Washington St Cougars versus BYU Cougars College Football Pick Prediction Pointspread Odds 8-30-2012

The Washington State Cougars (0-0) will hit the road to take on the BYU Cougars (0-0) on Thursday, August 30th, and only time will tell which squad will roll louder in the college football opener for both teams. We’ll get started at 10:15 PM ET here and BYU is a 13.5-point favorite in Las Vegas, having been bet up a bit since debuting at -12.5 on the point spread.

Washington St Cougars at BYU Cougars College Football Pick

BYU won the last head-to-head meeting 50-36 as a 12-point favorite back in 1990, but Washington State was a 46-41 winner as a 7-point road underdog the previous year. BYU has covered the point spread in 16 of their last 21 games overall as one of the top bets in all of college football, while Washington State ended last season with covers of the point spread in 3 of their final 5 matchups.

Washington State won just 2 of their last 10 games last year, but they showed an offense that has plenty to look forward to in 2012. The Cougars scored 21 or more in 7 of their final 10 matchups in 2011, but unfortunately their defense wasn’t able to keep the team competitive enough to win more games. Washington State gave up 27 or more in all of their last 10 matchups, but they do bring back quite a bit of talent that will look for improvement next season.

BYU ended the year winning 9 of their final 10 matchups, falling only 28-38 as a 13-point road underdog to the TCU Horned Frogs. The Cougars covered the spread in their last 7 while showing an incredible offense that scored 28 or more in 8 straight games to end the year. BYU’s defense gave up 28 or more in just 2 of their last 10.

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