Washington St Cougars

The Cougars were underdogs 14 times in 2025-26 and lost all 14, and backing them blind cost 15.32 units over 31 priced games; only six Division I teams cost more. They still covered six of those 14, so the spread and the moneyline told different stories.

Zero for 14

The underdog moneyline lost 14.0 units, and only 13 Division I teams lost more that way. Several were close: 67-66 at Loyola Marymount at +102, 96-92 at home to Santa Clara, 64-60 at Bradley, 85-80 at San Francisco. Those all covered, as did an 88-82 loss at Saint Mary’s getting 15.5.

The road: 2-11

On the road the Cougars went 2-11, the two wins coming at Chaminade, in a game without a line, and 67-62 at Portland, and the moneyline lost 10.44 units; only 15 teams lost more away from home. The road spread was even, 6 covers in 12. Gonzaga beat them twice, 86-65 and 83-53, with no covers.

As favorites

Favored 17 times, Washington State won 11 and covered 9. The costliest favorite losses: 83-81 at home to Idaho at -320 in the opener, 88-79 at Pepperdine at -355, and 74-68 to Portland at -245 in the conference tournament, the last game of the season.

Every month in the red

Not one month made money on the Cougars moneyline. November cost 4.25 units at 3-5, with two Maui losses, 100-94 to Arizona State and 75-61 to Seton Hall. January, the best month on the spread with six covers in nine, still lost 1.93 at 5-4, despite a late three-game run of covered home wins over Pepperdine, Seattle and Portland, the last 104-74. February was 1-6 and 5.3 units down.

At home the Cougars went 9-6, with eight home covers from 15 lined games. For the full season the spread read 15 covers, 16 misses; the totals split 16 over, 15 under.

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