Boise State Broncos at Washington State Cougars Free Pick – Odds – ATS Prediction

By Keith F

The Boise State Broncos will head to the Pacific Northwest to square off with the Washington State Cougars at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. The meeting between the two is expected to be a high-octane affair featuring two prolific offenses. Kick-off is set for 10:30 PM ET on Saturday, September 9th. The game is one of national interest and it will be televised across the country on ESPN.

Boise State Broncos at Washington State Cougars Overview

Both teams enter off wins on opening weekend. For Boise State, the Broncos hosted a formidable mid-major opponent in Troy State in Boise and pulled off a hard-fought 17-13 victory against the Trojans last Friday. For Wazoo, the Cougs enter off a 31-0 thumping of Montana State on Saturday where they made quick work of the Bobcats. In the last meeting between Boise State and Washington State in 2016, the Broncos emerged victorious in a 31-28 donnybrook that took place at the Smurf Turf.

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For Washington State in particular, 2016 was a season that marked their return to relevance. The Cougars started off 0-2, only to win their next eight to cap off their regular season efforts. Be that both of Wazoo’s early losses came against non-conference opposition, the Cougars were in position to potentially secure a Pac-12 Championship Game qualification had they beat their arch rival Washington in the Apple Cup. The Cougars came up short but nevertheless are enthusiastic heading into 2017 as perhaps one of the game’s best passers Luke Falk returned to Pullman to lead one of the nation’s premiere aerial attacks. Falk is on the radar of many NFL scouts as he has a prototypical size, build, and cannon of an arm. Falk has thrown for an average of 4,500 yards in his previous two seasons.

Boise State at Washington State Betting Trends

Boise State is 1-8 ATS in their last nine games overall.
Boise State is 1-6 ATS in their last seven meeting against Pac 12 opponents.
Washington State is 9-3 in their previous 12 contests.
Washington State is 2-7 ATS in their previous nine overall.

Boise State Broncos at Washington State Cougars Week 2 Prediction

This game has all the makings of a shootout and thus points are always an optimal choice when dealing with a contest of this nature. The fact remains, Washington State is a team that lives and dies by its offense. The Cougars’ strategy is simple: let their passing attack blow the competition off the field in a game of catch-up. However, such tactics can be disastrous when met by an opponent that can proliferate offense at a similar rate and pace or by an antagonist that plays sound defense. Boise State has the capability to do both. In a rare occasion, we have an opportunity to score Boise State with a hearty helping of points against a team it knows how to beat. Boise dealt with Falk in 2016 and they found ways to overcome him. With all this taken into consideration, there is a very good chance that the Broncos are extremely undervalued here.

Free Pick: Take Boise State +10.5