The San Jose State Spartans (1-0) visit the Auburn Tigers (1-0) at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, September 10, 2022.
In their last outing, the Tigers won 42-16 over the Mercer Bears. The Spartans’ most recent outing ended in a 21-17 win over the Portland State Vikings. In that matchup with the Bears, TJ Finley had 112 yards on 9-of-14 passing (64.3%) for the Tigers, with one touchdown and two interceptions. Tank Bigsby took 16 carries for 147 yards (9.2 yards per carry) and two touchdowns, while adding one reception for two yards in the passing game. Ja’Varrius Johnson totaled four receptions for 117 yards (averaging 29.3 per catch) against the Bears. Chevan Cordeiro’s showing for the Spartans against the Vikings included 15-of-30 passing for 239 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. He rushed 14 times for 0 yards and two touchdowns. Kairee Robinson carried the ball 10 times for 35 yards (3.5 yards per attempt). In the passing game, he added three catches for 50 yards. Elijah Cooks collected six catches for 123 yards (on eight targets).
The Tigers are 22.5-point favorites in their matchup against the Spartans. The total is set at 50.5 points.
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