Utah at Washington

The Pac-12 tends to get lost in the shuffle for two reasons. The first is that they have typically not had the strength of the SEC, Big-12, or Big-10 in recent years. The second reason is that they play on the West Coast so the coverage on a national scale is less than the rest of the P5 Conferences. Lurking in the weeds, and undervalued is a potent Utah team. The Utes' passing game is elite and has the running game to complement it. The defense is as good as any in college football. The composite says that the Utes outgain opponents 452-231 on the season. The scary part is that they are getting better every game. Utah has out-scored opponents 108-10 in their last three games. The defense has allowed 436 total yards on 158 plays or just 2.76 yards per play. Washington is off a very physical game vs. Oregon a 35-31 loss. The Huskies suffered some casualties in that game which include: RB Sean McGrew 51-330, RB Richard Newton 64-326, WR Chico McClatcher 11-98, and WR Aaron Fuller 40-598. All of these players are questionable vs. Utah. They may all play but are dinged up at the best, while some may be out completely. Regardless, Utah has the edge on both sides of the ball. Washington lost just one game at home the last two years, but already two this year. I see this as a 7-10 point Utah win. Play on Utah.