Okay, here’s the thing.
I am (almost) eternally a pessimist in victory and an optimist in defeat because, other than the most preposterous blowouts, the predictive value of simply a “W” or “L” isn’t very useful.
Consider the bulldog the following:
WEEK 8 ADVANCED BOX SCORES
OREGON 35, WASHINGTON 31
* UW had a FP edge and, for 3 quarters, a massive efficiency advantage. Hence the postgame win exp.
* Oregon took over just in the nick of time, but SP+ sees a game UW wins more often than not. OH WELL, survive and advance.