The Washington State Cougars and Colorado State Rams meet Saturday in college football action at Canvas Stadium. Here’s a Colorado State vs Washington State Prediction. This article will include a Colorado State vs Washington State Pick.
Washington State Cougars Betting Preview
The Washington State Cougars lost to North Texas and Washington, and they play Ole Miss next. The Washington State Cougars have lost 6 of their last 8 games. Jaxon Potter is completing 70.5 percent of his passes for 604 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. Joshua Meredith and Tony Freeman have combined for 377 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Carter Pabst has 5 receptions.
The Washington State Cougars ground game is averaging 58.3 yards per contest, and Kirby Vorhees leads the way with 132 yards on 30 carries. Defensively, Washington State is allowing 35.3 points and 329.3 yards per game. Parker McKenna leads Washington State with 23 tackles, Isaac Terrell has 2.5 sacks and Tucker Large has 2 pass deflections.
Colorado State Rams Betting Preview
The Colorado State Rams lost to UTSA, beat Northern Colorado, and they play San Diego State next. Colorado State has won 7 of its last 11 games. Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi is completing 53.7 percent of his passes for 488 yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Armani Winfield and Jaxxon Warren have combined for 237 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Tommy Maher has 9 receptions.
The Colorado State Rams ground game is averaging 156 yards per contest, and Jalen Dupree leads the way with 199 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Colorado State is allowing 24 points and 359 yards per game. Owen Long leads the Colorado State Rams with 38 tackles, Lemondre Joe has 1.5 sacks and Jahari Rogers has 1 interception.
Washington State Cougars @ Colorado State Rams Betting Trends: Week 5
Why the Colorado State Rams will win
- The favorite has won each of Colorado State’s last 16 games.
- Washington State has lost each of its last three road games.
- Colorado State has covered the spread in seven of its last eight games as a favorite.
- Washington State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four road games.
Why the Washington State Cougars will win
- Colorado State has lost each of its last seven games against opponents from the Pac-12 Conference.
- Washington State has won eight of its last nine games against teams from Colorado.
- Colorado State has failed to cover the spread in six of its last seven September games as a favorite.
- The underdog has covered the spread in each of Colorado State’s last three games.
- Washington State has won the first half in each of its last seven games against opponents from the Mountain West Conference.
- Washington State has won the first quarter in four of its last five road games against opponents from the Mountain West Conference.
Total Points Facts
- Eight of Colorado State’s last nine games in Colorado have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of Washington State’s last five games in September have gone OVER the total points line.
Colorado State Rams Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 5, Jacob Ellis leads the Mountain West Conference for forced fumbles (1) this season.
Washington State Cougars Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 5, Trey Leckner leads the Pac-12 Conference for touchdowns (2) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- Colorado State ranks T131st among FBS teams for H1 points per game this season (5.7).
- Colorado State ranks T127th among FBS teams for Q2 points per game this season (3.3).
- Washington State has recorded the equal-most home wins by a margin of five points or less of any FBS team this season (1).
- Washington State has recorded the equal-most home wins by a margin of three points or less of any FBS team this season (1).
Colorado State vs Washington State Prediction
Washington State has fallen off a cliff defensively over these last two weeks, and those issues usually don’t get fixed on the road. It doesn’t help that Washington State isn’t good offensively, as it can’t score and is ridiculously bad at running the ball. Colorado State has issues of its own, but it is at home and could easily have won two of its first three games.
Colorado State has shown more signs of life defensively this season. This is a poor matchup between two bad teams, but I’ll lean toward the home team if forced to pick. It’s Colorado State or pass. Washington State has looked that bad lately.