After the end of the 2021 season, the state of the rivalry between the Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies was certainly in flux. The Ducks had just won a hilarious victory over Jimmy Lake and the Dawgs, which ended up seeing Lake fired not long after, but Oregon fans couldn’t boast as much as they might have liked, with their own program in disarray.
After the end of the season, both teams would end up looking for new head coaches.
Going into the 2022 season, there was a hope that the rivalry could be renewed with Dan Lanning and Kalen DeBoer at the helm. Those wishes have been granted.
Oregon ranks as the No. 6 team in the nation, with an inside chance at making the College Football Playoff if they win the rest of the games on their schedule. Washington is now back in the top 25 — ranked No. 23 — following a late win over the previously-ranked Oregon State Beavers last weekend.
Oregon vs. Washington is now a ranked affair.
While both teams are among the best couple of dozen teams in the nation, bettors seem to think that there is still a good distance between the two in skill level.
Take a look at how the betting line opened as the Ducks prepare to host Washington in Lanning’s first Husky Hate Week.
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