Kent State vs. Washington picks, predictions: Who wins Week 1 college football game?
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The Kent State Golden Flashes face the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium in a Week 1 college football game on Saturday.
Which team will win the game?
Check out these picks and predictions for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on FS1.
Washington is a 21.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
Pac-12 football Week 1 picks, predictions:
Odds Shark: Kent State 33.9, Washington 27.8
The site predicts that Kent State will win at Washington and that the total will go over.
College football Week 1 picks, predictions:
ESPN: Washington has a 91.6% chance to beat Kent State
The site gives Kent State an 8.4% chance to pick up the win at Washington in Week 1 of the college football season.
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Sports Betting Dime: Washington 32.8, Kent State 26.4
The site predicts that Washington will beat Kent State, but that the game will be a lot tighter than the large point spread indicates.
College Football News: Washington big favorite vs. Kent State
All 19 of the site's experts pick Washington to beat Kent State on Saturday, alth9ough not all of them have the Huskies covering.
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Sports Illustrated: Washington will defeat Kent State on Saturday
Dan Raley writes: "In a match-up of Don James' two head-coaching stops, the Huskies treat DeBoer, the legend's eighth UW successor, to a debut."
Trojans Wire: Take Washington in game vs. Kent State
The site predicts that the Huskies will win their season opener at home.
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Athlon Sports: Washington shouldn't have issues with Kent State
It writes: "DeBoer will find out soon enough just how far his rebuilding project has to go when Michigan State, a Big Ten heavyweight, visits Seattle in his third game. He has 41 players who've been starters at the UW or elsewhere. He needs to crank up the offense, which is his specialty. The Huskies should be good enough to double their win total and become bowl eligible again."
Sports Chat Place: Take Kent State with the points vs. Washington
It writes: "I’m going to stay with Kent State. The bad news for the Flashes is that they’ve got a significant amount of turnover this season. The good news is that they’ve got a solid offensive system in place and should be competing for another division championship and bowl game appearance if all goes well. Kent State should have a great rushing game once again this year, even after losing just about everybody on the offensive line. With the departure of Dustin Crum, the Flashes also get a new QB in Collin Schlee who will try to fill the void. He’ll have a nice set of receivers to choose from, though. All things considered, Kent State will be one of the more intriguing teams in the conference this season. I think they can get in on a cover in the opener."
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