Mark this down, Washington State + 23 1/2 will cover and this spread is just staight out nutty.
Yes its true that the Cougars are not a great team but they are vastly improved from last year. This team comes in with a 1-4 record this year but they have been playing some very good competition and they have at least been putting up some resistance.
In the last 3 weeks, the Cougars have played USC, UCLA, and Oregon. They did manage to put up 67 points in those 3 games for an average of 23 points per game. I know that they will be able to score enough against Arizona that there is no way the Wildcats are going to cover this huge spread.
2 weeks ago, the Cougars held the lead late in the 3rd quarter on the road at UCLA. This team can play on the road, and in my opinion this game against Arizona is the easiest game they have had in a month.
QB Jeff Tuell comes in with a 128.22 passer rating, He has thrown for 1478 yards and 9 touchdowns on nearly 60% passing. Last week, against a very good Oregon defense, he went 25-40 for 245 yards. Do you really think this Wildcats offense is going to totally shut the Cougars down ? NO.
The Cougars are also balanced with a decent running game. Running Backs Montgomery and Mitz are both averaging over 4 yards per carry and this will open up the passing game for Tuell.
The Widcats are so overrated it is sick. This team started off the season 4-0 without a real impressive victory and were thus ranked near the top 10 before last weeks loss to Oregon State. A 39 point win against Toledo and a 46 point win against Citadel have made Zonas stats look way better than they actually are.
This team is not that good, and during their last 3 games when they have started to play decent competition they have been in trouble each game. Now they did beat Iowa after getting thrashed in the second half, and held on for a 1 point win against California, then they loss to a not very good Oregon State team. Trust me, this Arizona team is madly overrated and they will not cover 23 1/2 points on Saturday.
I think the biggest thing that convinces me the Cougars will cover this is the fact that no team all year long has shut this offense down. The Cougars just scored 23 points against an Oregon team that was only allowing 15 points per game. They also held the Ducks #1 in the nation scoring offense to well below its average.
The Cougars also got 28 against UCLA and have scored at least 16 points against every team they have faced this year. The Wildcats are the softest defense that the Cougars have faced in a month. Now I know everyone will say, but Wa State is 1-4 and Arizona is 4-1. This has nothing to do with records. The Wildcats will probably win, thats not what is at debate. The question is, will they win by 24 points and I think its clear that they wont.
Wa State has been losing game all year long, but what is different this year is that they are putting up points on every team they play. They are also holding teams to reasonable scoring outputs. Gone are the days where the Cougars were losing 40-7 every week, but yet this line is still reflective of what we would have expected to see last year.
Washington state is better than their record indicates and Arizons is less than their record indicates and Arizona will not win by 24 points on Saturday.
Yes its true that the Cougars are not a great team but they are vastly improved from last year. This team comes in with a 1-4 record this year but they have been playing some very good competition and they have at least been putting up some resistance.
In the last 3 weeks, the Cougars have played USC, UCLA, and Oregon. They did manage to put up 67 points in those 3 games for an average of 23 points per game. I know that they will be able to score enough against Arizona that there is no way the Wildcats are going to cover this huge spread.
2 weeks ago, the Cougars held the lead late in the 3rd quarter on the road at UCLA. This team can play on the road, and in my opinion this game against Arizona is the easiest game they have had in a month.
QB Jeff Tuell comes in with a 128.22 passer rating, He has thrown for 1478 yards and 9 touchdowns on nearly 60% passing. Last week, against a very good Oregon defense, he went 25-40 for 245 yards. Do you really think this Wildcats offense is going to totally shut the Cougars down ? NO.
The Cougars are also balanced with a decent running game. Running Backs Montgomery and Mitz are both averaging over 4 yards per carry and this will open up the passing game for Tuell.
The Widcats are so overrated it is sick. This team started off the season 4-0 without a real impressive victory and were thus ranked near the top 10 before last weeks loss to Oregon State. A 39 point win against Toledo and a 46 point win against Citadel have made Zonas stats look way better than they actually are.
This team is not that good, and during their last 3 games when they have started to play decent competition they have been in trouble each game. Now they did beat Iowa after getting thrashed in the second half, and held on for a 1 point win against California, then they loss to a not very good Oregon State team. Trust me, this Arizona team is madly overrated and they will not cover 23 1/2 points on Saturday.
I think the biggest thing that convinces me the Cougars will cover this is the fact that no team all year long has shut this offense down. The Cougars just scored 23 points against an Oregon team that was only allowing 15 points per game. They also held the Ducks #1 in the nation scoring offense to well below its average.
The Cougars also got 28 against UCLA and have scored at least 16 points against every team they have faced this year. The Wildcats are the softest defense that the Cougars have faced in a month. Now I know everyone will say, but Wa State is 1-4 and Arizona is 4-1. This has nothing to do with records. The Wildcats will probably win, thats not what is at debate. The question is, will they win by 24 points and I think its clear that they wont.
Wa State has been losing game all year long, but what is different this year is that they are putting up points on every team they play. They are also holding teams to reasonable scoring outputs. Gone are the days where the Cougars were losing 40-7 every week, but yet this line is still reflective of what we would have expected to see last year.
Washington state is better than their record indicates and Arizons is less than their record indicates and Arizona will not win by 24 points on Saturday.
Either play the fav or dont play.
