College Football Betting: Washington at BYU Odds Week 1

An intriguing inter-conference matchup of teams favored by sportsbooks in college football betting odds to make bowl games in 2010 will take place on CBS College Sports TV as the BYU Cougars host the Washington Huskies. Kick-off is set at 7:00pm EST and online sportsbooks opened with BYU as a 3-point favorite in college football odds with an over/under betting total of 56.5. Steve Sarkisian enters his second season as head coach at Washington with a program that has momentum. Washington was 5-7 last year with a big upset win over the USC Trojans and with a highly regarded recruiting class this past winter. Keep in mind the Huskies were 0-12 in 2008.

Washington is primed for a potential breakout year with 10 starters back on offense and 8 on defense. Last year Sarkisian improved offensive production from 13 points per game in college football betting odds for 2008 to 26 PPG last year while the defense allowed 27 PPG last year compared to 39 PPG in 2008. The Huskies got the money in 7 out of 12 games last year compared to a 1-11 mark against the spread in 2008. Senior QB Jake Locker who passed for 2,800 yards and 21 TD’s, sophomore running back Chris Polk who ran for 1189 yards and junior wideout Jermaine Kearse who had 866 yards and 8 TD’s are all back.

Washington has struggled as a college football betting road underdog the past 3 years with a mark of 3-10 ATS. BYU is coming off 4 consecutive double digit win seasons under coach Bronco Mendenhall and has some retooling to do with 10 starters gone and a new freshman quarterback in Jake Heaps. Senior RB Harvey Unga returns after an 1,112 yard season. BYU won the last meeting between teams at UW in 2008 28-27 but failed to cover as 8.5-point favorites. BYU has gone 4-6 ATS as a home favorites in college football odds for the past 2 seasons.