The No. 10 Washington Huskies (-6.5) are set to pay a visit to their in-conference foe Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game will get underway at 10:00 p.m. ET and fans can watch the action on ESPN.
Washington Huskies at Utah Utes Betting Preview
Utah enters this Pac-12 game as the underdog and is currently receiving 6.5 points. The Huskies are also receiving -270 moneyline odds while the Utes are +210. Should one team catches a lucky break early, it will probably result in a decent betting scenario in-game.
The opening line was originally set at 6 but sharp bettors tend to be siding with the Huskies.
The Huskies have lost 1.0 unit so far and are 0-2 against the spread (ATS). They’ve been a good under bet and have posted an Over-Under record of 0-2. The Utes have gained 1.0 unit this season. The team is 1-1 ATS and owns an O/U record of 0-1.
The Huskies have gone 1-1 straight up (SU) and they haven’t faced any Pac-12 competition yet. The Utes are 2-0 SU overall and are also 0-0 SU in conference play.
The Huskies are coming off a resounding 45-3 victory over North Dakota last weekTheir defense allowed the Fighting Hawks to run for 161 yards on 33 rush attempts. John Santiago had a productive day for the Fighting Hawks in that one with 139 rushing yards on 18 attempts. On the offensive side of the ball, the Huskies completed 31-of-45 passes for 437 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Jake Browning went 23-for-37 for 313 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions while Jake Haener completed seven-of-seven for 110 yards and one touchdown. Myles Gaskin (53 rushing yards on 15 attempts, one TD) led the ground attack. Aaron Fuller (six receptions, 74 yards) and Salvon Ahmed (five catches, 39 yards) shared the receiving duties in the win.
Utah just earned a 17-6 win over Northern Illinois. The defensive unit allowed the Huskies to run for 117 yards on 43 rush attempts. Jauan Wesley was a bright spot in the defeat for Northern Illinois, accounting for 73 yards on eight catches. For Utah, Tyler Huntley completed 20-of-31 passes for 286 yards. Huntley (-9 yards on 19 rush attempts) and Zack Moss (66 yards on 16 carries, one TD) spearheaded the running game as Britain Covey (eight receptions, 129 yards) and Jaylen Dixon (two catches, 50 yards) led the Utah pass-catchers in the win.
Washington has run the ball on 46.5 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Utah has a rush percentage of 50.3 percent. The Huskies have produced 149 rush yards/game and have three touchdowns on the ground this year. The Utes are logging 168 rushing yards per game and have two total rush TDs.
It appears that the Utes may hold an edge in all aspects of the ground game, as their backfield has generated 4.5 yards per carry while the defense is allowing a YPC of 2.2 to opponents. The Huskies have ran for 4.4 yards per carry while allowing a YPC of 3.9 to opponents.
The Huskies offensive scheme has averaged a superb 367 yards in the air overall and has four passing TDs so far. The Utes have produced 303 pass yards per contest and also have four total pass scores.
Washington has allowed opponents to run for an average of 154 yards and pass for 187 yards per game. The Utah defense has given up 62 yards per game to opposing passers and 81.5 yards per game to opposing runners. The Utes are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 0.64 to opposing QBs, while the Huskies have allowed a 5.00 ANY/A.
Passing-wise, Browning is up to 313 yards this year. The signal-caller has connected on 23-of-37 attempts with two scores through the air and two interceptions. He’s got a 7.11 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 6.88 over the last two games.
Aaron Fuller (74 receiving yards this season), Ty Jones (76 receiving yards, two receiving TDs) and Myles Gaskin (53 rush yards, one rush TD) have each played key roles lately.
For the home team, Tyler Huntley has completed 20-of-31 passes for 286 yards, zero TDs and zero INTs. Huntley’s ANY/A stands at 6.70 for the season and 7.13 over his last two outings.
Britain Covey (three rushing yards, 129 receiving yards on the year), Zack Moss (66 rush yards, one rush TD, six receiving yards) and Jaylen Dixon (50 receiving yards) have combined for 585 total yards and three touchdowns over the past two games.
These two programs faced off last year with the final outcome being a 33-30 win for Washington.
NCAA Tip: Washington Huskies at Utah Utes
SU Winner – Washington, ATS Winner – Washington
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
Each team has produced three pass plays of 40 or more yards. The Huskies have have made seven pass plays of 30+ yards while the Utes have created three such plays.
Both teams have allowed zero pass plays of 40 yards or more and zero pass plays of 30+ yards.
The Washington offense has created seven rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Utah has created four such runs.
The Huskies defense has allowed one rushing play of 20+ yards, while the Utes have given up zero such runs.
The Utah defensive unit has sacked opposing quarterbacks six times this year. Washington has produced four sacks.
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