{"id":25898,"date":"2010-09-08T15:56:46","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T20:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=25898"},"modified":"2010-09-11T01:26:46","modified_gmt":"2010-09-11T06:26:46","slug":"odds-wk2-bobcats-vs-cougars-free-pick-90910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/odds-wk2-bobcats-vs-cougars-free-pick-90910\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 2: Montana State vs Washington State Preview & Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 2: Montana State vs Washington State Preview & Pick<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Date\/Time: <\/strong>Saturday, September 11, 7:00 p.m. ET
\nVenue: <\/strong>Martin Stadium
\nMontana State vs Washington State Lines<\/strong>
\nMoneyline: <\/strong>Bobcats vs Cougars OFF
\nCFB betting favorite: <\/strong>Washington State -5.5
\nOver\/Under: <\/strong>OFF<\/p>\n

Montana State Bobcats (1-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Montana State Bobcats opened their 2010 season in style last week, routing Fort Lewis 59-10. The key to Montana State\u2019s success was quarterback play. Denarius McGhee, who became the first freshman to start for MSU since 1987, threw for 178 yards and two scores. He showed he could stretch the field when he hooked up with Elvis Akpla for a 51-yard touchdown. Backup Cody Kempt threw for two touchdowns as well.<\/p>\n

Overall, Montana State rolled up 532 yards and played tidy football, not committing a single turnover. Now they passed their first test, they\u2019re hoping they can play \u201ctrap team\u201d to Washington State, who had a disastrous opener last week.<\/p>\n

Washington State Cougars (0-1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s strange to say it, but the 2010 forecast looks bleak for Washington State even after a single game. They were routed 65-17 by Oklahoma State last week, allowing 257 rushing yards from Kendall Hunter alone. James Montgomery fumbled on the first play and Oklahoma State never looked back.
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\nCougars quarterback Jeff Tuel wasn\u2019t a total failure but he wasn\u2019t too effective either, throwing for 212 years and a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Coach Paul Wulff promised a vastly improved Washington State team in 2010 but, so far, this looks like the same group that went 3-22 over the last two seasons. It started seven true freshmen last week. To shake their demons, the Cougars absolutely have to score first this week. They\u2019ve repeatedly started games tight over the last year, getting outscored 193-6 in the first quarter since the start of 2009.<\/p>\n

The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Washington State absolutely can\u2019t look past Montana State. The Bobcats are brimming with confidence after looking so polished in last week\u2019s victory. Meanwhile, the Cougars are emotionally fragile at the moment.<\/p>\n

However, Washington State is still the FBS program and the one who views Saturday\u2019s matchup as a must-win. Expect pride and sheer will to take over here. Washington State can\u2019t stomach the thought of losing to a little school at home after last week\u2019s humiliation. It may not be pretty and the Cougars may make more mistakes, but they\u2019ll find a way to win.<\/p>\n

Montana State vs Washington State prediction: Washington State 28, Montana State 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On Saturday September 11th its the Montana State Bobcats vs WSU Cougars. Odds have the Cougars listed at 5.5-point favorites. The game’s total was OFF at presstime, but here is a preview, free pick plus the college football betting angle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":25346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[34127],"class_list":["post-25898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-montana-state-vs-washington-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25898"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26103,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25898\/revisions\/26103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}