Posted at 11:10 AM EST

9:00 PM EST. The Cougars have about as much appeal as rush hour these days. Wazzou has dropped three straight, which included a 19-point loss to Oregon and a 30-point loss to Stanford. The Cougars have zero notable wins this season to go along with some disturbing losses. A 12-point loss to San Jose State and a 26-point loss to Creighton are among them. Frankly, it is near impossible to make a case for the Coogs and we’re not going to try to. They are a weak Pac-12 team that could easily finish last in the conference. However, this wager is not about backing the Cougars. It is all about fading the Utes, who are not only an average team to begin with but that is also in a difficult spot too.

Let’s begin with the good. The Utes are 12-5 and just beat #25 USC by 22 points. That’s all the good you’re going to get. Utah has played one of the weakest out-of-conference schedules in the country that ranked 334th. Among its victims in its 12 wins were NW Nazarene, Concordia OR, Coppin State, Utah Valley, Prairie View A&M, San Francisco and Montana State. That’s seven of Utah’s 12 wins right there and some of them were lopsided victories, thus skewing the Utes offensive and defensive numbers. In terms of scheduling, Utah is coming off games against #17 Arizona, #25 USC and #4 UCLA in three of its last four contests. The Utes intensity level figures to be much lower here on the road against a team they are expected to beat. The Utes went toe-to-toe with the Bruins on Saturday and eventually lost by just one point. Utah’s good showing against UCLA increased its market value, which means you are paying a higher price to back them here than if they would’ve been blown out. We’re not putting much weight on any team that has a good showing against any other Pac-12 team because the conference is a weak and grossly overvalued one. Utah is more than capable of losing to any Pac-12 team, especially when they travel and the Cougars are no exception. Huge value in this inflated price.  

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