College Ball Saturday – Oklahoma Sooners at Washington Huskies
The Oklahoma Sooners (2-0, 1-0 ATS) have rolled in their first two games, scoring more than 50 points in each. On Saturday they go to Seattle as they take on the Washington Huskies (0-2 SU, 1-1 ATS), who swallowed a very bitter pill last weekend, in an NCAA football contest that is set to take place at 7:45 PM ET at Husky Stadium (artificial turf).
Saturday, September 13
BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: OKLAHOMA -20
Here are some of the NCAA college football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* OKLA has won 21 of its last 25 games SU
* OKLA has covered one of its last five road games
* OKLA has won eight of its last ten road games SU
* OKLA has played its last five road games UNDER the total
* WASH has lost 11 of its last 13 games SU
* WASH has played seven of its last ten games OVER the total
* WASH has lost 17 of its last 25 home games ATS
* WASH has lost six of its last seven home games SU
* WASH has played its last five home games OVER the total
The Huskies really sold out for Ty Willingham (possibly fighting for his job) last week, but between the first blowout loss, where it was manhandled by Oregon and its reserve quarterbacks, and last week’s debacle, where it was penalized for “excessive celebration” and then missed an extra point which could have tied highly-regarded BYU, Washington has been through the emotional grinder.
Oklahoma does not offer any relief in this regard. The Sooners have racked up 1079 yards and 109 points in their two games, but last week’s 592-yard effort in the 52-26 win over Cincinnati was particularly impressive, as the Bearcats’ defense has a couple of pre-season All-Americans (defensive tackle Terrill Byrd and cornerback Mike Mickens). Sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford is 77% accurate, with seven touchdown passes. And DeMarco Murray, with seven yards per carry, is proving to be just as good as advertised.
Sure, we respect the athletic ability of Washington’s QB, Jake Locker, but is HE as good as advertised? While he seems to run the ball well enough (181 yards on the ground thus far), Locker will be facing the fastest front seven this side of USC. And while Oklahoma may have some holes in its secondary, Locker (48%, five yards per attempt) is not really efficient enough to exploit those potential deficiencies. And “not for nothing,” but he should have had more presence of mind than to toss the ball up in the air after that TD, which precipitated the demoralizing course of events that may have kept a “W” off of UW’s ledger.
Certainly, we salute Washington’s effort in going down to the wire which the nationally-ranked Cougars, and we acknowledge that Willingham is well-liked enough that players would be happy to save his job. But to use proper perspective, if they were on a neutral field, Oklahoma would most likely be at least a two-touchdown favorite over BYU. And the Sooners don’t figure to be at an emotional valley, with a bye week coming after this. If OU is on its game, this isn’t a contest. let’s move with Oklahoma, the 20-point favorite in the BetUS NCAA football betting odds.
