Utah Utes vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 10/27/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022

Location: Martin Stadium in Pullman, WA

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Cougars (+8)

Total/Over-Under: 55

Martin Stadium is the site where the Washington State Cougars (4-3) will attempt to beat the Utah Utes (5-2) on Thursday. Utah opens as 8-point favorites. The over/under is set at 55.

The Utah Utes come into this matchup with a record of 5-2 this season. In their last contest, the Utes faced off with the USC Trojans and walked away with a win by a score of 43-42. Cameron Rising connected on 30/44 with 415 yds passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 162.4 and ended the game without throwing an interception. Cameron Rising led the offense in rushing for the Utes with 11 totes for 60 yds (5.5 yards per carry). Overall, they ran 77 plays which gave them 562 yds. The Utah Utes ended up rushing 32 times and accounted for 138 yds, which had them averaging 4.3 yds per carry. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Utes gave up 175 yards on 27 tries, which averages out to 6.5 yds per run allowed. Utah conceded 25 completions on 42 attempts for 381 yds, and a completion rate of 59.5%.

The Utes have racked up 3,309 total yards this season. When it comes to getting the ball in the endzone, Utah has compiled 16 touchdowns via the pass and 19 touchdowns via the ground. They have surrendered the football 7 different times. Utah has a total of 186 first downs offensively, and they have been called for 37 penalties for 309 yds. As a team they maintain an average of 192.4 yards via the ground game giving them a rank of 35th in D-1. In terms of scoring, the Utah Utes are averaging 40.7 PPG.

Regarding passing yards, the Utes are allowing 1,457 yds which has them ranked 33rd in college football. They have relinquished 208.1 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 57.7%. In total, they have relinquished 350.1 yards/contest which puts them 38th in the country. They have relinquished 11 touchdowns through the air as well as 9 touchdowns running the ball. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.6 yards per attempt on the ground and 142.0 yards on the ground per game on the season. For the year, they have allowed 994 rushing yards through 7 games. The Utes are sitting in 42nd in the country regarding their opponents scoring, allowing 22.3 PPG.

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The Cougars come into this matchup with a record of 4-3 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Cougars took a defeat with a final score of 24-10 when they played the Oregon State Beavers. Jaylen Jenkins ran the ball 6 times for 42 yards, finishing the contest with 7.0 yards per carry for Washington State. Cameron Ward (1 TD) walked away from the game with 345 yards on 25/54 passing while his QB rate was 102.4. He had 1 interception and his Y/A was 6.4. Washington State conceded 47 rushing attempts for 203 yards (4.3 yards per rush). The Cougars pass defense gave up a completion rate of 50.0%, surrendering 141 yds on 12 for 24 through the air. The Cougars ended up finishing with 368 yards while they ran 74 plays (5.0 yds per play). Washington State ran the football for 1.2 yds per carry, finishing the contest with 23 yards on 20 carries.

When looking at this team's ability to score points, the Cougars rank 95th in Division 1 averaging 24.6 points per contest. For the season thus far, the Cougars have thrown for 1,962 passing yards as well as an average of 280.3 throwing yards per game, which has them ranked 33rd in the country. The Washington State Cougars are averaging 369.3 yards per game, which has them ranked 88th in D-1. The Washington State offense has 333 yds of penalties on 38 infractions, which has them sitting 100th in college football in terms of helping out the opposition.

The Cougars are relinquishing 20.7 PPG, ranking them 27th in the country. Washington State has surrendered a total of 866 rushing yards (123.7 yards/game) as well as 5 touchdowns by way of the ground game on the season. Over the course of the season, they have surrendered 145 points. They have surrendered 10 touchdowns from the passing game and 243.6 yards per game, ranking them 88th in the nation. The Cougars defense has been on the field for 486 plays, ranking them 50th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's Utes/Cougars college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Utes -8

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