[needle]

The truth is, the team last fall eked out wins against Kal, UCLA and Oregon State.

The Washington game showed the team's upside. Looking back at that box score, it was Austin Jones' day. He had 31 carries for 138 yards. That's the sort of peformance I really believe is repeatable in 2021. The star QB in that game was 20/30 for 252 yards--the sort of statline that's a lot easier said than done. But I believe it's at least possible McKee can get to a 60% completion percentage.

Defensively, we all know about the lack of big bodies who can play. There isn't any way to cover that up, but if the returning big guys can remain as healthy as they did in 2020, the defense should be a bit improved.

So, I'm bullish on the Stanford offense and would definitely take the over.

[needle]

The truth is, the team last fall eked out wins against Kal, UCLA and Oregon State.

The Washington game showed the team's upside. Looking back at that box score, it was Austin Jones' day. He had 31 carries for 138 yards. That's the sort of peformance I really believe is repeatable in 2021. The star QB in that game was 20/30 for 252 yards--the sort of statline that's a lot easier said than done. But I believe it's at least possible McKee can get to a 60% completion percentage.

Defensively, we all know about the lack of big bodies who can play. There isn't any way to cover that up, but if the returning big guys can remain as healthy as they did in 2020, the defense should be a bit improved.

So, I'm bullish on the Stanford offense and would definitely take the over.