EDITORIAL BY GRAYDON FOX

Overview:

On Friday, November 23^rd, the (8-3) Washington Huskies will be on the road to take on the (10-1) Washington State Cougars.

The Crowd:

The Crowd projects a final score of Washington State 31.5 – Washington 27.5 with an over/under of 58.9.

Lou Holtz and Mark May:

Lou is predicting a final score of Washington State 41 – Washington 27.

Mark is predicting a final score of Washington 37 – Washington State 26.

2018-19 Statistics (130 total teams):

Passing offense: Washington State 400.5 YPG (1^st) > Washington 236.9 YPG (62^nd)

Rushing offense: Washington 178.4 YPG (56^th) > Washington State 81.8 YPG (129^th)

Scoring offense: Washington State 40.5 PPG (11^th) > Washington 28.0 PPG (76^th)

Scoring defense: Washington 16.6 PPG (10^th) > Washington State 22.6 PPG (39^th)

Passing defense: Washington 192.8 YPG (28^th) > Washington State 206.9 YPG (44^th)

Rushing defense: Washington 125.2 YPG (22^nd) > Washington State 125.5 YPG (23^rd)

Turnover Margin Per Game: Washington State +0.2 (45^th) > Washington +0.2 (52^nd)

Strength of Schedule:

Washington is (8-3) with wins over North Dakota, Utah, Arizona State, #20 BYU, UCLA, Colorado, Stanford, and Oregon State.  They were defeated by #9 Auburn, #17 Oregon, and California.

Washington State is (10-1) with victories over Wyoming, San Jose State, Eastern Washington, Utah, Oregon State, #12 Oregon, #24 Stanford, California, Colorado, and Arizona.  Their lone defeat was a 39-36 home loss to USC in week four.

Betting Trends: 

-Washington is 2-8 against the spread this season while Washington State is 9-1.

-Washington is 3-7 against the over/under this season whereas Washington State is 6-4.

Bottom Line:

This game has huge implications as the winner will advance to the PAC-12 championship game.  The Huskies have one of the best defenses in the country but they have struggled to score having eclipsed 30 points once in their past five games.   Gardner Minshew has been statistically the most prolific quarterback in college football this season and has four receivers with over 500 yards already.  The Cougars have too much offensive firepower and will take home the Apple Cup.

Washington State wins 34-21

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