The Washington State Cougars (1-2, 1-2 Pac-12) and the Utah Utes (2-2, 2-2) meet Saturday for a 1:30 p.m. ET kickoff at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. Below, we analyze the Washington State-Utah college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Washington State at Utah: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Washington State +300 (bet $100 to win $300) | Utah -375 (bet $375 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Washington State +10.5 (-110) | Utah -10.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 56.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Washington State at Utah: Three things to know
- The Cougars finally got back onto the field two weeks ago in a 38-13 loss at USC, their first game since Nov. 14 due to COVID-19 issues. After a win at Oregon State 38-28 in the opener, they’re 0-2 SU/ATS.
- The Utes fell behind early last week at ranked Colorado, but they overwhelmed the Buffaloes in the second half in snowy Boulder for an impressive 38-21 win to cover a three-point number. After opening 0-2 SU/1-1 ATS, the Utes have won back-to-back games. The Over has also cashed in the past two, averaging 34.0 PPG on offense
- The Cougars have cashed in four of the past five meetings in this series, with the Over hitting in five of the past seven. However, the Cougs are just 2-6 ATS across the past eight road games and 1-4 ATS in the previous five as a ‘dog.
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Washington State at Utah: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Utah 34, Washington State 20
Money line (ML)
Utah (-375) will cost you nearly four times your potential return. While the Utes are playing with a lot of confidence right now, that’s too great of a risk. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
UTAH -10.5 (-110) has shown tremendous improvement since a 33-17 loss against USC in the opener, seeing an increase in points on offense in each of their previous three games, while allowing the same or fewer points as the previous time out. Unfortunately for the Utes, this is where it ends, as this is essentially their bowl game. They’ll go out on a high note after this abbreviated 2020 season.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 56.5 (-115) is the best play on the board in this one. Utah has seen the Under go 5-2-1 in its past eight at Rice-Eccles, and the Under is 5-1-1 in their past seven against a team with a losing overall mark, too.
This Washington State team has plenty of trends pointing to the Over, but a lot of those big numbers were during the Air Raid times of Mike Leach, and can mostly be ignored.
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