In this week’s game of the week, two Pac-12 juggernauts collide as the Stanford Cardinal look to remain undefeated at home against the Oregon Ducks.
Stanford is 9-0 both SU and ATS, but they lost two important offensive weapons to injury in tight end Coby Fleener and wide receiver Chris Owusu last Saturday.
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Oregon is 8-1 SU and 7-2 ATS in their last nine games against Stanford. Andrew Luck passed for 206 yards and three touchdowns in Stanford’s 38-13 win over Oregon State last week.
Backers of the Cardinal have seen them go 9-0 and 9-0 ATS so far this season, while the Ducks are at 8-1 and 5-4 ATS. In totals betting, the Ducks are 5-4, while the Cardinal are 4-5.
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Betting Line: The Cardinal were listed as 3-point favorites at sportsbooks on the Sportsbook college football line although Sportsbook gave bettors the chance at Oregon at +3.5 late Friday. The total has remained at 68 all week with Sportsbook boasting the best numbers.
Power Rankings / Prediction: It's a betting matchup between the No. 6-rated Cardinal and the No. 56-ranked Ducks, according to the NCAAF Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring models run on this game indicate a potential 65-58 result in favor of the Cardinal.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Stanford's No. 3-ranked offense (48.2 PPG) against a Ducks defense that ranks No. 26 at 20.8 PPG. The Cardinal passing attack has averaged 281.1 yards per game, more than the Ducks give up through the air (234.6 YPG on average).
Defensively, the Ducks feature the league's No. 23-rated road run defense, allowing 109.2 yards per game. Stanford, meanwhile, ranks No. 19 in rushing offense at home.
Last time out for Oregon, they were a 34-17 Sportsbook as they battled Washington on the road. Oregon covered in the match as a 16.5-point favorite, while 51 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Last time out for Stanford, they were a 38-13 Sportsbook as they battled Oregon State on the road. Stanford covered in the match as a 20.5-point favorite, while 51 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Oregon Ducks Trends:
When playing in November are 9-1
When playing on grass are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 9-1
When playing within the conference are 10-0
Stanford Cardinal Trends:
When playing in November are 8-2
When playing on grass are 10-0
After outgaining opponent are 10-0
When playing within the conference are 10-0
A few Ducks at Cardinal trends to consider:
Oregon is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oregon's last 5 games when playing Stanford
Oregon is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Stanford
Oregon is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Stanford is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Stanford is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Stanford's last 5 games when playing Oregon
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Stanford's last 10 games at home
Next up:
Oregon home to Southern Cal, Saturday, November 19
Stanford home to California, Saturday, November 19
