Holiday Bowl: Washington State Cougars vs. Michigan State Spartans

In the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl – the Washington State Cougars will take on the Michigan State Spartans. This game is the final of four games played on Thursday December 28th. This game will be played at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego California. The Washington State Cougars are ranked #18 in the nation, and are 9-3 coming into this game.

The Michigan State Spartans are #16 in the latest Associated Press poll, and sport a 9-3 record on the season. The Spartans are coming off back to back wins over Maryland and Rutgers to finish the 2017 regular season. The Michigan State Spartans are -2 over the Washington State Cougars in this game on Thursday night.

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Spartans Looking to Slow Down Cougars

The Spartans out of the Big Ten finished tied for second with Penn State in the Big Ten – East. The Ohio State Buckeyes were the winners. The three losses for Michigan State this season came to Notre Dame, Northwestern and Ohio State. In those three games, the Spartans allowed 40 points per game. On the season, Michigan State allowed just 20.3 points per game.

Michigan State on the offensive side saw the passing game average nearly 216 yards per game, while the run game captured more than 162 yards per game. The top offensive threat for Michigan State was running back L.J. Scott. He rushed for 788 yards and 6 touchdowns on the season.

Cougars Looking for 10th Win

Mike Leach leads the Washington State Cougars to town for his Holiday Bowl. The Cougars won their first six games of the season before losing two out of three at California and Arizona. Washington State then finished the regular season with a loss to Washington to wrap up the 9-3 season.

The offense for Washington State has been their calling card. The Cougars scored more than 30 points in 9 out of their 12 games this season. The Cougars offense was led by quarterback Luke Falk. He threw for nearly 3,600 yards and 30 touchdowns this season. Tavares Martin was the top threat in the passing game with 70 receptions, 831 yards and 9 touchdowns on the season.

Cougars Top Spartans

Look for Washington State to impose their will in the passing game. Michigan State has been a pretty good defensive team but much of their damage has come against pretty bad football teams. Washington State is better than Michigan State and will prove it in this game. When you are betting on this game Thursday night – take the Cougars over the Spartans. The Pac-12 over the Big Ten. Bet on the Washington State Cougars +2 over the Michigan State Spartans.

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  • Bovada – Bet on the Michigan State Spartans -2
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