The Pac-12’s second-leading rusher, Christian McCaffrey (844 yards, 5 TDs), will be on display when the No. 10 Stanford Cardinal meet the Washington Huskies. The Cardinal currently hold a 5-1 record, and the Huskies have gone 3-3. The game starts at 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct 24 and will air on ESPN.
Stanford routed UCLA 56-35 last week. Christian McCaffrey had a big game on the ground in the win, gaining 243 yards and four TDs on 25 carries. Washington didn’t have the same success as Stanford, falling to Oregon 26-20. Myles Gaskin had an outstanding performance on the ground for the Huskies, rushing for 155 yards and one TD on 18 carries. Dante Pettis finished with 65 receiving yards on four receptions.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is presently unavailable.
Heading into Week 8 of the college football season, the Cardinal are 5-1 for both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). The Cardinal have seen an uptick in scoring recently, averaging 45 points during the last five games. They average 38.5 points per game on the season. They have run the ball well in those five games, averaging 254.8 rushing yards. Turning to the Cardinal defense, a few key spots could be deciding factors this week. Stanford’s defense will look to improve its stats against the run when the Huskies come to town. Washington’s 112.6 rushing yards per game is 118th in the nation. Stanford can top most teams in terms of time of possession. The Cardinal have an average time of possession of 35:45 per game for fourth-highest in the nation.
Across the field, the Huskies have 3-3 SU and 4-2 ATS records this season. Over the course of the season, Washington has averaged 112.6 rushing yards, but over the last five weeks, they’ve put up 142.8 rushing yards per game. Lately, the Huskies have had a better pass defense. They’re allowing only 228.4 passing YPG over their last five matchups.
Predictions: SU Winner – Stanford, ATS Winner – Stanford
Notes
Stanford is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Stanford’s last 5 games.
Stanford is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Stanford’s last 6 games at home.
Stanford is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Stanford’s last 11 games when playing Washington.
Washington is 2-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Stanford is 5-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
This season, Washington is only 1-2 SU in games where it comes out ahead in the turnover battle, and an even 1-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
The Stanford rush defense is ranked 37th in the nation this year, and will look to contain the 118th-ranked offensive ground attack of Washington.
