UTSA vs. San Diego State Betting Odds: Opening Spread, Total for 2021 Frisco Bowl

UTSA vs. San Diego State Odds

UTSA is set to take on San Diego State in the Frisco Bowl on Dec. 21 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Find our expert's projected odds, a recap of each team's seasons, plus more information on the Frisco Bowl below.

UTSA vs. San Diego State Projected Odds

These UTSA vs. San Diego State projections are based on Collin Wilson's college football power ratings, which help power our PRO Projections — they compare all of his projections to real-time college football odds in order to easily identify betting edges.

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How UTSA Reached the Frisco Bowl

All the UTSA hype was warranted.

The Roadrunners are your Conference USA regular-season champions, upsetting Western Kentucky in a thrilling title game.

Second-year head coach Jeff Traylor is 19-6 overall and 16-9 against the spread at the post. His 64% cover rate is the sixth-best mark since 2020 for programs with at least 20 games.

UTSA’s 37.8 points per game’s good for top-15 nationally. The unit scored 44 or more five times in conference play, including 49 in the championship tilt.

The Roadrunners have gone over the total in five of the last six entering the postseason.

Traylor led the team to its second-ever bowl appearance last season, when they fell to Louisiana-Lafayette, 31-24.

How San Diego State Reached the Frisco Bowl

We’re all victims of recency bias from time to time, so it’s hard to not let what happened to San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship Game taint an otherwise successful season.

The Aztecs finished 11-2 in 2021 but stumbled to Utah State, 46-13, in the aforementioned Mountain West title game.

What’s even more surprising though is how bad San Diego State performed for college football bettors despite dropping just two games on the year.

The Aztecs covered just five spreads this season and really struggled down the stretch with just a 1-4-1 against-the-spread (ATS) record in their final six games.

Interestingly, San Diego State performed very well as an underdog (4-1 ATS), but really struggled when closing as the betting favorite (1-5-1 ATS).

UTSA vs. San Diego State Matchup Analysis

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UTSA Offense vs. San Diego State Defense

	Offense	Defense	Edge
Rush Success	66	2
Line Yards	56	5
Pass Success	19	10
Pass Blocking**	96	33
Big Play	72	9
Havoc	33	7
Finishing Drives	37	18
** Pass Blocking (Off.) vs. Pass Rush (Def.)

San Diego State Offense vs. UTSA Defense

	Offense	Defense	Edge
Rush Success	51	34
Line Yards	91	63
Pass Success	113	62
Pass Blocking**	22	127
Big Play	101	66
Havoc	59	30
Finishing Drives	95	68
** Pass Blocking (Off.) vs. Pass Rush (Def.)

Pace of Play / Other

PFF Tackling	101	39
Coverage	101	18
Middle 8	10	6
SP+ Special Teams	19	16
Plays per Minute	31	—
Rush Rate	56.6% (54)	62.% (16)

Frisco Bowl Date, Time, TV, More Info

• Date: Dec. 21
• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Location: Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas
• TV Info: ESPN