Boise State Broncos

If you gave fans of Washington and Boise State the choice, “You can win only one of your next two games—either the Las Vegas Bowl this year or the regular-season opener next year,” which would they choose?

If you gave Washington’s Steve Sarkisian and Boise State’s Chris Petersen that same choice, what would they say?

Everyone knows that Washington is a 5.5-point underdog to Boise State in the Maaco Las Vegas Bowl this weekend, but did you know that it pits one of the best first-half teams in the country against one of the worst?

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Heisman Trophy candidate Braxton Miller appears to be healthy following an injury scare last week, and now he and the Ohio State Buckeyes have bettors’ full confidence as very small favorites at Penn State.

Read on for the other two most “public” bets on college football’s Week 9 card.

The Mountain West figures to be an alarmingly weak conference in 2012, and Boise State—with spread-covering machine Chris Petersen in charge—is again a heavy favorite.

But the Broncos return only seven starters from last season and must adapt to the absence of all-everything QB Kellen Moore, giving the ‘over’ on their win total a very risky feel.