The BYU Cougars have demonstrated toughness in their wins at Arizona (28-23) and especially at Wisconsin (24-21). The Washington Huskies have not been the world beaters we thought they might be, and BYU can trade enough blows with them to cover the big spread, having already gone on the road to beat a top-10 team. Washington is averaging 27.2 points per game, but BYU is only two points behind and their schedules are comparable.

The play: BYU +17.