College football gambling supporters will have an outstanding inter-conference competition of bowl contenders to bet on college football with as BYU sponsors Washington on Saturday. College football sports betting handicappers have high expectations for both squads, especially Washington, as the Washington Huskies could be a great value to wager on NCAA football with in 2010.
The online sportsbook opened with BYU as a 3-point fave for this matchup that can be seen on CBS College Sports with kickoff set for 7:05 PM Eastern.
The Huskies were 5-7 a year ago, which may not sound like much, but it was 5 victories greater than the 0-12 squad of 2008. Steve Sarkisian took over as head coach a year ago after coordinating the offense at USC and headed the Huskies to a major 16-13 upset over the Trojans as 20-point home longshots to highlight the campaign.
Washington is loaded with experience as they return 10 starters on offense directed by senior quarterback Jake Locker, who passed for 2800 yards and 21 touchdowns last year. The defense brings back 8 starters to a unit that permitted 27 points per competition last year, an 11 point improvement from 2008.
The Seattle area is thrilled again for UW football due to the improvement shown last season.
“From the coaching staff to the players, to the community of Seattle, we’re all anxious to get this season started,” stated Sarkisian. “We’re here to win championships. No doubt. Last year was let’s be competitive, fight, scratch, claw. This year-let’s go play and win a championship.” As they’re still overlooked in the Pac 10 by better known opponents such as USC, Washington could be one of the greatest NCAA betting values on the board. But oddsmakers doing their homework see a talented and skilled squad that easily may have gone 8-4 a year ago. The Huskies are looking for their 1st bowl since 2002.
Head coach Bronco Mendenhall has restored the pride and glory of BYU football as the Cougars are arriving from 4 consecutive double digit win seasons. With a mark of 5-8 versus the spread while going 4-6 ATS as a home favorite since 2008, the Cougars have struggled with the NCAA football odds in non conference action nonetheless.
Mendenhall declared that junior Riley Nelson and freshman Jake Heaps will split time as the number one signal callers to start the year, so now the big college football wagering question for BYU is at quarterback.