Maryland Favored in Big Ten Matchup Against Washington

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00:00Always love your thoughts here on a big home dog.

00:02It's Maryland getting six and a half against the Huskies.

00:06Total 53 and a half.

00:07Let's begin there.

00:09Terrapins certainly have shown some promise this season.

00:12Can they cover this number?

00:14Can they win this game outright?

00:15Obviously, the coast-to-coast traveling is involved in this conversation here as well.

00:20Break it down, Paul.

00:21Yeah, you know, Maryland, Craig, off to a 4-0 start

00:25behind their true freshman quarterback, Malik Washington,

00:28who's really been spot-on thus far this season.

00:31But other than a 27-10 victory at Wisconsin as a 10-and-a-half-point underdog,

00:38there's really not a whole lot of meat on the bone for Maryland, you might say.

00:42There are other three victims to this point, Florida Atlantic, Northern Illinois,

00:47and Towson of the FCS level.

00:49But that's going to change over the next two Saturdays.

00:52Of course, they're playing Washington this Saturday,

00:54and then Nebraska comes calling to College Park the following Saturday.

00:59So we'll find out a lot about Maryland.

01:01But first things first, I think this situation, and you mentioned a component of it,

01:05I think this situation strongly favors Maryland this weekend against the Huskies.

01:11Again, while Maryland is off a bye, Washington,

01:14they hosted top-ranked Ohio State last weekend, much-anticipated showdown.

01:19The Buckeyes ended the Huskies' 22-game home-winning streak,

01:24kind of coasted there in the second half to a 24-6 victory over Washington.

01:29The week before that, although not a competitive game,

01:33Washington traveled to Pullman, Washington,

01:35to play their rival Washington State in the Apple Cup,

01:38easily disposed of the Cougars by a 59-24 margin.

01:42But an emotional game, a game with a lot of energy nonetheless.

01:45So here you have Washington off back-to-back, emotion-packed contest.

01:51They've got to travel across the country, got to go across three time zones,

01:55and they've got to play an undefeated and rested Maryland team

01:59that's had the opportunity to maybe heal some of its early season bumps and bruises,

02:04maybe do a reset mentally.

02:06So I think everything kind of points to Maryland here.

02:08We don't know exactly who they are because they hadn't got in the ring

02:12with the best of the best yet, but the situation just so strongly favors

02:16the Terrapins here that I like Maryland plus 6.5

02:19over cross-country traveler Washington in Big Ten play.