The No. 16 Washington Huskies (+3) are set to take on their conference counterpart No. 7 Washington State Cougars (-3) at Clarence D. Martin Stadium. The game is scheduled to get underway at 8:30 p.m. ET and fans can watch the action on FOX.
Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars Betting Preview
Washington is playing the role of underdog and is currently getting 3 points in this Pac-12 game. The Huskies are also receiving +135 moneyline odds while the Cougars are -155. This Pac-12 matchup should provide several decent live betting scenarios, and oddsmakers have placed the over/under (O/U) at 54 points.
The Huskies are 2-9 against the spread (ATS) and have lost 2.3 units so far. They’ve been a good under bet and have posted an Over-Under mark of 3-8. The surprising Cougars are up 7.2 units this season. The team is 10-1 ATS and has an O/U record of 6-4.
The Huskies have gone 8-3 straight up (SU), including 6-2 SU against conference opponents. The Cougars are 10-1 SU overall and 7-1 SU in conference play.
The Huskies are coming off a resounding 42-23 win over Oregon State last week. Jake Browning completed 17 passes on 23 attempts for 242 yards and three touchdowns. Myles Gaskin (135 yards on 18 rush attempts, one TD) and Salvon Ahmed (76 yards on nine carries, two TDs) led the ground attack while Andre Baccellia (four receptions, 28 yards) and Gaskin (four catches, 24 yards, one TD) handled the receiving duties in the win.
Washington State is coming off of a 69-28 win over Arizona. Gardner Minshew II completed 43-of-55 passes for 473 yards and seven touchdowns. Max Borghi (50 yards on eight rush attempts, one TD) and James Williams (50 yards on five carries, one TD) handled the running game as Davontavean Martin (seven receptions, 124 yards, one TD) and Borghi (six catches, 65 yards) led the receiving corps in the win.
Washington has run the ball on 59.5 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Washington State has an overall rush percentage of 28.8 percent. The Huskies have produced 178 rush yards per game (including 185 per game against Pac-12 opponents) and have 21 scores on the ground this year. The Cougars are totaling 82 rushing yards per game (83 in conference) and have 20 total rush TDs.
If the numbers so far this season can translate to this game, then it’s looking like the Huskies ought to hold an edge in terms of effectiveness in the ground game, since their running backs has produced 4.4 yards per carry while the defense is allowing 3.7 yards per rush attempt to opponents. The Cougars have ran for 3.8 yards per carry and allowed 3.8 YPC to opponents.
The Huskies offensive scheme has logged 237 yards per contest through the air overall (200 per game versus conference opposition) and has 17 passing TDs so far. The Cougars have put up an astonishing 400 pass yards per game (392.8 in the Pac-12) and have 37 total pass scores.
Defensively, Washington has allowed 127 rush yards and 194 pass yards per game. The Washington State defense has allowed 206.9 yards per game to opposing passers and 125.5 yards per game to opposing runners. Both teams allow similar adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) to opponents, as the Huskies have given up an ANY/A of 5.08 to opposing QBs, while the Cougars are yielding an ANY/A of 5.10.
Offensively, Browning is up to 2,291 passing yards this season, and has completed 65 percent of his 260 attempts with 15 scores through the air and eight interceptions. He has a 7.72 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 8.71 over the last two outings.
The Huskies will likely try to maintain the pace by feeding their running backs early and often. Myles Gaskin (758 rush yards, six rush TDs, one receiving TD) and Salvon Ahmed (466 rush yards, seven rush TDs, 73 receiving yards) have delivered in the Washington offensive scheme.
Gardner Minshew II has completed 372-of-520 passes for 3,990 yards, 34 TDs and seven INTs for Washington State. His ANY/A sits at 8.14 for the season and 8.53 over his last two outings.
The Cougars should also look to control the clock by turning to their backfield. Davontavean Martin (603 receiving yards, eight TDs) has stepped up lately, but Max Borghi (295 rush yards, seven rush TDs, 269 receiving yards, three receiving TDs) and James Williams (427 rush yards, nine rush TDs, 487 receiving yards, four receiving TDs) have gotten plenty of touches lately.
When these two schools faced each other last year, Washington knocked Washington State off easily 41-14.
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
The Over/Under for Washington’s last game was set at 58.5. The over cashed in the team’s 42-23 triumph over Oregon State.
As a team, Washington has averaged 4.5 yards per carry over its last three games and 5.2 over its last two.
Washington State has averaged 4.7 yards per carry over its last three outings and 4.5 over its past two.
Both teams have lost three fumbles this year.
Over its last three matches, Washington is 0-3 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
The O/U for Washington State’s last matchup going into it was 63. The over cashed in the team’s 69-28 win over Arizona.
Over its last three matchups, Washington State is 2-1 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
Each team has produced seven pass plays of 40 or more yards. The Huskies have have made 17 pass plays of 30+ yards while the Cougars have created 21 such plays.
The Washington defense has yet to allow a passing play of 40 yards or more, while Washington State has given up seven such plays.
The Washington offense has created 19 rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Washington State has created five such runs.
The Huskies defense has allowed seven rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Cougars have given up 16 such runs.
The Washington State defensive unit has registered twice as many sacks as Washington this year (34 to 17).
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