The Washington State Cougars will play the Oregon State Beavers in a PAC-12 Game on Saturday night at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
The Washington State Cougars are 4-2 (1-2) this season after they lost to USC by a score of 30-14 in Week 6. Washington State only gained 316 total yards and committed 11 penalties for 106 yards in the loss. The Washington State offense is averaging 27 points per game with 269.5 passing yards per game and 100.5 rushing yards per game. Cameron Ward has thrown for 1,617 yards, 15 touchdowns, and seven interceptions for the Cougars this season. Jaylen Jenkins has rushed for 257 yards and one touchdown, while Donovan Ollie has caught 31 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns for Washington State. The Washington State defense is giving up 20.2 points per game and 371 yards per game.
The Oregon State Beavers are 4-2 (1-2) this season after they defeated Stanford by a score of 28-27 in their last game. Oregon State trailed 24-10 going into the fourth quarter, but was able to score 18 points in the last quarter for the win. The Oregon State offense is averaging 32.8 points per game with 249.7 passing yards per game and 181 rushing yards per game. Chance Nolan is questionable for this game, but it doesn’t sound like he will play. Ben Gulbranson started last game and has thrown for 475 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions for the Beavers this season. Deshaun Fenwick has rushed for 331 yards and four scores, while Tre’Shaun Harrison has caught 31 passes for 441 yards and three touchdowns for Oregon State. The Oregon State defense is allowing 27.2 points per game and 358.2 yards per game.
Washington State is 9-2 ATS in their last 11 conference games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games. The under is 6-1 in Washington State’s last 7 games. Oregon State is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 home games and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games against a team with a winning record. The under is 5-1 in Oregon State’s last 6 home games. The over is 8-1 in these two teams last 9 head to head meetings.
The Oregon State quarterback situation is something we have to look at as we get closer to kickoff. If Chance Nolan is out, I like Washington State in this game. Even if Nolan plays, I think Washington State has a good chance to win this game. I am going with the Cougars and the points here.