NCAAF Odds Boise State at Washington

The 3.5 home favorites, Washington Huskies host the Boise State Broncos, this Saturday at 10 PM ET in one of the most interesting matchups college football has to offer in week one.

Chris Petersen knows he needs to prepare for the Huskies in every way.  Washington feels like that talented team that is ready to take the next step without asking for permission.

Huskies senior QB Keith Price needs develop a great season in 2013 if he wants this team to go far.

”I think you guys want to put pressure on him. I don’t know if he necessarily puts pressure on himself. I don’t think we have either. I think Keith’s going to go out and play really good football. Nothing I’ve seen over the last, through spring ball and through training camp, appears to me to be a guy playing under pressure. I think there’s the natural butterflies we all get when we go to perform, and if you don’t get ‘em, check your pulse. We’re going to come down that tunnel Saturday night at 7 o’clock, and we’re going to have a hundred guys with that nervous anxiety, but that’s part of being a competitor. I think the one thing for Keith is to quiet things down around him, focus on his job and play the football he’s capable of playing. When he does, he’ll be great. And that’s what I expect him to be”, Washington Head coach Steve Sarkisian said.

Boise State beat Washington last season in a 28-26 win at the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, but failed to cover the spread as a 4.5 favorite.  On both times these two programs met; the Huskies covered.