The Oregon Ducks flew through their first seven games this season, once again creating hopes of a Pac-12 championship and possibly a BCS title game berth.
But the Ducks have hit some serious turbulence, losing two of their last three games, falling out of contention for championships of any kind.
Coming off a drubbing in Arizona the Ducks will try to regroup for the Civil War, their annual battle with the Beavers of Oregon State, Friday night in Eugene.
Oregon started 7-0 this year, and 6-1 ATS; the Ducks are 0-3 ATS this last three games.
Oregon State also started very well this season, winning its first six games, going 4-2 ATS; however, the Beavers have lost their last four games in a row, and just gave up 69 points in losing at home to Washington.
In the early betting the Ducks, who have won the Civil War five years in a row, were favored by 23 points over OSU at Sportsbook. The total was 68.5 late Thursday at Sportsbook.
Oregon State is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at Oregon while the OVER has prevailed 10 of the last 11 times these Oregon rivals have met.
They will face the 6-5 Beavers, who own a 5-6 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Ducks are 6-5 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Beavers are 6-5 favoring the OVER.
View Oregon State Beavers vs Oregon Ducks Odds and Stats.
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Ducks rated this week at No. 5 and the Beavers sitting at No. 47. It may or may not play a role in OddsShark score prediction models that turned out a 46-24 result in favor of the Ducks this week.
In their last action, Oregon State was a 69-27 loser at home against Washington. They failed to cover the 1.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (96) was profitable news for OVER bettors. In Oregon's last outing, Marcus Mariota threw for 308 yards in a losing cause against the Wildcats, 42-16 at Arizona Stadium.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Oregon's No. 4-ranked offense (47.73 PPG) against a Beavers defense that ranks No. 95 at 31.73 PPG. The Ducks passing attack has averaged 295.55 yards per game, more than the Beavers give up through the air (230.45 YPG on average).
Defensively, the Beavers feature the league's No. 29-rated road run defense, allowing 135.6 yards per game. Oregon, meanwhile, ranks No. 10 in rushing offense at home.
A few Beavers at Ducks trends to consider:
Oregon State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oregon State's last 5 games
Oregon State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oregon State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Oregon is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
Oregon is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Oregon is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oregon's last 6 games
