For years the Oregon Ducks won games with their fast-break offense racking up arena league numbers. My, how times have changed. Putting the Ducks at the top of the Pac-12 and in the top-three nationally in points per game allowed was unheard of even last season. But the D has been phenomenal allowing single-digit point totals in each of the last five games and winning them all. The Ducks are a 2.5-point favorite on the current college football line and they put their winning streak on the line Saturday, October 19, against the Washington Huskies at 3:30 p.m. ET from Husky Stadium. The Pac-12 North battle will be televised on ABC.
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Oregon Ducks -2.5
Washington Huskies +2.5
Over/Under 50
Oregon at Washington Odds Analysis
Oregon has been a double-digit favorite in each game of its five-game winning streak and the Ducks opened at -2. That defense has garnered a lot of attention over the last few weeks picking up supporters along the way. With a majority of the early action on the visitors, the spread jumped a half-point to -2.5. If the current line stands it will be the first time the Huskies got points this year. U-Dub is 0-4 SU and ATS while facing Oregon as a home dog. The total saw a slight uptick after hitting the board at 49.5.
Oregon Odds
All that Justin Herbert talk has been silenced by one of the top defensive units in the country. Since coughing up a late lead in a season-opening loss to Auburn, the Ducks have conceded just one touchdown, ONE, over their last five outings. Limiting Nevada and FCS Montana to a combined three field goals is one thing, but keeping the foot on the gas once Pac-12 play started is another. All the doubters over those non-conference victories were silenced when the Ducks held Stanford, Cal and Colorado to a combined 16 points. The stingy play has affected to total with the UNDER cashing in the last four and in five of six games overall.
Washington Odds
The Huskies will counter with the Pac’s second-highest scoring offense in an attempt to solve Oregon’s D. U-Dub got greased up for this crucial division encounter by slamming Arizona, 51-27, last week covering the 6-point spread and improving to 5-2 SU and ATS this year. It was the second time the Huskies topped the 50-point mark. Their two lowest scoring games of the year were in a 20-19 loss to a call and a 23-13 setback Stanford in league play. The Huskies had won two straight in the series until last year’s 30-27 defeat as a 3.5-point favorite.
Key Stats
Part of the reason why Oregon has been so good defensively is because the group isn’t put in compromising positions by the offense. There have been few short fields to defend since turnovers aren’t a big part of the game plan. The Ducks have only five giveaways this season while the D has forced 14 turnovers, tops in the Pac-12. Washington is next up with 13 takeaways and will need to win the turnover battle to increase its chances of getting a victory.
Last Meeting
Playing as a 3.5-point pup on the college football betting line, the Ducks ended a two-game losing streak to their neighbors up north in exhilarating fashion. A 6-yard touchdown run by C.J. Verdell in overtime gave the underdogs a 30-27 victory after they survived a scare at the end of regulation. Both teams entered nationally-ranked and with just one loss on the year, so it was expected to be close. And the teams didn’t disappoint. The game was tied four times with each countering a score by the other.
Oregon got a reprieve when Peyton Henry missed a 37-yard field goal attempt on the last play of regulation. They took advantage in the extra session. Washington was forced to kick a field goal on its first possession after the drive stalled inside the OU 10. Justin Herbert, who was 18 of 32 for 202 yards, converted a critical third-and-11 on Oregon’s possession with a 17-yard completion to Dillon Mitchell setting up a goal-to-go situation. Two plays later Verdell ended the first overtime game in series history.
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