San Jose State (5-4, 3-2) has lost nine consecutive games at Mackay (allowing an average of 41 points a game) and is just 2-13-2 in Reno since the rivalry began in 1899. The Pack will also take an eight-game winning streak at Mackay Stadium into Saturday’s home game. The Wolf Pack, 6-2 overall and 3-1 in the Mountain West, has won four of its last five games, averaging 42.6 points a game over those five games. “This is such a challenging game in all three phases. “They are incredibly hard to defend,” said Brennan, who guided the Spartans to a 30-20 victory last season over the Wolf Pack in Las Vegas. Brennan’s comments this week, though, suggest that spread might be too small. The Wolf Pack was a 10-point favorite this week in Nevada sports books to beat the defending Mountain West champions. “They have excellent players at every position.” “Nevada is an excellent football team,” said Brennan, whose Spartans will take on the Wolf Pack Saturday night (7 p.m., FS2, 94.5-FM) at Mackay Stadium. San Jose State Spartans coach Brent Brennan apparently is a big Nevada Wolf Pack football fan.