Oregon vs. Oregon State Odds
CORVALLIS, OR (TheSpread) – No. 1 Oregon looks to punch its ticket to the BCS National Championship game on Saturday when the Ducks take on in-state rival Oregon State.
Oregon is 11-0 on the year and 8-0 in the PAC-10 while Oregon State is 5-6 on the season and 4-4 in conference play. The Ducks are 5-0 on the road while the Beavers are 4-1 at home.
Trends show that the road team (Oregon) has covered in the last four games in this series while the over has hit in the last eight in this series.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have made Oregon a 16.5-point favorite on the road against Oregon State. The over/under has been set at 64. (View Matchup)
Opening odds had Oregon favored by 15 points but the spread has moved up during the week and is now at 16.5 points. The over/under total has not changed since opening at 64 points.
Oregon leads the nation in total offense at over 540 yards per game. The Ducks average 300 yards rushing and 241.7 yards passing per game. The offense has been led by Heisman candidate LaMichael James, who has rushed for 1,548 yards and 19 touchdowns while quarterback Darron Thomas has thrown for 2,373 yards and 26 scores. On defense, Oregon is allowing 120 rushing yards and 212.6 passing yards per game. Their total defense ranks 26th in the country.
Oregon State has lost three of their last four games, including a 38-0 shutout at Stanford. Oregon State’s lone home loss came at the hands of Washington State, one of the worst in the Pac-10. On the year, the Beavers are averaging just 122.3 rushing yards per game, which ranks 93rd in the nation. Jacquizz Rodgers has rushed for 1,097 yards and 14 touchdowns on the season. On defense, Oregon State allows 400 yards per game, which ranks 79th nationally.
Oregon receivers Nick Cole and Lavasier Tuinei each are questionable with respective Injuries while Oregon State defensive tackle Brennan Olander is questionable with a pectoral injury.
A little over 11,700 Public Bets have been placed on this rivalry game and Oregon is getting 77% of the public bets at -16.5 against Oregon State.
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