This week, college football fans and gamblers will be treated to one of the benefits of conference realignment and the expanded college football playoff. The Oregon Ducks are in their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference after decades as one of the marquee brands in the Pac-12. On Saturday night, the Ducks will host the Ohio State Buckeyes, a monster brand and a traditional Big Ten power. Oregon will host Ohio State in the biggest game of the weekend. It is the type of matchup that was far less common before conference realignment. Now, it is for the lead of the Big Ten and college football playoff position.
The Buckeyes and Ducks Week 7 showdown is the NBC prime-time feature matchup.
There will be enormous College Football using crypto interest in this marquee matchup of power and name brands. Wise Guys love taking power road teams on the road thanks to the discount price. Offsetting that is sharps often jumping on power home dogs like Oregon. The casual sector always takes a safe space with good home teams.
On Saturday, October 12, 2024, the Oregon Ducks will host the Ohio State Buckeyes at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on NBC.
College Football Betting Lines
Ohio State at Oregon Betting Lines
Ohio State Buckeyes -3.5/-158
Oregon Ducks +3.5/+142
Total 53
Ohio State at Oregon Same Game Parlay Picks
Ohio State will draw plenty of Wise Guy action as the power brand is getting a more favorable road team price. On this occasion, Ohio State offers maximum value as the power road team. Additionally, the Buckeyes have the better, more physical, and deeper roster and the best defense in college football.
Ohio State -3.5
Ohio State/Oregon UNDER 53
Last game, the Ohio State Buckeyes won 35-7 against the Iowa Hawkeyes as 17-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 46. Ohio State has a record of 5-0 straight up, 3-2 against the spread, and 3-2 over/under the total. Ohio State ranks 9th for total offense, 23rd for passing, 14th for rushing and 5th for scoring. Defensively they rank 1st overall, 4th against the pass, 3rd against the rush, and 1st for points allowed. Also, Ohio State ranks 24th for fewest turnovers lost and 59th for takeaways.
Veteran wide receiver Emeka Egbuka completely exploded against a poor Iowa secondary, finishing with nine catches for 71 yards and three touchdowns. With freshman Jeremiah Smith emerging as a favorable target for Will Howard, Egbuka has recently been lost in the fray. That completely changed against the Hawkeyes, as the senior captain led the team in targets (11) and catches (9). Smith still recorded an incredible touchdown, but Egbuka is finally becoming a focal point of offensive coordinator Chip Kelly's offense.
The Ohio State football team accumulated a total of 203 rushing yards and one touchdown. Running backs Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson combined for 139 yards, while Howard capped off the efforts with 28 yards and one touchdown.
Last game, the Oregon Ducks won 31-10 against the Michigan State Spartans as 22.5-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 53. Oregon has a record of 5-0 straight up, 1-4 against the spread, and 2-3 over/under the total. Oregon ranks 25th for total offense, 19th for passing, 67th for rushing and 32nd for scoring. Defensively they rank 10th overall, 18th against the pass, 24th against the rush, and 21st for points allowed. Also, Oregon ranks 56th for fewest turnovers lost and 61st for takeaways.
Oregon's offense performed less-than-perfectly, including quarterback Dillon Gabriel's only completion percentage of 63 percent, a few dropped balls, and penalties. The offense relied heavily on the run game, led by Jordan James. James picked up 166 yards during this contest and was instrumental in getting the ball moved down the field for the Ducks.
On defense, Oregon was able to keep Michigan State from scoring till the fourth quarter. Jordan Burch led the team with 2.5 sacks and tackles for loss. Bryce Boettcher was also key in disrupting a struggling Michigan State. Teitum Tuioti led the team in tackles with seven.
The Oregon football team was sloppy and likely peaking ahead to this week’s Ohio State game.
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