Washington got back to their winning ways in the confines of Husky Stadium last weekend with a 49-39 win over Arizona. 

The Huskies had a chance to put the game away in a few different situations before their final touchdown that put them up 10. Last week I was 1 for 2 hitting on the over on points at 70, but missing on the 14 point spread. 

This week the Huskies look to get their first win on the road in 2022. Washington will travel to Berkeley where they will face a Cal team that just suffered an embarrassing overtime loss to the winless Buffalos. 

Cal’s offense struggled to score points in most of their games this season outside of their 49 point explosion against Arizona. On the season they are averaging 21points a game ranking 11th in the conference.

Defensively the Golden Bears rank 2nd in the conference giving up 24 points a game. While Cal has kept teams from scoring they actually give up a similar amount of yards per game through the air and on the ground as Washington. 

The Dawgs have not been slowed down on offense and will continue to gain yards through the air against this secondary. The key for them is to convert those red zone chances into touchdowns. 

On the defensive side of the ball the Dawgs have to find ways to slow down opposing quarterbacks. Jack Plummer is a bottom tier quarterback in the conference, however the UW secondary has made backups look like world beaters. 

I believe the reemergence of the pass rush led by Jeremiah Martin and having Asa Turner back could give the defense a few more stops throughout the game. 

Washington is a 7.5 point road favorite which is a tricky number. I believe the Dawgs get in the win column on the road for the first time this year and I think that Cal’s offense is bad enough that Washington’s defense will find more success. I think the final score will be 35-25 Dawgs. Take Washington and the over on the point total of 53.5.