Washington State vs Washington Betting Pick & Preview – 9/14/2024

In the upcoming matchup between the Washington State Cougars and the Washington Huskies, the Cougars are listed as 5 point underdogs according to the betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook. The game is set to take place on September 14, 2024, at 3:30 pm ET. Currently, 25% of spread bets are in favor of the Cougars, while 75% are backing the Huskies. The total of 56 has seen 61% of bets going towards the under and 39% towards the over. It's shaping up to be an exciting game with the odds slightly favoring the Huskies. Continue reading for our best bet for this Washington State vs Washington Apple Cup showdown.

Washington State Looks to Build On 2-0 Start

The Washington State Cougars are in the midst of an exciting week. They got confirmation this week that the Pac-12 is going to be expanding to six teams, as it inches closer to becoming a full football conference once again. And they have a chance to win the Apple Cup game against rivals Washington in order to continue what has been a week full of positives for the Cougars program.

If Washington State is going to win the Apple Cup against Washington, they are going to need to keep things rolling offensively against a good Washington defense. John Mateer has thrown six touchdown passes to just one interception through two games, putting together a big second half to help his team pull away from Texas A&M last week. If he can deliver a repeat performance here, the Cougars could cap off one of the best weeks in the recent history of their program.

Washington Defense Faces Biggest Test Yet

The Washington Huskies are 2-0 heading into the Apple Cup matchup with Washington State. They have beaten FCS Weber State and Eastern Michigan to get to this point, allowing a total of 12 points over their last two games. Now the Huskies will look to continue to dominate with their defense as they hope to improve to 3-0 before they kick off Big Ten play next week against Northwestern.

Offensively, quarterback Will Rogers has done a great job of helping Washington's defense by taking care of the football. He has thrown five touchdown passes without throwing any interceptions. Not turning the ball over in this game will be huge key in what will be the biggest test of the season so far for the Huskies, after their wins over one FCS school and one MAC school.

Washington State vs Washington Best Bet

Our best bet for this weekend's Washington State vs Washington matchup is for Washington to win and cover the spread in Seattle. The Huskies have been so good on defense, something we expect to continue even if Washington State had some success against a Texas Tech team that nearly lost to Abilene Christian the week before.

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