Kent State Golden Flashes vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 9/3/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs Washington Huskies

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Huskies (-21.5)

Total/Over-Under: 63.5

The Washington Huskies (4-8 last year) will try to beat the Kent State Golden Flashes (7-7 last season) at Husky Stadium on Saturday. Washington is 21.5-point favorites. The total is 63.5.

The Kent State Golden Flashes wrapped up their year having earned a 7-7 mark. In their last contest, the Golden Flashes went up against the Wyoming Cowboys and took a loss by a final of 52-38. Marquez Cooper led the offense in rushing for the Golden Flashes with 24 carries for 125 yds (5.2 yards per carry). Dustin Crum finished 16/26 with 265 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 197.9 and finished the game with no picks. In the running game, the Golden Flashes conceded 404 yds on 53 tries, which is 7.6 yds per run allowed. Kent State gave up 9 completions on 11 attempts for 127 yards, and a completion percentage of 81.8%. Overall, they ran 78 plays which converted into 656 yds. The Kent State Golden Flashes ran the football 50 different times and compiled 319 yards, which is an average of 6.4 yds per carry.

The Golden Flashes earned 6,924 total yards for last year. Kent State totaled 21 touchdowns through the air and 36 rushing touchdowns. They turned the ball over 13 times. Kent State accumulated 363 1st downs offensively, and they were flagged for 109 infractions for 993 yards. As a unit they averaged 248.6 yards on the ground, ranking them 3rd in D-1. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Kent State Golden Flashes held an average of 33.0 points per contest.

The Golden Flashes were ranked 121st in the nation when it comes to team defense, giving up 36.3 points per game. They gave up an average of 5.0 yards per rushing attempt and 205.8 rushing yards per game last year. Overall, they conceded 2,881 running yards through 14 games. Concerning yards through the air, the Golden Flashes conceded 3,724 yds which ranked them 126th in Division 1. Over the course of their 14 games played, they allowed 266.0 yards per outing via the pass as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 63.2%. They surrendered 471.8 yards/outing which ranked them 124th in the country. They conceded 22 passing touchdowns and 41 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Huskies wrapped up their season with a 4-8 mark. When they last stepped on the gridiron, the Huskies went home defeated by a final of 40-13 when they played the Washington State Cougars. Sam Huard (1 TD) ended the game with 190 yds on 17/31 passing while his QB rating was 91.2. He tossed 4 interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.1. Kamari Pleasant ran the football 8 times for 34 yds, finishing the game with 4.3 yards per attempt for Washington. Washington ran the ball for 0.7 yards per attempt, finishing the contest with 10 yards on 14 attempts. The Huskies finished the game with 200 yds on 45 plays (4.4 yds per play). The Huskies secondary conceded a completion rate of 84.4%, relinquishing 245 yds on 27 out of 32 passing. Washington allowed 41 running attempts for 209 yds (5.1 yds per rush).

The Washington Huskies averaged 325.6 yards per outing, which ranked them 115th in D-1. The Washington offense racked up 479 yards of penalties on 52 violations, which had them ranked 125th in D-1 in terms of helping out the opposition. Last season, the Huskies threw for a total of 2,700 yards through the air together with averaging 225.0 throwing yards per contest, which was ranked 72nd in D-1. Regarding their ability to score points, the Huskies ranked 108th in college football holding an average of 21.5 points per contest.

Washington allowed a total of 2,324 rushing yards (193.7 yards per contest) and 22 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. They gave up 6 touchdowns via the pass as well as 143.3 yards per contest, which had them sitting 1st in college football. The Huskies defense participated in 802 plays, which ranked 29th in college football. The Huskies allowed 22.7 points per game, which had them ranked 38th in the nation. Overall, they surrendered 272 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Golden Flashes/Huskies college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Huskies -21.5

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