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The pick for today is Washington State +6 in the night-cap. It's a meeting of two undefeated teams, with the number 5 ranked USC Trojans paying a visit to number 16 Wash State. Tons of points are expected, with the O/U currently floating at 60.5.
There's two knocks on the Cougars in this spot. The first is that they haven't played a serious opponent yet. They're 4-0, but their strength of schedule ranking thru those four games is 129th out of 130 FBS teams. The second knock is that USC will have more skill on the field in this game, and that's really not debatable.
The quarterback matchup is a premier one. Luke Falk has won more games in his career than any other active QB in the Pac-12. He'll face a lot of Cover 4 tonight from the Trojan defense. J.P. mentions that Falk has KILLED Cover 4 packages lately, even going back to last season.
On the other side, Sam Darnold needs no introduction. Darnold is highly regarded by NFL scouts, but he's still looking to regain the magic he possessed during last year's Rose Bowl. This season, he's been somewhat inconsistent and is prone to the occasional head-scratching decision. And that's the difference tonight in J.P.'s mind. He says, "The bet is that Falk will make less mistakes than Darnold."
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The pick for today is Washington State +6 in the night-cap. It's a meeting of two undefeated teams, with the number 5 ranked USC Trojans paying a visit to number 16 Wash State. Tons of points are expected, with the O/U currently floating at 60.5.
There's two knocks on the Cougars in this spot. The first is that they haven't played a serious opponent yet. They're 4-0, but their strength of schedule ranking thru those four games is 129th out of 130 FBS teams. The second knock is that USC will have more skill on the field in this game, and that's really not debatable.
The quarterback matchup is a premier one. Luke Falk has won more games in his career than any other active QB in the Pac-12. He'll face a lot of Cover 4 tonight from the Trojan defense. J.P. mentions that Falk has KILLED Cover 4 packages lately, even going back to last season.
On the other side, Sam Darnold needs no introduction. Darnold is highly regarded by NFL scouts, but he's still looking to regain the magic he possessed during last year's Rose Bowl. This season, he's been somewhat inconsistent and is prone to the occasional head-scratching decision. And that's the difference tonight in J.P.'s mind. He says, "The bet is that Falk will make less mistakes than Darnold."
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