Oregon-utah
Time: 10 PM ET
Spread: ORE -8.5
Total: 60
Betting odds courtesy of Bovada
No. 4 ranked Oregon travels to No. 17 ranked Utah for a Pac-12 showdown this week. The Ducks come in with a 5-1 Pac-12 record and have won its past four after losing to conference foe Arizona on Oct 2. This week Oregon will be 8.5-point favorite over Utah in a game college football oddsmakers have set the total at 60 points.
Oregon, as usual, is a high scoring team. The Ducks rank 6th in the NCAA in scoring with 45.4 points per game. The defense has hardly been bad either, holding opponents to 24.8 points per game, to give the Ducks a +20.6 point differential.
The Ducks have a strong pass game and rush game. The team averages 535 yards per game this season, with the pass accounting for 305.8 of that. Oregon QB Marcus Mariota has thrown for 2,541 yards on the season at a 68.1 percent clip, while RB Royce Freeman has 846 yards and 13 TDs on the season. The Ducks also get good run production at QB, with Mariota having rushed for 410 yards and seven TDs, both second only to Freeman.
The Utes had a three-game win streak snapped last week by No. 14 Arizona State. The Utes failed to score in the fourth period, which allowed the Sun Devils just enough room to tie the game with a field goal. Utah stayed in the game, and led, despite only getting 241 yards and allowing 444. The Utes defense has held opponents to just 21.3 points per game this season.
The Utes have a potent rush offense that ranks 41st in yardage with 198.1 yards per game. No. 1 back Devontae Booker has rushed for 990 yards and eight TDs on the year, while QB Travis Wilson has thrown nine TDs with no interceptions, though he is good for just 56 percent completions with 6.57 yards per reception.
