Let’s see which team is the one who takes the win on this BYU at Washington State betting pick.
The BYU Cougars will travel to Martin Stadium on Saturday afternoon to take on the Washington State Cougars in a non-conference game. BYU is 5-2 and are coming off a 38-24 road loss against the Baylor Bears. Sophomore quarterback Jaren Hall had a good game as he went 22-of-31 for 342 yards and a touchdown.
Washington State are 4-3 this season and are coming off a 34-31 home win over the Stanford Cardinal. Sophomore quarterback Jayden de Laura had a big game as he went 17-of-30 for 289 yards with three touchdowns.
Tyler the Creator
The BYU Cougars have been trying to be more of a balanced offense this season as they are handing the football off to sophomore running back Tyler Allgeier as much as they can. He has 136 carries for 675 yards (5.0 yards per carry) with nine touchdowns on the ground while also adding 14 catches for 76 yards (5.4 yards per catch) this season.
Looking at his last game against Baylor, Allgeier finished with 15 rushing attempts for 73 yards (2.2 yards per rush) with a rushing touchdown while adding three receptions for eight yards (2.7 yards per catch). If Allgeier can have this be his baseline, it will really help the Cougars’ offense get going here.
The BYU Cougars have been doing pretty well defensively as they are giving up 23 points per game this season. In their last game against the Baylor Bears, they allowed 38 points on 534 total yards of offense (231 passing, 303 rushing). The Cougars need to work on their third down defense as they went 7-of-15 on third down and 2-of-4 on fourth down.
The Bears ran well as they averaged 6.4 yards per rushing attempt throughout the game. If BYU can figure out how to keep the opposing offense in check, they will be in a great spot.
Max Effort
The Washington State Cougars have been running the football extremely well as senior running back Max Borghi has been doing well with 82 attempts for 421 rushing yards (5.1 yards per carry) with five touchdowns on the ground and six receptions for 54 yards (9.0 yards per catch).
In his previous game against Stanford, Borghi finished with 17 rushes for 89 yards (5.2 yards per attempt) with two rushing touchdowns. If the Cougars can figure out how to run the ball well, it will do wonders for their offense.
The Washington State Cougars have been a decent defensive team as they are giving up 25.7 points per game. In their last game against the Stanford Cardinal, they allowed 31 points on 349 total yards of offense (273 passing, 76 rushing).
The Cougars did well as they limited the Cardinal to run for just 2.2 yards per carry. If Washington State can figure out how to stop the running game better, they will be able to win at home here.
Who to Bet
Both quarterbacks are playing extremely well, and these programs are very similar. However, I give the slight edge to BYU as they are more dominant in the running game.
BYU is averaging 27.5 points in their previous four games, while Washington State is 22.6 points in their last five games. These programs are similar, but I give a slight edge to the BYU Cougars to cover the spread in this game.
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