Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Oregon Ducks from the PAC 10 conference will face the Auburn Tigers from the SEC conference in the BCS national championship game to be played Monday night January 10th.
Kick off time from University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale Arizona is scheduled for 8:20PM Eastern Time and its ESPN providing the national television coverage.
The point spread opened up in this game with the Auburn Tigers lined as a -3 point favorite with an over under of 74 points.
Early money from the college football bettors has been Oregon money as the Auburn Tigers have dropped to a -2 ½ point favorite. The total has not moved off the opening number of 74 points.
Auburn Tigers money line gamblers will receive -130 odds with the underdog Oregon Ducks bringing back +120 odds to win straight up with no need for getting the points.
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There have been no recent meetings between Oregon and Auburn from college football.
The PAC 10 champions Oregon Ducks enters the BCS Championship game in Glendale Arizona with an overall mark of 12-0 on the season. The team puts up 49 points and 539 yards per game.
The Ducks will play their second straight bowl game in two years with head coach Chip Kelly at the helm. Last year Oregon dropped a 26-17 decision to the Ohio St Buckeyes from the Big Ten conference as a -5 point favorite in the Rose Bowl.
Oregon has notable victories this season against bowl teams in Tennessee, Stanford and Arizona.
The club concluded their regular season play on December 4th in a 37-20 win at Oregon St in the Civil War rivalry game as a -16 point road favorite.
Oregon put up 491 yards and converted on 4 of 11 on third down. The team ran the ball 49 times for 346 yards for over 7 yards per rush. The Ducks turned the ball over twice and got four back from the Beavers.
Quarterback Darron Thomas completed 14 of 24 passes for 145 yards with two touchdowns and no picks. Thomas rushed just once for negative yardage.
Running back LaMichael James on 28 carries ran for 134 yards and two scores. Kenjon Barner on 15 rushes had 133 yards and a touchdown. Michael Clay had a 64 yard run.
Out wide Jeffrey Maehl had 7 receptions for 86 yards. Drew Davis contributed with 3 catches for 47 yards and a touchdown.
On defense the Ducks defense surrenders 18 points and 331 yards per game.
Oregon allowed their instate rivals 319 yards and 7 of 16 conversions on third down. They limited the Beavers run game to just 90 yards on 29 carries for a 3.1 yards per rush average.
The Ducks allowed the opposing quarterbacks to hit on 24 of 43 passes for 229 yards with two touchdowns and four picks.
The Auburn Tigers the champions of the SEC conference plays in the BCS title game with a perfect 13-0 record. The team puts up 42 points and 498 yards per game.
The Tigers play in their second straight bowl game for second year head coach Gene Chizik. In their bowl game last year it was Auburn with the 38-35 victory against the Northwestern Wildcats as a -8 ½ point favorite.
Auburn has notable victories this season against bowl bound LSU, Arkansas, Alabama and South Carolina twice. They concluded their regular season play in the SEC championship game with the 56-17 victory against the South Carolina Gamecocks as a -4 point favorite.
Auburn put up 589 yards on the South Carolina Gamecocks defense in the SEC title game and converted on 9 of 12 on third down. The Tigers put up 238 rushing yards on 42 carries for over 5 ½ yards per rush. The team turned it over once and took two away from the Gamecocks.
Quarterback Cameron Newton completed 17 of 28 passes for 335 yards with four touchdowns and no picks. Newton had 14 rushes for 73 yards and two scores.
Running back Michael Dyer had 14 rushes for 64 yards. Onterio McCalebb on three carries had 30 yards.
Out wide Darvin Adams on 7 receptions had 217 yards and two touchdowns. Emory Blake had 5 pass receptions for 63 yards and a score.
On defense Auburn allows its opponents 24 points and 354 yards per game.
The Tigers allowed the Gamecocks offense to put up 349 yards and to convert on 5 of 12 on third down. Auburn allowed their SEC opponent to run the ball 30 times for 156 yards for over 5 yards per rush.
South Carolina allowed the opposing starting quarterback to complete 16 of 28 passes for 170 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
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