#5 Washington vs #11 Oregon State NCAAF Odds for Week 12

Two of the four schools still alive in the race for the last Pac-12 football championship meet in Corvallis, Oregon, this weekend as the Washington Huskies visit the Oregon State Beavers. Arizona and Oregon are the other teams that could stay in the top two. The Huskies (10-0, 7-0 Pac-12) would clinch a berth in the title game with a win on Saturday. The Beavers (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12) need to beat Washington on Saturday and take the Platypus Trophy from Oregon next week to get to the conference championship. Reser Stadium has long been a tough road environment, even when Oregon State clung to the edges of contender status, so let’s talk about your best college football betting strategy for this prime-time showdown between Washington vs Oregon State.

College Football #5 Washington Huskies at #11 Oregon State Beavers Betting Odds

Why should you bet on the Huskies?

Even though the College Football Playoff committee seems more inclined to reward ACC, Big Ten and SEC teams with its rankings, a road win for Washington would represent a major bullet point on the Huskies’ playoff resume – one could help the committee overlook the fact that the Huskies’ last six wins have all come just by double digits.

One of the best changes that Washington has shown under coach Kalen DeBoer is their performance in the fourth quarter of games – a testament to improved fitness. Their defense has been able to step up and get key stops in the waning moments of games. In fact, opponents have only scored one fourth-quarter touchdown in Washington’s last four games. Such schools as USC and Utah, known for offensive prowess, have not found the end zone after the third quarter. On the season, they have forced nine turnovers on downs, forced eight punts, and picked off four passes while permitting only seven touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and the team has an aggregate 81-48 scoring average in these last 15 minutes.

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Why should you put your money on the Beavers?

Oregon State has earned respect within the sports betting community thanks to their ability to separate themselves from the middle and lower tiers of the Pac-12. They routed Stanford last week, 62-17, piling up 598 yards while recording a dozen tackles for loss and swiping four interceptions. Tailback Damien Martinez went over 1,000 rushing yards on the season, and he’s a big part of the Beavers’ coming in 14th in the nation in scoring (37.9 points per game). They are also perfect at home this season – including a 21-7 win over Utah.

One of the intangibles of this game has to do with a dispute between Oregon State and Washington State and the 10 departing schools in the Pac-12 – including Washington. The anger that the Oregon State community feels about being left behind without a major conference, in a season where they are national contenders, has doubtless motivated the team so far this season and will play a major role, not just in the furor of the crowd, but also in the passion with which the team prepares and plays.

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Washington vs Oregon State Final Score and Prediction

If Washington can go to Oregon State and win this game – and beat Washington State next week – then the Huskies will definitely have earned a slot in the CFP. Washington wavered against Oregon, and their defense was porous in the first three quarters against USC. I’m not sure that Oregon State will settle down for the Huskies like some of these other Pac-12 teams have. I predict a final score of Oregon State 38, Washington 34.

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