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Friday College Football Player Props & Best Bets: Cal-Virginia Tech, Boise State-Nevada & More
By Nick Holz in College Football
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- Friday College Football player props for Week 9 are live
- BSU running back Dylan Riley has exceeded 100 rushing yards in four of six games this season
- Dive into all my Friday college football player prop picks, below
There’s nothing like college football player props on a Friday night. With Cal vs. Virginia Tech, Boise State vs. Nevada, and North Texas vs. Charlotte on the Week 9 schedule, there’s plenty of value on the player props board. Exciting passers, colossal running backs and two major mismatches headline our plays.
Get in on the Friday college football player prop action and find my best bets, below.
Friday College Football Props
North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker’s passing yardage prop is set at 272.5 for Friday night’s showdown with Charlotte. Boise State receiver Chris Marshall’s yardage prop leads the receiving field at 65.5 yards.
Look for all our Friday college football picks for Friday, October 23rd’s slate.
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Kyron Drones Rushing Yards
Virginia Tech quarterback Kyron Drones has long been a dual-threat passer and is a cornerstone of the Hokies’ ground game this season.
Drones has 10 or more carries in three straight games, while clearing 42.5 rushing yards in back-to-back contests. The yards don’t come on fluky scrambles, as 65% of his rushes come from read-options or designed quarterback rushes, where he can use his 6’2, 225-pound frame to punish defenders.
On top of that, Drones has put up 2.1 yards after contact per carry, and is averaging 45 rushing yards per game.
Additionally, the Hokies’ rushing attack ranks 16th in the country in EPA per rush. At the same time, the Cal defense ranks 88th in defensive EPA per rush.
As 6.5-point favorites on Friday night, VT should have plenty of opportunity to dictate the tempo by running Drones to chew the clock. Back Drones to exceed 42.5 rushing yards on Friday night.
- Friday CFB Player Prop Pick: Kyron Drones over 42.5 rushing yards (-114)
Dylan Riley Rushing Yards
With Ashton Jeanty in the NFL, junior Boise State running back has transformed into the Broncos’ workhorse. Riley has exploded for 100+ yards in four games already, including a monstrous 201-yard demolition of UNLV last week.
Riley ranks among the top-15 among running backs in missed tackles forced, and averages a wild 5.66 yards after contact per attempt.
Boise State runs the ball on over 58% of snaps, which will give Riley plenty of opportunity to slalom around and through a Nevada defense giving up over 159 rushing yards per game. The Wolf Pack rank 128th nationally in EPA allowed per rush, and are allowing 4.5 yards per carry. Game script seals this one.
With the Broncos as 21.5-point favorites, Boise will likely take an early lead and pound the rock to chew the clock. All of which point to Dylan Riley gashing Nevada on the ground.
- Friday Night College Football Player Prop Pick: Dylan Riley over 93.5 rushing yards (-114)
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Nick Holz
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A sports betting aficionado and graduate of Toronto Film School, Nick covers the NFL, NBA, Soccer, and MMA for SBD. He is also an avid NBA podcaster, and sports betting TikToker. Nick's work has been featured on Bleacher Report.
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