Washington State vs. Northern Colorado - 9/7/19 College Football Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Over on the Washington State side, they fared better in their Week 1 game, taking a dominant 58-7 victory over the New Mexico State Aggies. The Cougars were up 35-7 at halftime there.

Anthony Gordon put up a nice 420-yard total in Week 1, bagging five touchdowns. Dezmon Patmon was the favorite target with seven catches for 103 yards and a touchdown, while Max Borghi added 128 rush yards and a score.

The Bears are 4-1 ATS in their last five after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game and the under is 4-1 in their last five road games. The under is 4-1 in Northern Colorado’s last five non-conference games as well.

Meanwhile, the over is 6-0 in the Cougars’ last six games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game and they’re 4-0 ATS in their last four after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game. Washington State is 7-0 ATS in their last seven after posting more than 450 total yards in their previous game.

The Bears have a few good takeaways from their Week 1 loss, as there were some solid performances on the offensive side of the ball. Given the permissive defense here however, I don’t think there’s any way they’ll keep up with Washington State—even in relative terms. I’m going Cougars on the cover.