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The Washington Huskies go for their 2nd straight nine-win season tonight as they face the Cowboys of Oklahoma State.
The Huskies have been consistent offensively this season, averaging just under 31 PPG and 390 total yards in 13 games, but I really like the how the Huskies defense has played throughout the campaign. They sport one of the most impressive linebacking cores in the country in my opinion. Their run defense ranked in the top 20 in the nation giving up just 121 YPG on the ground to opposing runners.
The Huskies ranked 3rd in the country with 49 sacks and 5th in the country with 15 fumbles recovered. DT Danny Shelton, LB Hau’oli Kikaha and LB/RB back Shaq Thompson were named All-Americans, making Washington one of two schools with three players on the All-America first team, joining Florida State.
Oklahoma State have struggled on the offensive side of the ball this season, their QB trio have combined for 17 TD to 16 INT through the air with a sub-par 54.5% completion percentage. The Run game will be centred around Desmond Roland who 100-yard mark in a game this season and averaged a mere 3.8 per carry.
In my view, this match up will come down to the strongest defense prevailing to force stops and turnovers. Throughout the season, the Huskies recorded a + 12 turnover ratio, the Cowboys had a - 8 turnover margin. With the uncertainty at QB for Oklahoma State, I like Washington’s defense to step up and take full advantage. I’ll lay the - 6.5 with the Huskies.
UCLA (-1.5) over Kansas State
6:45 p.m. ET
As much as we love Kansas State Head Coach Bruce Snyder, the fact is that the Wildcats have struggled in bowl games, going 2-6 straight up and 1-7 ATS in their last eight appearances. For the Bruins, it’s all about QB Brett Hundley, who we expect to be not only fully focused and ready to have a big day in his college finale, but he’ll also be 100% healthy after injuring his hand in the regular-season finale against Stanford. In a near pick’em game, let’s take the more motivated team with the better QB.
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