Beavers vs Cougars NCAA Football Spread/Handicapping
The 10th ranked Oregon State Beavers have shocked the nation through six weeks of college football, and they plan to resume their success against the BYU Cougars this Saturday.
The 10th ranked Oregon State Beavers have shocked the nation through six weeks of college football, and they plan to resume their success against the BYU Cougars this Saturday.
The Arizona State Sun Devils are off to a nice 4-1 start under new coach Todd Graham. Graham didn’t make any friends in Pittsburgh, but he did prove he could win at Tulsa. Colorado stunned Washington State on the road, but they have also had four terrible losses.
Notre Dame Stadium will be buzzing Saturday night as the unbeaten Fighting Irish host the Miami Hurricanes. These are two of the most storied programs in the nation, and they have had just one meeting in the past 20 years.
Urban Meyer kicked off his Big Ten coaching career with a hard-fought win in East Lansing last weekend. The Buckeyes return home this weekend, but it doesn’t get any easier as they must face a tough Nebraska Cornhuskers team.
Kansas State has won 3 straight games in this in-state rivalry and they will be hosting Kansas, who has lost 3 straight after winning their season opener.
Ole Miss (3-2) has only lost to ranked teams this season, but their wins have not come against any good teams. Texas A&M (3-1) lost their first game of the season to a ranked Florida team and since then they have won 3 straight including laying a beat down on Arkansas.
Oklahoma (2-1) is coming off their first loss of the season and they are now 0-1 in Big 12 play. They now face a Texas Tech team that is 4-0 and the Red Raiders have not lost a home game to Oklahoma at home since the 2003 season.
South Carolina (5-0) has won 2 straight over Georgia (5-0) including beating them in a 45-42 shootout at Georgia last season.
This sweet Big 12 match up pits Texas (4-0) and their solid defense against West Virginia (4-0) and their offense that has scored the 3rd most points in the nation.
The UCLA Bruins and the California Golden Bears couldn’t be having much different seasons at this point in 2012. The Bruins are 4-1 under new head coach Jim Mora Jr., while the Golden Bears are 1-4 with their head coach, Jeff Tedford, officially on the hot seat.
The LSU Tigers have continued to slip in the rankings despite their 5-0 record, and a win against the No. 10 Florida Gators would do wonders for their BCS title hopes midway through the season. Oppositely, the Florida Gators are off to a sound start. These two SEC foes will meet in The Swamp on Saturday in one of the better matchups of the entire weekend.
The Iowa State Cyclones and the No. 15 TCU Horned Frogs meet this week in what could be one of the more underrated games in all of college football this weekend. While neither team has played a top-quality opponent up to this point, both squads have boasted solid defenses. TCU currently holds the nation’s longest winning streak at 12 games running.
The Big Ten race is wide open this year. Ohio State and Penn State have looked as good as anyone in the league, but they aren’t eligible for the conference title. Michigan has been humbled a couple times, but the Wolverines are still one of the best teams in a conference that is down.
The Big Ten as a whole has taken a real beating in the media this year, and it has deserved it. The league has a ton of underachieving teams, and Illinois and Wisconsin both fit into that category.
The No. 2 Oregon Ducks have only faced one ranked opponent up to this point 2012, but with the No. 23 Washington Huskies coming to town this weekend, the team will try to assert their dominance in Pac-12 competition.
These two teams are bitter rivals, and no other team in the nation (aside from maybe the Oregon State Beavers) would be happier taking the Ducks out of national championship contention.
Following their 25-point loss to the Ducks in week five, the Washington State Cougars head to Corvallis to face the other team from the state of Oregon, the Oregon State Beavers. The Beavers are coming off a big-time road victory in Arizona that has propelled them to No.14 in the nation. The Cougars have struggled against decent programs, and they’re looking to get their first big win of the season.