Eastern Washington Eagles vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, Odds and Picks for Friday, 09/05/25

Where do the Broncos go from here after being embarrassed on national television last week at the hands of USF. The writing was on the wall though, Ashton Jeanty not being in the backfield was integral in the demise of Boise State but last season’s run to the CFP was driving sentiment. The perception of the Broncos versus the reality was the real match-up and Boise got outright exposed by Byrum Brown and company in Tampa.

Eastern Washington should be a tune-up for Boise but spotting lumber with the Broncos at this point, seems to be a tall order. The Broncos defense got diced up by the Bulls’ run game and USF was also able to take the top off the defense too while they were at it. Will Boise recover and beat EWU? Sure. It’s hard to win at The Blue for anyone and a FCS foe is a step-down compared to South Florida who could be a G5 contender for the CFP this year.

However, we don’t know what we are getting with Boise State. Will they be flat after such a dismal showing? They might be, and it might take them a while to get going. And even if they cruise and get to the front, the glaring weaknesses on the defense may only be more evident when the second teamers come in. There are multiple ways for the Eagles to cover here and that makes them the right side to back in this tilt.

Eastern Washington vs. Boise State prediction: Eastern Washington + points, available at time of publishing. Playable at the number posted, line to be updated Friday morning.