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1st Place: $50 Amazon gift card

2nd-5th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Saturday, October 29th, at 3:30 P.M. the #4 Washington Huskies will be on the road to take on the #17 Utah Utes.

The Crowd

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Washington 32.8 – Utah 25.7 with an over/under of 58.4.  The Vegas Line has a final score of Washington 30.5 – Utah 20.5 with an over/under of 51.0.

2016-17 Statistics (127 total teams):

Passing offense: Washington 259.0 YPG > Utah 218.6 YPG

Rushing offense: Washington 227.6 YPG > Utah 214.4 YPG

Scoring offense: Washington 48.3 PPG > Utah 29.9 PPG

Scoring defense: Washington 14.6 PPG > Utah 21.6 PPG

Passing defense: Washington 173.1 YPG > Utah 243.4 YPG

Rushing defense: Utah 119.6 YPG > Washington 145.4 YPG

Turnover Margin Per Game: Washington +1.8 > Utah +1.0

Strength of schedule:

Washington is (7-0) with wins over Rutgers, Idaho, Portland State, Arizona, Stanford, and Oregon.  Utah is (7-1) with wins over Southern Utah, BYU, San Jose, USC, Arizona, UCLA, and Oregon State.  Their only loss came against unranked California.

Summary:

Washington enters the game as one of the few undefeated teams remaining.  They rank as a top ten team both offensively and defensively.  Huskies quarterback Jake Browning is in the conversation for this year’s Heisman Trophy winner.  Washington has scored 35 or more points in every game this season.  The Huskies have the best turnover margin in all of college football.

Utah has raised some eyebrows with their impressive resume in the early part of the season.  Their lone loss came against a California team who exposed their weakness in the secondary.  Utah is a top 25 defensive team and are great and stopping the run.  Offensively, I don’t think Utah has the firepower to keep up with the explosive Huskies offense.  I like Washington on the road by double digits.

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