[3:40 PM] #22 Washington State @ #10 Colorado

Who will WIN this matchup?

#22 Washington State Cougars (8-2)

@ #10 Colorado Buffaloes (8-2)

 

• With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Pac-12 boasts a pair of surprising division leaders in Washington State and Colorado, and they’ll meet Saturday in Boulder as the 10th-ranked Buffaloes host the 22th-ranked Cougars. And the surprising part comes in when considering that these two programs owned the two worst win percentages – Colorado at .285 and Washington State at .333 – among Power Five schools over the previous decade (2006-15).

• It even looked like it might be more of the same early on for Washington State as the Cougars dropped their first two games to Eastern Washington of the FCS and Boise State, but the Cougars have since reeled off eight straight wins and stand as the only unbeaten team in Pac-12 play.

• During their eight-game run, the Cougars have averaged 46.6 points per outing and their average margin of victory has been 25.8. It starts with junior quarterback Luke Falk who is tops nationally in completion percentage at 73.9, second in passing yards with 3,610 and is tied for fifth with 33 passing touchdowns, but he’ll be without second-leading receiver River Cracraft (53 catches-701 yards-five TDs) as the slot wideout after he suffered a season-ending torn ACL in the third quarter of last Saturday’s 56-21 win at California.

• Quarterback Sefo Liufau did match his single-game season high last week with three TD passes in a 49-24 win at Arizona, but the senior also has had more miscues of late, throwing all three of his interceptions this season in the last two games.

• Cougars running backs lead the Pac-12 with a combined 2,299 total yards and 29 rushing/receiving touchdowns.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: #10 Colorado Buffaloes

Confidence: 4/10

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