Wash St +34.5 and I will wait to Kick Off and grab +38 hopefully Wash St +34.5 and hopefully 38 at kickoff... (total of 1 unit)
I have them this weekend again, but have a combo of 34.5 and whatever a donkey sports book wants to throw up Saturday afternoon ( I suspect 38 will be out there)...This is a very interesting article in that the Athletic Director and head coach of WSU seem to be working together, which corroberates the positive body language shown on the sidelines in both the SMU, USC, and UCLA games (all of which I watched very intently to pick up these signs). This is very critical during a rebuilding phase which Wash St. is obviously undergoing, as morale is so important and having a team fight when they are still trailing. This article also references their performance at UCLA as their best in Pac 10 play under Coach Wulff's stewardship, which I think is wholeheartedly accurate...
[url]https://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/post/_/id/14040/wulff-needs-cougs-to-take-next-step[/url]
I can see Wash St going 1-11 this year and being an under the radar 7-5 vs. the number. For the third straight week I got into a huge debate with some colleagues of mine over Wash St about the number in the Oregon game. I made UCLA -21.5 in last week's tussle and benefited from a QB injury to ring the line down from 27 to 24, and although 21.5 would have only attracted one-way action, anyone who saw the game and Wash St tied with UCLA to begin the fourth quarter can't dispute it was absolutely the right number between the two sides.
I made this week's number against Oregon -28.5 and again it's not a good number for attracting two way action but it's what my ratings deliver the game. I took a bad number at 34.5 and need to learn from that. I can't be giving away value when this appears to be heading to 38.
A key point to this upcoming affair is this week's game against Oregon isn't even televised, as there was a contractual conflict to get the game on the air. I think that is a very interesting footnote.
Wash St QB, Jeff Tuel, the 6'3 sophomore, is 4th in conference in passing and has now thrown over 200 yards per game over his last 5 starts has been a starter for two seasons now and is really starting to develop. He has two solid wide receivers in freshman Marquess Wilson...It's just very interesting the nuggets that are out there if you focus...The cougars have been competitive in the first half of every game this year. There are no 21-0 first quarter scorelines against them. Clearly their lack of depth has hurt them in the second halves of games but it genuinely feels like the team is turning a corner from a point spread perspective covering two of their last three. But I think there is an actual shot they can have a lead over Oregon in the 2nd quarter. I can see them losing by 24 in another hard fought game on their part...
