The Stanford Cardinal and Washington Huskies are set to do battle on the turf at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. This pivotal Pac-12 game kicks off at 9:00 p.m. ET and spectators can view the action live on Pac-12 Networks.
Stanford Cardinal vs. Washington Huskies Betting Preview
In this Saturday Pac-12 game, Washington has been projected as the big favorite and is currently giving up 9 points. The Cardinal are also receiving +270 moneyline odds while the Huskies are -350. Oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 44.5 points. If Washington falls behind early on, it will probably generate a reasonable live betting scenario.
This game’s O/U has yet to change after it was set initially at 44.5. Having said that, the opening line was -10 and the sharp action is siding with the Cardinal.
The Cardinal are down 0.3 units so far and 4-4 against the spread (ATS). The team’s posted an Over-Under record of 4-3. The Huskies have been a disappointment to moneyline bettors this season, losing 3.3 units. The team is 2-7 ATS and has an O/U record of 1-8.
The Cardinal are 5-3 straight up (SU), including 3-2 SU against conference opponents. The Huskies are 6-3 SU overall and 4-2 SU in conference play.
When these two teams faced each other a year ago, Stanford emerged victorious by a final score of 30-22.
The Cardinal came up short to Washington State 41-38 in a matchup where their secondary allowed the Cougars to air it out for 438 yards and three touchdowns. Dezmon Patmon had a productive day for the opposition in that one with 127 yards on 10 catches. On the offensive side, K.J. Costello completed 34-of-43 passes for 323 yards and four touchdowns. JJ Arcega-Whiteside (10 receptions, 111 yards, two TDs) and Kaden Smith (nine catches, 112 yards, one TD) handled the receiving duties in the defeat.
Washington narrowly lost 12-10 to California. The allowed the Golden Bears to put up 151 passing yards and 91 rushing yards. Patrick Laird had a solid showing for California, recording 83 rushing yards on 22 attempts. For Washington, Jake Browning completed 11-of-21 passes for 148 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Kamari Pleasant (62 rushing yards on 12 attempts) handled the running game as Andre Baccellia (four receptions, 40 yards) and Ty Jones (three catches, 50 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching corps in the loss.
Stanford has run the ball on 47.3 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Washington has a rush percentage of 58.8 percent. The Cardinal have produced 95 rush yards per game (including 104 per game versus Pac-12 opponents) and have eight touchdowns on the ground this year. The Huskies are putting up 168 rush yards per game (171 in conference) and have 16 total rushing TDs.
If the results so far this season are any indication, then the Huskies ought to own an edge in all aspects of the ground game, since their running backs has logged 4.2 yards per carry while the defense is allowing a YPC of 3.6 to opponents. The Cardinal have recorded 3.3 yards per carry while allowing a YPC of 4.0 to opponents.
The Cardinal offense has averaged 271 yards in the air overall (289 per game against conference opposition) and has 17 passing scores so far. The Huskies have produced 243 pass yards per game (195.7 against Pac-12 foes) and have 13 total pass TDs.
Stanford has let opponents run for an average of 141 yards and pass for 275 yards per game. The Washington D has given up 171.7 yards per game to opposing passers and 129.6 yards per game to opposing runners. The Huskies are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 4.89 to opponents, while the Cardinal have allowed a 6.33 ANY/A.
Offensively, Costello is up to 1,934 passing yards this season, and has connected on 66 percent of his 225 attempts with 16 scores through the air and six interceptions. He’s got a pristine 7.92 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 8.66 over the last two games.
Jake Browning has managed to complete 137-of-212 passes for 1,899 yards, 11 TDs and seven INTs for Washington. His ANY/A stands at 7.64 for the year and 4.84 over his last two games.
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Team Betting Trends
The Over/Under for Stanford’s last game was set at 55.5. The over cashed in the team’s 41-38 defeat to Washington State.
As a team, Stanford has averaged 3.1 yards per carry over its last three outings and 3.7 over its last two.
Washington has averaged 4.1 yards per carry over its last three games and 4.0 over its last two.
Both teams have lost three fumbles this season.
Over its last three contests, Stanford is 1-2 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
The Over/Under for Washington’s last matchup was set at 45.5. The under cashed in the team’s 12-10 defeat to California.
Over its last three matchups, Washington is 0-3 ATS and the under cashed in each of those three.
The Cardinal offense has tallied five pass plays of 40 yards or more, while the Huskies have accounted for seven such plays.
The Stanford defense has allowed five pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Washington has given up zero such plays.
The Stanford offense has created seven rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Washington has created 13 such runs.
The Cardinal defense has allowed 11 rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Huskies have given up four such runs.
The Stanford D has sacked opposing QBs 19 times this season. Washington has recorded 14 sacks.
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