Washington vs. California Betting Preview 11/05/16

Washington vs. California Betting Preview

Washington remains undefeated as they beat Utah last week at Utah thanks to a punt returned for a touchdown with just over three minutes left in the game. It was just the second game all year they hadn’t won by double digits. The Huskies who average over 46 points a game are led by quarterback Jake Browning who has thrown for 1895 yards and 28 touchdowns. They can also run the ball as they have rushed for almost 1800 yards and 15 touchdowns.

When it comes to scoring, California can score with anyone as they average over 41 points a game. The big difference is in the defense. The Huskies are ranked seventh in the country giving up 15.8 points a game while California is ranked 124th giving up 41.8 points a game. California has actually lost three games this year when they scored over 40 points in the games.

The oddsmakers have made Washington a 17 point favorite and not surprisingly have the total at 78.5. According to Covers.com Consensus Analysis 63% of the public are backing the Huskies and 67% think points will be easy to come by and are behind the over.

Previous Meetings

09/26/15: California 30 @ Washington 24
10/11/14: Washington 31 @ California 7
10/26/13: California 17 @ Washington 41

Trends

• The under is 7-0 in the last seven meetings
• The road team has covered the spread in the last four meetings
• California has covered the spread in four of their last five home games

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