On Saturday, October 21st at 10:30 ET, the Washington Huskies will host the Arizona State Sun Devils. Television coverage for this week 8 CFB matchup at Husky Stadium will be on FS1.
The Huskies are set as 28 point favorites at home in this Pac-12 showdown. Can they pull off a home win and cover the spread?
Huskies vs. Sun Devils Betting Analysis
After losing to Colorado in their most recent game, the Arizona State Sun Devils moved to 1-5 for the season.
This season, the Sun Devils are 2-2-1 ATS. In their last game against Colorado, they ended up with a push on the spread. With their last game against Colorado staying below the over/under line of 58.5, Arizona State has an over/under record of 1-4 for the season, with a combined total of 51 points.
As they prepare to face the Washington, the Sun Devils’ offense is averaging 83.7 rushing yards per game and 2 yards per attempt. Nationally, they are 123rd in rushing yards and 58th in passing yards, on an average of 258.5 yards per matchup. Arizona State has averaged 18.7 points per game so far. This figure places them 85th in the nation.
Defensively, the Sun Devils enter the game with 18 sacks and ranked 1st in QB hurries. They’ve allowed 28.3 points per game thus far this season (90th). In terms of pass defense, they’re 75th in the NCAA, giving up 217 passing yards per game. Against the run, Arizona State has allowed 122.3 rushing yards per contest thus far.
Heading into this week’s matchup with Arizona State, the Washington Huskies are still undefeated at 6-0. In their most recent game, they took down Oregon by a score of 36-33.
Against the spread, the Huskies are 3-2-1 so far this year. In their most recent game they pushed vs. Oregon. The Washington Huskies come into this week’s game with an over/under record of 1-4 after surpassing the over/under line of 67.5 with Oregon.
Washington enters the game on offense with an average of 44.3, ranking them 10th in the NCAA. Their passing game has them at 1st in the nation, with an average of 424.7 passing yards per game. On the ground, they’re at 110th in rushing yards, with an average of 153 rushing attempts per game this season.
In terms of passing yards allowed per game, Washington’s defense is ranked 66th. Opponents, on average, attempt 40.5 passes against the Huskies. They are allowing 20.8 PPG, which places them 60th in college football. Their rush defense ranks 79th in the NCAA.
Arizona State currently holds the bragging rights over Washington as in their most recent head to head matchup, they won 45-38. In the win, Arizona State ran for 156 yards and threw for 241. On 3rd down, the Sun Devils went 9/13. On the other side, Washington completed 34 of their 54 passes for 324 yards and ran for 134 yards.
Washington vs. Arizona State Odds Analysis
Currently, Arizona State has an implied win percentage of 6% with a moneyline payout of +1600. Arizona State actually opened at +1400 on the moneyline. As for Washington, they opened at -6500 and are currently at -7166 with an implied win percentage of 99%.
Although the over/under line for this game opened at 59 and has remained consistent, the payout for the over has moved from -110 to its current value of -109.
Washington initially opened as 28.5 point favorites home. The lines have shifted, now standing at Washington -28.
How to Bet Washington vs. Arizona State in Arizona
Washington has struggled with turnovers in their passing game lately. As the away underdogs, I’m leaning towards Arizona State to cover the spread at +28.
So far this season, Washington has an -6.3 average margin against their over/under lines. At 59, we have this game going over with a combined 60 points.
- ArizonaSharp ATS Predict: Arizona State +28
- ArizonaSharp OU Predict: Over 59
