If there’s a sleeper in the Heisman Trophy race, it’s BYU quarterback Zach Wilson. The Cougars are 7-0 and in the hunt for a major bowl game, but they have two high hurdles to clear in their final three regular-season games. This trip to Boise will be BYU’s biggest test yet.

Wilson has completed 74.6 percent of his passes for 2,152 yards and 19 touchdowns with two interceptions. He’s working behind a veteran offensive line and supported by a deep group of playmakers, so the Cougars will be confident they can trade punches with the Broncos if the game turns into a shootout.

BYU has an average winning margin of 31 points, with six double-digit wins. The Cougars’ least impressive performance came in a 27-20 victory over Texas-San Antonio on Oct. 10, a week before their most impressive win, 43-26 at Houston.

Boise State, the odds-on favorite to win the Mountain West, is 2-0 against the spread after totaling 91 points in victories over Utah State and Air Force. Hank Bachmeier, a sophomore who passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns in the opener against the Aggies, missed the trip to Colorado Springs for undisclosed reasons. Jack Sears, a graduate transfer from USC, stepped in and completed 17 of 20 passes for 280 yards and three TDs against the Falcons. Sears would be a minor drop-off from Bachmeier.

Boise’s defense must adjust to defending a wide-open passing attack after facing the Air Force triple option. Circa Sports opened Boise -2, and early betting action flipped the favorite to BYU. The Broncos have not been underdogs on the blue carpet since 2018, when they were +2 in a 24-17 victory over Fresno State. BYU beat Boise 28-25 last year in Provo, Utah.

The play: Boise State at +3.5 or better.