Week 7 is as juicy of a college football slate as we’ve seen this season. And the evening window is no exception.
Clemson at Florida State. Mississippi State at Kentucky. Stanford at Notre Dame. USC at Utah. But remember, us bettors don’t need big games to find value.
Our staff dove into five matchups as part of Saturday evening’s slate and put together five best bets. Only one of the games above is featured, but that’s okay because we’re searching for winners below.
Week 7 Saturday Evening College Football Best Bets
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our college football staff is targeting from today’s slate of games. Click the team logos for one the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
Arizona vs. Washington
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Saturday, Oct. 15 5:30 p.m. ET Pac-12 Network |
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Arizona +14 |
By Collin Wilson
Washington has started to fall off the map as a contender in the Pac-12. A loss at UCLA on a short week is acceptable, but a loss to an Arizona State team with an interim coach is a completely different story.
Despite a hot start, the Huskies have struggled to contain offenses this season. Plenty of their statistical categories fall outside the mid-FBS range — from coverage to Havoc to Line Yards.
More importantly, teams that sustain drives and get beyond the 40-yard line are having success. The Washington defense has faced 39 such opponent drives, giving up an average of 5.3 points per trip.
Any offense with a pulse is able to get touchdowns on the Huskies with a methodical possession.
The question is if Arizona is able to do that on the road. While the defense has not improved for head coach Jedd Fisch, the offense has been explosive. The Wildcats are ninth in Passing Downs Success Rate, a category the Washington defense struggles in.