Is the Apple Cup under the best bet?
Trysta Krick and Vaughn Dalzell preview the Apple Cup, explaining why Washington State could struggle to score while Washington enters as a heavy home favorite.
Video Transcript
All roads are leading to game day this weekend, and this year's Apple Cup, kind of a lit matchup, is bl- being played as a season opener for the first time- in its 118-game history.
Washington's offense averaged 410 yards and 34 points a game a year ago under Jedd Fisch.
With quarterback Ja'Marr Williams Jr.'s back, Vaughn, is the over the play here?
Yeah, well, as us- last year, Washington put the amount of points on the over themselves.
The total was 51 and a half.
They put up 59 in a 59-24 game, and you see the total this year.
I love to, to look at past year numbers and where they're at this year and try and get an edge of where these teams are.
And the total, at only lower by half a point, the spread goes two points in favor of Washington, so it kinda looks like Washington has improved or Washington State has declined, but we know the Huskies are dominant at home, 25 and 2 since 2022.
They'll collect their 26th win here, but will they cover the spread, Trista?
I'm not so sure.
You know, the Huskies, they do have to come up with a lot on offense.
You know, Jonah Coleman's gone.
Denzel Boston's gone as well.
They did add Ryan Walters as DC last year, and that was a good move because they, they averaged under 19 points per game allowed.
So I'm looking at the under here, actually.
I don't think we'll see as many points flying off the boards with this Cougars team.
While they do have so many guys that left this team last year, they do have a ton of incoming transfers, and as we said before in a lot of other videos, we can't know how good these guys coming in are until we see them play for a lot of these programs.
So I'm gonna bet the under here.
I'm thinking a 30 to 17 type of score sounds in the right ballpark.
And these Pacific Northwest rivalry match-ups, no matter when they happen, are always pesky.
Yeah.
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