Two schools that are anxious to get their 2018 campaigns going, the No. 24 Ducks of Oregon are set to host the Bowling Green Falcons in Eugene. The game gets underway at 8:00 p.m. ET and fans can catch it live by tuning in to Pac-12 Networks.
Bowling Green Falcons at Oregon Ducks Betting Preview
Bowling Green is a heavy live dog here and is currently getting 32 points from oddsmakers. If the Ducks get behind early on it’ll create a worthy live betting scenario. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) pretty highly at 74 points.
This game’s over/under was originally placed at 69, but sharp bettors are siding with the over.
Overall, the Ducks were 7-6 straight up (SU) in 2017 while the Falcons posted a record of 2-10 last year. Against in-conference opponents, the Falcons went 2-6 SU while the Ducks were 4-5 SU when playing Pac-12 schools. The Falcons finished 0-4 SU when facing non-conference teams and the Ducks were 3-0 SU against such teams.
The Falcons logged 228 passing yards per game and 187 rushing yards per game against their eight in-conference opponents last year. The team managed to score 30.9 points per game against those opponents while giving up 39.1 per contest. When facing non-conference squads, they averaged 14.3 points-for and 35.8 points-against, in addition to 249 pass yards per game and 81 rush yards per contest.
In matchups against out-of-conference foes in 2017, the Ducks passed for 324 yards per game and ran for 285 per game on their way to 56.0 points per outing. When playing just Pac-12 opponents, the offense recorded 30.2 points per game by averaging 141 passing yards and 262 rushing yards. The Ducks defense allowed 23.0 PPG to non-conference foes and 30.0 to teams in conference.
The Ducks may have an advantage in terms of effectiveness in the ground game, since their running backs logged 5.2 yards per carry last season while the defense allowed a YPC of 3.5 to opponents. The Falcons ran for 4.2 yards per carry last year while allowing a YPC of 5.6 to opponents.
Free Pick: Bowling Green Falcons at Oregon Ducks
SU Winner – Oregon, ATS Winner – Bowling Green, O/U – Under
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The Bowling Green offensive line gave up 29 sacks last season. Their defense created 15 sacks.
Ducks quarterbacks were sacked 25 times last year. Their defense got to opposing quarterbacks 33 times
Bowling Green created 13 rushing touchdowns last season.
Oregon put up a whopping 40 rushing touchdowns last season.
Bowling Green logged 21 passing touchdowns last season.
Oregon converted 18 passing touchdowns last season.
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