Boise State Broncos vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 9/2/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boise State Broncos vs Washington Huskies

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Huskies (-14)

Total/Over-Under: 59

Husky Stadium is where the Washington Huskies (11-2 last year) will try to beat the Boise State Broncos (10-4 last season) on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Boise State opens as 14-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 59.

The Boise State Broncos wrapped up their season having earned a 10-4 record. In their last game, the Broncos went up against the North Texas Mean Green and notched a win by a score of 35-32. Taylen Green finished 13/22 with 137 yds passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rating of 126.4 and ended the game without throwing a pick. Ashton Jeanty led the offense in rushing for the Broncos with 27 carries for 175 yds (6.5 yards per carry). For the game, they ran 71 plays which gave them a total of 452 yds. The Boise State Broncos ended up rushing 49 times and accounted for 315 yards, which had them averaging 6.4 yards per attempt. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Broncos gave up 176 yards on 40 tries, which is an average of 4.4 yds per run surrendered. Boise State allowed 19 pass completions on 36 attempts for a total of 259 yards, and a completion rate of 52.8%.

The Broncos tallied 5,414 total yards for the previous season. Boise State totaled 20 touchdowns through the air and 27 touchdowns via the ground. They surrendered the ball 17 different times. Boise State accounted for 273 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 78 infractions for 664 yards. Offensively they had an average of 196.1 yds via the ground game, which ranked them 29th in the nation. In terms of getting in the endzone, the Boise State Broncos had an average of 29.5 points per outing.

The Broncos ranked 15th in D-1 regarding team defense, allowing 19.5 points per contest. They allowed teams to run for an average of 3.5 yards per attempt on the ground and 124.8 rushing yards per game over the course of last year. During the campaign, they conceded 1,747 rushing yards through 14 contests. When it comes to yards through the air, the Broncos gave up 2,348 yds which had them ranked 14th in Division 1. In their 14 games played last year, they conceded 167.7 yards per game via the pass and relinquishing a completion percentage of 51.7%. They relinquished 292.5 yards per game which put them 7th in the country. They gave up 13 touchdowns via the pass and 15 rushing touchdowns.

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The Huskies finished the season with a 11-2 record. When they last stepped on the field, the Huskies got the win with a final of 27-20 against the Texas Longhorns. Wayne Taulapapa carried the football 14 times for 108 yds, ending the game with 7.7 yds per attempt for Washington. Michael Penix Jr. (2 touchdowns) ended the contest with 287 yards on 32/54 through the air while his quarterback rating was 112.4. He threw 1 pick and his Y/A was 5.3. Washington allowed 18 running attempts for 51 yds (2.8 yds per carry). The Huskies passing defense gave up a completion rate of 66.0%, relinquishing 369 yards on 31 out of 47 passing. The Huskies finished the game with 445 yds and they ran 83 plays (5.4 yds per play). Washington ran the football for 5.6 yards per tote, finishing with a total of 158 yards on 28 carries.

The Washington Huskies held an average of 515.8 yards/contest, which was good for 2nd in college football. The Washington offense totaled 787 yards of penalties on 88 infractions, which ranked 25th in the country in terms of giving up free yards. For the previous year, the Huskies threw for 4,807 passing yards together with averaging 369.8 passing yards per outing, ranking them 1st in D-1. Concerning their ability to score points, the Huskies ranked 7th in the nation averaging 39.7 points per game.

The Huskies surrendered 25.8 points per game, which had them sitting 58th in college football. Washington allowed the opposition a total of 1,576 yards on the ground (121.2 yards per game) in addition to 14 touchdowns rushing throughout last year. Last season, they conceded 335 total points. They allowed 26 touchdowns through the air in addition to 251.5 yards/outing, which had them ranked 100th in college football. The Huskies defense participated in 866 plays, which had them ranked 66th in the country.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Broncos +14

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