College Football Betting – 2007 Washington Huskies Preview

College football betting fans know that the 2006 Washington Huskies started off 4-1 but collapsed to a 5-7 straight up record going 6-5-1 against the football betting number.

NCAA football betting fans know that head Coach Tyrone Willingham promised big things in Washington and has yet to deliver. College football betting fans see that Washington will look to quarterback Jake Locker and running back J.R. Hasty in 2007. Locker redshirted last season and won the job in the spring. Hasty has not played in two seasons after sitting last year due to academics. NCAA Football betting players know that the defense was a mess in 2006 as it ranked 95th in the nation and 9th in the Pac-10 last season.

The defense does return some starters but the secondary looks weak. The Huskies will need to create more turnovers than last year when they had just 14. NCAA College football betting fans see that the Huskies have a brutal schedule in 2007.College football betting fans know it is one of the toughest in the country and makes a winning season very unlikely for Washington. Football betting players see that the out of conference schedule has Boise State and Ohio State , a tossup game at Syracuse and a tough trip to Hawaii. In Pac 10 play the Huskies travel to UCLA , get USC at home and then have a road game at ASU and a home game against Oregon . College football fans know they could easily start out 1-6 or 0-7.

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College football betting fans know that Jake Locker is supposed to be the answer for Washington. College football betting fans know he is getting rave reviews as a can’t-miss player. Many people are comparing him to former Husky Marques Tuiasosopo with even more skill. College football betting fans think that the best offensive player is going to be one of the young stars. It will either be sophomore RB J.R. Hasty or quarterback Jake Locker. College football betting fans believe that the best defensive player is senior DE Greyson Gunheim. There are a number of key players for Washington this season. In addition to Locker and Hasty, the Huskies must get good play out of senior LB Dan Howell.

College football betting fans think that the goal for Washington is to go to a bowl game. College football betting fans know that the problem is the schedule. Football betting fans think Washington will have to win every game they are supposed to and then pull off at least two or three upsets. It is not likely. College football betting fans know a key game that may show how far Washington has to go is the September 8th game against Boise State. If the Huskies can win that game then they would get back on the map in terms of good college football teams.