles as it returns only one starter. Now the Warriors will still score a ton of points once that lines become more cohesive, but it may take a while.

4 – : The Bulldogs recovered from a 1-4 start last season to finish at 5-7 and just miss becoming bowl eligible. The offense was fine but the defense allowed 462.1 yards per game, Keep in mind though that a lot of those yards came in two games vs. Boise State and Hawaii. Boise State is gone and Hawaii seems more vulnerable this year with an extremely young offensive line. Besides, Louisiana Tech should be improved defensively with I.K. Enempkali and Matt Broha leading the way.

5 – : Utah State is coming off of a disappointing 4-8 campaign, but the Aggies welcome back running back Robert Turbin this year after he missed last season with an injury. Turbin rushed for 1,296 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2009, and anything close to that this time around should result in Utah State’s ascension in the standings. The bottom three…

6 – Idaho Vandals 7 – San Jose State Spartans 8 – New Mexico State Aggies

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