The Washington Huskies take on the Maryland Terrapins in College Park, MD. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on BTN.
Washington is favored by -6.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -240. The total is set at 52.5 points.
Here’s my Washington vs. Maryland predictions and college football picks for Saturday, October 4, 2025.
Washington vs Maryland Prediction
- Washington vs. Maryland Pick: 1H Under 26
My Maryland vs. Washington best bet is on the first-half under. Find the best line available on our live NCAAF odds page.
Washington vs Maryland Odds
| Washington Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-6.5 -110 | 52.5 -110o / -110u | -240 |
| Maryland Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+6.5 -110 | 52.5 -110o / -110u | +195 |
- Washington vs Maryland point spread: Washington -6.5
- Washington vs Maryland over/under: 52.5 points
- Washington vs Maryland moneyline: Washington -240, Maryland +195
Washington vs Maryland Preview
Washington Huskies Betting Preview: Promising Pieces
For a while, there was hope that Washington would follow its market movement against the top team in the nation, Ohio State.
The Huskies fell to under a 10-point underdog at home as an unranked opponent – a rarity in modern college football. But the Buckeyes managed to outlast them and tallied a 24-6 win in Seattle.
And for the first time all year, Ohio State made running back Jonah Coleman look average. The nation's leading touchdown rusher didn't find the end zone a single time and finished with 13 carries for 70 yards – 34 of which came on a single run.
The data points for Washington are all over the place. If you take the game against the country's best defense (by far), Washington's offense stinks.
If you take the other three games – featuring no opponents in the FBS top 90 in points per drive allowed – then the offense is world-class.
The truth is somewhere in the middle, but the question remains whether it's an offense we'll view as elite or average over the next two-plus months.
Quarterback Demond Williams Jr. is a good athlete with some top tier weapons around him. Receiver Denzel Boston projects as an NFL prospect, and Penn State transfer Omari Evans is always a big-play threat. Coleman has been excellent in the receiving game, too.
UW's offensive line is sturdy when not pitted against a defensive front featuring four legitimate NFL players.
However, the defense is missing its best player. Cornerback Tacario Davis hasn't played since Week 2 with a rib injury, but he could return Saturday. His return would be huge to a secondary that's allowed too many big plays in the passing game.
The defensive front hasn't done much to offset that deficiency, as it managed just one sack last week on Julian Sayin.
The pieces are there for Washington to be a very good team. Against opponents like Rutgers, Purdue, UCLA and Wisconsin, Washington should be a comfortable winner. It'll likely be favored in all but two upcoming matchups (at Michigan, against Oregon).
Maryland Terrapins Betting Preview: Lacking Threats on Offense
The clock struck October. Is it time for 4-0 Maryland to turn back into a pumpkin?
Maryland's September (and August) success isn't folklore – since 2021, the Terps are 19-3 straight up and 12-21 in the other months. In those losses, they're 2-1 against the spread and 12-7 ATS in those wins (14-8 ATS in total).
Dig back a little further and find wins over Texas in the early months of the season. Beyond August/September, Maryland sits 23-28 ATS.
Indeed, this mark is heavily influenced by starting Big Ten play, especially when Maryland sat in a division with Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State (0-10 straight up against those three). However, Maryland also had five instances in which it lost straight up as a favorite during those months.
The 2025 season may be a culmination of it all as Maryland is 4-0 against zero quality FBS opponents who have a combined 4-8 record, plus FCS Towson. There's a strong possibility that two of its three FBS foes make coaching changes before the season ends.
The team itself is still playing well, especially on defense. Few teams have held opponents to so little on a play-by-play basis, and the Terps rank second nationally in points allowed per drive.
Looking for the Big Ten's highest-graded cornerback, per PFF (min. 100 snaps)? That's La'khi Roland. What about at linebacker? That goes to Daniel Wingate. There are quality players all over.
But offensively, Maryland has some significant concerns. Quarterback Malik Washington has turned heads as a freshman, but he shows his inexperience on late downs with one of the worst success rates nationally (128th on third and fourth down).
There's almost nothing explosive to speak of with a pedestrian cast of weapons. Against teams that out-talent Maryland, this lack of threatening offensively is going to show its ugly face.
Washington vs Maryland Pick, Betting Analysis
Maryland initially opened a +7.5 home underdog, but that line moved quickly through the key football number, and the Terps are now pushing +6.
As of mid-week, there hasn't been enough respected action to move this line back to Washington -7, something absolutely worth noting.
On paper, everything points toward Washington – better defense, more explosive offense, a superior run game – except this spot is absolutely atrocious for the Huskies.
They come off back-to-back emotional games in the Apple Cup and a slugfest with the No. 1 team in the nation. Now, Washington travels cross-country to its farthest road game.
Maryland went 2-0 ATS against West Coast teams last year, even springing an upset of USC as +7 home 'dogs. Washington went 0-4 ATS (and straight up!) moving time zones last year.
This is UW's second straight opponent with a rest advantage, and it proves to be one of the biggest in the country all season.
Nevertheless, to call the shot and back Maryland both (a) past September and (b) against its first serious uptick in opponent difficulty is a dicey proposition – one I'm not willing to make at this time.
Maryland has proven an ability and willingness to grind games to a near halt and rely on the defense to squeeze out opposing offenses.
With tired legs and heading cross-country, I forecast a low-scoring and sloppy start in College Park. Even Week 4's Apple Cup was lower scoring until a 28-point eruption in the fourth quarter from Washington.
Until proven otherwise, I'm backing another under with a Maryland team that's 0-3 to the over against FBS competition this year.
Pick: 1H Under 26
