Last year, Rutgers quarterback Chris Laviano threw an interception on 3.9 percent of his attempts (for comparison, Oregon backup Jeff Lockie threw a pick on 4.0 percent of his dropbacks). The reason why the smart money expects Washington to dominate this game is because its defense projects extremely well against what is expected to be a struggling Rutgers offense. Bovada favored UW to win Saturday's contest by 27 points as of this morning in other words, if you're a fan of thrilling fourth-quarter finishes, Husky Stadium doesn’t look like it will be your venue of choice this weekend. For those Washington fans who are too young to remember the glory days when Don James was the team's head coach, these are the highest expectations the program has had in living memory.įor good or for ill, we likely won't learn much of value about Washington's ability to meet those expectations tomorrow. It's been 252 days since the Huskies took on Southern Miss in the 2015 Heart of Dallas Bowl in that time, the Huskies have gone from failing to collect a single vote in the AP's 2015 postseason poll to being recognized as the nation's 14th best team. But does everyone expect the Dawgs to win big? Ryan PriestĪfter a long, long offseason in which we've had nothing but hype to sustain us, we're about to watch the Washington Huskies play a real, live, actual football game. The #14 Huskies are 27-point favorites at home against the Scarlet Knights, who feature Chris Ash in his first game as head coach following last year’s disappointing 4-8 season.
After examining the Rutgers football program’s offensive and defensive players earlier this week, and after talking with our counterparts at On The Banks, our writers are ready to make their predictions for tomorrow’s game.
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