The Oregon State Beavers and the Washington State Cougars meet Saturday in college football action from Martin Stadium. This will be Oregon State’s fourth outing of the year; they’re coming off a game versus San Diego State. The Beavers would go on to win by 17 points. As for Washington State, they played Northern Colorado over the weekend. In that one the Cougars rolled to a blowout victory. Check back all season long for free college football picks at Sports Chat Place.

Oregon State Beavers 

The Beavers didn’t have a whole lot of issues in their first two games of the year. The opener was a matchup versus San Jose State and an eventual 42-17 blowout victory. In game two Oregon State took on UC Davis and dominated even further in a 55-7 win. The Beavers put up 450 total yards (269 rushing) and zero turnovers in that one. 

On Saturday versus San Diego State, Oregon State managed to score points in every quarter during a 26-9 victory. DJ Uiagalelei went 14-of-30 for 284 yards, one TD and two picks. Anthony Gould had 97 yards off three catches to pace the receivers and Damien Martinez had 102 yards off 15 carries. 

Oregon State Beavers Team Facts

Oregon State has lost each of its last 14 road games against AP-ranked teams.
The team ranked 14th in the AP Poll has covered the spread in each of its last six games.
Oregon State has won the first quarter in each of its last six games against conference opponents.
Oregon State has won the first half in five of its last six games against conference opponents.
Four of Oregon State’s last five games as a road favorite have gone OVER the total points line.

Washington State Cougars

Over on the Cougars’ side, they posted 556 total yards (466 passing) in their opener versus Colorado State, cruising to a 50-24 victory with double-digit points in the final three quarters. In game two versus Wisconsin things were a little closer as the Cougars were outscored 13-7 in the second half. Washington State eventually prevailed 31-22, however. 

Matched up against Northern Colorado in their last outing, the Cougars scored a whopping 43 points in the first half alone and cruised to the blowout win 64-21. Cameron Ward provided 327 yards with four scores passing, and Lincoln Victor had six catches for 119 yards and two touchdowns. Dylan Paine added 81 rush yards and a score. 

Washington State Cougars Team Facts

Washington State has lost each of its last seven games against top-15 AP-ranked teams.
Washington State has covered the spread in seven of its last eight home games against conference opponents.
Washington State has won the first quarter in each of its last four games against conference opponents.
Washington State has won the first half in three of its last four games against conference opponents.
Five of Washington State’s last six games as an underdog have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

Washington State was one of only 17 FBS teams with a better road winning percentage (.600) than home winning percentage (.571) last season (min. 8 games).
Washington State ranked T21st among FBS teams for Q1 points allowed per game last season (3.9).
Oregon State was one of only six FBS teams to win 3+ games when trailing after Q3 last season.
Oregon State ranked T7th among FBS teams for H1 win percentage last season (.769).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’ll stick with Oregon State in this one. We should have a really fun matchup here though, so you could make a case either way. The Beavers stormed out of the gate in their first two games this year, outscoring the competition by a combined 97-24 score. Needless to say, the offense can generate a ton of production under the right circumstances. In the San Diego State game, the Beavers posted 475 total yards (191 rushing) with 7.7 yards per play and 20 first downs. Still, Oregon State had a couple of interceptions and went just 4-of-11 on third downs so it wasn’t a perfect effort. I like the Beavers to match up well against Washington State, though. Should be a great game to watch.