Washington State Cougars Open Against Tough Opponent
CenturyLink Field has a Week 1 contest on tap for Thursday as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Washington State Cougars play their season openers. Oddsmakers currently have the Cougars listed as 8-point favorites versus the Scarlet Knights, while the game’s total is sitting at 63. Rutgers was a 29-16 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Notre Dame. They covered the 14.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (45) made winners of UNDER bettors. Last time out for Washington State, they were a 48-45 loser as they battled Colorado State at home. Washington State failed to cover in the match as a 4.5-point favorite, while 93 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Team records:
Rutgers: 6-7 SU, 5-8 ATS Washington State: 6-7 SU, 9-4 ATSRutgers Scarlet Knights most recently:
When playing in August are 4-3 When playing on turf are 6-4 After being outgained are 4-6 When an underdog on the road are 4-6Washington State Cougars most recently:
When playing in August are 4-4 When playing on turf are 5-5 After being outgained are 3-7 When favored at home are 8-2A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Rutgers’s last 6 games Rutgers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games Rutgers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington State’s last 7 games Washington State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 gamesNext up:
Rutgers home to Howard, Saturday, September 6 Washington State at Nevada, Friday, September 5 Bovada Online Sportsbook has all you 2014-15 NCAAFootball Prop Bets and Betting Lines. If you want to comment on this post please visit our online sports forums.