Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
It’s the big one on Thursday night for a Rose Bowl berth as the Oregon St Beavers hit the highway to tackle their in state rival the Oregon Ducks in a college football game Thursday night in prime time. Kick off time for the Civil War rivalry game at Oregon is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN. The LVSC college football odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and the Oregon Ducks opened as an 8 point favorite with the over under coming in at 61. The early money from the college football betting public has come in on the home team, as the Oregon Ducks are currently a 10-point favorite.
In the 2008 Civil War it was Oregon pounding the Oregon St Beavers 65-38 that foiled the Beavers shot at a Rose Bowl berth. The Ducks ran wild in that game with 385 yards rushing and also were able to gather 309 through the air for an incredible 694 total offensive yards in the game. The Ducks benefited from 4 Beavers turnovers and held a +4 turnover margin in the game. Oregon is coming off a hard fought 44-41 road double overtime victory at Arizona on November 21st. Ducks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli came up big with 26 of 47 passing for 284 yards three touchdowns and 1 interception. The junior quarterback also scampered for 61 yards on the ground and is a huge threat to run on any down and distance. In last years game it was Masoli passing for 274 yards and three touchdowns with 53 yards coming on the ground with a rushing touchdown. Freshman running back LaMichael James is carrying a 6.9 yards per rush average into this game off 190 attempts. Oregon averages 37.7 points per game. On the defensive side they allow just 22 points per game and rank 3rd in the Pac 10 allowing 324 yards per game. Oregon St is 8-3 on the season and coming off a 42-10 win at Washington St. The team has dropped three games against their strongest competition losing 28-18 home to Cincinnati, 37-32 home to Arizona and was defeated 42-36 at a down USC Trojans team. Senior quarterback Sean Canfield has been very accurate hitting on 70% of his passes with 19 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. In a tough road spot at California the lefty quarterback completed 74% of his passes for 342 yards two touchdowns and 1 pick. On the ground sophomore running back Jacquizz Rodgers leads the team with a 5.5 yards a carry average on the season. An impressive stat is that Rodgers in two years and with 498 carries has not fumbled the ball in his entire career at Oregon St. The Beavers are ranked 5th in the Pac 10 in total defense allowing an average of 340 yards per game. They have been exceptionally well against the run and currently sit at #1 in the Pac 10 in rushing defense allowing 98 yards a game and just 3.52 yards per rush attempt. Where the team has had its issue is defending the pass as the Beavers sit 6th in the Pac 10 allowing 242 yards through the air and 19 touchdown passes. In their loss at USC the Trojans moved the ball at will against the Beavers with 227 yards on the ground and 202 through the air on October 24th.
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CFB Trend: The Over is 7-0 in their past 7 meetings
The Wagerline consensus has 50.1 the CFB bettors on Oregon –10
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