2024 Mountain West Basketball Tournament, Bracket, Schedule

2024 Mountain West Basketball Tournament, Bracket, Schedule Epic conference tournament is starting. Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Mountain West men’s basketball bracket, schedule The Moutnain West tournament tips off in Las Vegas this week and it …

2024 Mountain West Basketball Tournament, Bracket, Schedule


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The Moutnain West tournament tips off in Las Vegas this week and it should be amazing.

The conference is trying to earn six NCAA Tournament bids. If that is the case, there will be a team in the opening round games which by seeding is New Mexico.

This season the Mountain West has been possibly the best ever and this tournament, hopefully, follow suit this week.

The tournament start this Wednesday with the opening round games with late morning to early evening games.

These opening round games could have NCAA Tournament implications, but the quarterfinals and beyond definitely will.

FIRST ROUND, MARCH 13

All first round games streamed on Mountain West Network

  • (9) Fresno State vs. (8) Wyoming, 11 a.m. PT/noon MT
  • (10) San Jose State vs. (7) Colorado State, 1:30 p.m. PT/2:30 p.m. MT
  • (11) Air Force vs. (6) New Mexico, 4 p.m. PT/5 p.m. MT

QUARTERFINALS, MARCH 14

All quarterfinal games are all on CBS Sports Network or stream on FuboTV with a free trial.

  • (1) Utah State vs. Wyoming/Fresno State winner, noon PT/1 p.m. MT
  • (5) San Diego State vs. (4) UNLV, 2:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. MT
  • (2) Nevada vs. Colorado State/San Jose State winner, 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT
  • (3) Boise State vs. New Mexico/Air Force winner, 8:30 p.m. PT/9:30 p.m. MT

SEMIFINALS, MARCH 15

All semifinal games are all on CBS Sports Network or stream on FuboTV with a free trial


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2024 Mountain West College Football Schedule

2024 Mountain West College Football Schedule The schedule is out! Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Get ready for some football! The Mountain West released its football schedule for this fall, without TV schedules so there could be changes. The league …

2024 Mountain West College Football Schedule


The schedule is out!


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Get ready for some football!

The Mountain West released its football schedule for this fall, without TV schedules so there could be changes.

The league includes Washington State and Oregon State which are quasi-members of the Mountain West.

Those two schools will play seven games against the Mountain West but they are not eligible to win the conference title.

Television assignments for Fox and CBS will be released at a later date.

Saturday, Aug. 24

Delaware State at Hawai‘i
SMU at Nevada
Montana State at New Mexico

Thursday, Aug. 29

Sacramento State at San José State

Saturday, Aug. 31

Merrimack at Air Force
Boise State at Georgia Southern
Colorado State at Texas
Fresno State at Michigan
UCLA at Hawai‘i
Nevada at Troy
New Mexico at Arizona
Texas A&M Commerce at San Diego State
UNLV at Houston
Robert Morris at Utah State
Wyoming at Arizona State
Idaho State at Oregon State
Portland State at Washington State

Saturday, September 7

San José State at Air Force
Boise State at Oregon
Northern Colorado at Colorado State
Sacramento State at Fresno State
Georgia Southern at Nevada
Oregon State at San Diego State
Utah Tech at UNLV
Utah State at USC
Idaho at Wyoming
Texas Tech at Washington State

Saturday, September 14

Air Force at Baylor
Colorado at Colorado State
New Mexico State at Fresno State
Hawai‘i at Sam Houston
Nevada at Minnesota
New Mexico at Auburn
San Diego State at California
Kennesaw State at San José State
UNLV vs. KansasUtah at Utah State
BYU at Wyoming
Oregon at Oregon State
Washington State vs. Washington

Saturday, September 21

Portland State at Boise State
UTEP at Colorado State
Fresno State at New Mexico
Northern Iowa at Hawai‘i
Eastern Washington at Nevada
San José State at Washington State
Utah State at Temple
Wyoming at North Texas
Purdue at Oregon State

Saturday, September 28

Air Force at Wyoming
Washington State at Boise State
Fresno State at UNLV
New Mexico at New Mexico State
San Diego State at Central Michigan

Saturday, October 5

Navy at Air Force
Utah State at Boise State
Colorado State at Oregon State
Hawai‘i at San Diego State
Nevada at San José State
Syracuse at UNLV

Saturday, October 12

Air Force at New Mexico
Boise State at Hawai‘i
San José State at Colorado State
Washington State at Fresno State
Oregon State at Nevada
San Diego State at Wyoming
UNLV at Utah State

Saturday, October 19

Colorado State at Air Force
Fresno State at Nevada
Hawai‘i at Washington State
New Mexico at Utah State
Wyoming at San José State
UNLV at Oregon State

Saturday, October 26

Boise State at UNLV
New Mexico at Colorado State
San José State at Fresno State
Nevada at Hawai‘i
Washington State at San Diego State
Utah State at Wyoming
Oregon State at California

Saturday, November 2

Air Force at Army
San Diego State at Boise State
Colorado State at Nevada
Hawai‘i at Fresno State
Wyoming at New Mexico

Saturday, November 9

Fresno State at Air Force
Nevada at Boise State
UNLV at Hawai‘i
New Mexico at San Diego State
San José State at Oregon State
Utah State at Washington State

Saturday, November 16

Oregon State at Air Force
Boise State at San José State
Wyoming at Colorado State
Hawai‘i at Utah State
Washington State at New Mexico
San Diego State at UNLV

Saturday, November 23

Air Force at Nevada
Boise State at Wyoming
Colorado State at Fresno State
San Diego State at Utah State
UNLV at San José State
Washington State at Oregon State

Saturday, November 30

Air Force at San Diego State
Oregon State at Boise State
Utah State at Colorado State
Fresno State at UCLA
New Mexico at Hawai‘i
Nevada at UNLV
Stanford at San José State
Wyoming at Washington State

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Mountain West Football’s Updated 2024 Matchups Released

Mountain West Football’s Updated 2024 Matchups Released The Mountain West revised its college football schedule to include games against wayward Oregon State and Washington State. Contact/Follow @MattK_FS & @MWCwire What’s new? The vagaries of …

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The Mountain West revised its college football schedule to include games against wayward Oregon State and Washington State.


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What’s new?

The vagaries of college football realignment didn’t directly impact the Mountain West Conference over the last calendar year, but the shockwaves of moves across the country resulted today in a revised slate of matchups that includes the Oregon State Beavers and Washington State Cougars, the two Pac-12 programs left behind by their conference mates’ exodus.

When it was announced that the conference would do away with the Mountain and West divisions in 2022, the conference announced a rotation that would protect two games for each team and extend through the 2025 season. A multitude of Power 5 programs had other plans, however, and when the Big 12, Big Ten, and ACC raided the Pac-12 for ten of its teams throughout 2023, it left Oregon State and Washington State standing alone.

Here are the home and away games that the Mountain West had previously unveiled for 2024:

Air Force, Nevada, and San Diego State will host the Beavers while Boise State, Fresno State, and New Mexico will do the same for the Cougars. Conversely, Colorado State, San Jose State, and UNLV will travel to Corvallis; Hawaii, Utah State, and Wyoming will head to Pullman. None of the games will count as part of the conference standings, however, meaning that each Mountain West team will have seven conference games rather than the usual eight.

The changes, as you might expect, have differing impacts on every Mountain West team’s pre-existing schedule. Air Force, for instance, will get to face Oregon State at home instead of Hawaii, but Colorado State now travels to Oregon State and Nevada rather than Boise and San Diego. As DNVR Sports’s Justin Michael noted, it will be the first time since 2010 that the Rams and Broncos do not face each other. Similarly, Wyoming will now host San Diego State and Utah State rather than Nevada and UNLV.

One interesting twist is that the two teams who played in the Mountain West championship game this month, Boise State and UNLV, are now set to square off at Allegiant Stadium rather than Albertsons Stadium next year. Exact dates for the Mountain West schedule will be released at a later time, but next year’s title game is slated for Saturday, December 7, 2024.

Air Force

Home – Colorado State, Fresno State, San Jose State, Oregon State
Away – Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, Wyoming

Boise State

Home – Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State, Washington State
Away – Hawaii, San Jose State, UNLV, Wyoming

Colorado State

Home – New Mexico, San Jose State, Utah State, Wyoming
Away – Air Force, Fresno State, Nevada, Oregon State

Fresno State

Home – Colorado State, Hawaii, San Jose State, Washington State
Away – Air Force, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLV

Hawaii

Home – Boise State, Nevada, New Mexico, UNLV
Away – Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State, Washington State

Nevada

Home – Air Force, Colorado State, Fresno State, Oregon State
Away – Boise State, Hawaii, San Jose State, UNLV

New Mexico

Home – Air Force, Fresno State, Wyoming, Washington State
Away – Colorado State, Hawai‘i, San Diego State, Utah State

San Diego State

Home – Air Force, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon State
Away – Boise State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming

San Jose State

Home – Boise State, Nevada, UNLV, Wyoming
Away – Air Force, Colorado State, Fresno State, Oregon State

UNLV

Home – Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada, San Diego State
Away – Hawaii, San Jose State, Utah State, Oregon State

Utah State

Home – Hawaii, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV
Away – Boise State, Colorado State, Wyoming, Washington State

Wyoming

Home – Air Force, Boise State, San Diego State, Utah State
Away – Colorado State, New Mexico, San Jose State, Washington State

Oregon State

Home – Colorado State, San Jose State, UNLV
Away – Air Force, Nevada, San Diego State

Washington State

Home – Hawaii, Utah State, Wyoming
Away – Boise State, Fresno State, New Mexico

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College Basketball Predictions. Pac-12 Picks, Lines For Saturday, February 25

Pac-12 college basketball predictions, lines, how to watch for Saturday, February 25

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Arizona State at Arizona Prediction

Game Time: 2:00 ET
How To Watch: CBS
Prediction: Arizona 78, Arizona State 65
Line: Arizona -12, o/u: 151.5

Washington State at Cal Prediction

Game Time: 6:00 ET
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Prediction: Washington State 69, Cal 62
Line: Washington State -11.5, o/u: 125

USC at Utah Prediction

Game Time: 8:00 ET
How To Watch: ESPNU
Prediction: Utah 75, USC 72
Line: USC -2, o/u: 140.5

Oregon at Oregon State Prediction

Game Time: 10:00 ET
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Prediction: Oregon 66, Oregon State 58
Line: Oregon -8.5, o/u: 129

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Oregon State vs Arizona preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Saturday, February 4

Oregon State vs Arizona prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Saturday, February 4


Oregon State vs Arizona How To Watch

Date: Saturday, February 4
Game Time: 9:30 pm ET
Venue: McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Record: Oregon State (9-14), Arizona (20-3)
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Oregon State vs Arizona Game Preview

Why Oregon State Will Win

Oregon State can do this. It just has to keep Arizona from being okay from the field.

Duh, the more a team struggles at shooting the better the chance the other side has at winning, but Oregon State really, really needs Arizona to be off. It really, really needs to force mistakes and crank up its solid defense.

For all of its problems, Oregon State is able to keep teams to around 66 points. It has to slow this to a crawl, and it’ll have a shot if it keeps the Cats to under 42% from the field because …

Why Arizona Will Win

Oregon State has yet to win when allowing the other side to hit 42% or more of its shots. Arizona is almost incapable of shooting that poorly.

With the size inside and the best shooting team from three in the Pac-12, Arizona hovers around 49% from the field and has yet to lose when it made 38% or more of its shots.

In the first meeting – an 86-74 win – it made 53% of its shots from the field. The only thing that didn’t make it worse was a slew of turnovers.

No, the Cats aren’t unbeatable at home – Washington State as able to roll in a shocker a few weeks ago, but …

What’s Going To Happen

The Cats are unbeatable at home against a team that can’t manufacture points on the move or with the extra pass.

The Oregon State defense is good enough to keep this from getting too insane, but Arizona will bring at least 80 points with it out of the locker room. Oregon State can’t keep up with that in any way.

Oregon State vs Arizona Prediction, Line

Arizona 83, Oregon State 64
Line: Arizona -19.5, o/u: 142.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Must See Ranking: 2
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Oregon State Football Schedule 2023: Analysis, Breakdown, 3 Things To Know

Oregon State football schedule 2023. Analysis, breakdown, 3 things to know

Oregon State football schedule 2023: Who do the Beavers miss on the Pac-12 schedule and what are 3 things to know?


Oregon State Football Schedule 2023: 3 Things To Know

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Aug 26 OPEN DATE

Sept 2 at San Jose State

Sept 9 UC Davis

Sept 16 San Diego State

Sept 23 at Washington State

Sept 29 Utah

Oct 7 at Cal

Oct 14 UCLA

Oct 21 OPEN DATE

Oct 28 at Arizona

Nov 4 at Colorado

Nov 11 Stanford

Nov 18 Washington

Nov 24 at Oregon

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The Beavers should keep the party going from last season with a more than manageable schedule. They still have to deal with most of the former Pac-12 South, and it’s not great to miss Arizona State, but there’s no USC. They might have given Caleb Williams and company a problem last year, but no, you don’t want any part of that if you can avoid it.

Making things even better, the Utah, Washington, and UCLA games are all at home. However …

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Oregon State Football Schedule What Really Matters

The battle with Oregon is over in Eugene. That’s the one big negative with the Pac-12 schedule. All things considered, it’s not bad with those tough games at home and manageable road dates against Colorado, Arizona, Cal, and Washington State.

The spacing is also a plus. There isn’t a run of three road games in four weeks like several Pac-12 teams have to deal with, and with the road game against the Ducks, Oregon State doesn’t leave the state after November 4th.

Oregon State Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s not bad. There isn’t a non-conference game against a Power Five program – at San Jose State, UC Davis, and San Diego State is as light as can reasonably be asked for.

No, it won’t be an unbeaten run over the first half of the year, but get to the week off in mid-October with a. solid record, and there’s a chance to put up a terrific win count on the board before the finishing kick against Washington and Oregon.

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Oregon State 30, Florida 3 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl What Happened, What It All Means

Oregon State 30, Florida 3: SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

Oregon State beat Florida to win the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. What happened, who was the player of the game, and what does it all mean?


Oregon State 30, Florida 3 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

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SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl What Happened

Oregon State took over right away, owned all phases, and rolled easily with Ben Gulbranson running for a touchdown and hitting Silas Bolden for a 15-yard score on the way to a 30-0 lead. Florida finally got on the board with a 40-yard field goal in the final minute.

The dangerous Florida running game didn’t go anywhere. It was held to just 39 yards on 33 carries, only broke off a few decent runs, and couldn’t find anything that consistently worked. The Beaver defense lived in the Gator backfield.

Oregon State was up 10-0 early in the second half when its drive stalled. It faked the punt, Jack Colletto rumbled for the first down, and the offense kept the momentum driving for a score – the Bolden touchdown catch.

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Player of the Game

Deshaun Fenwick, RB Oregon State
Jack Colletto might have made some of the biggest plays – he blocked a punt to go along with his first down off a fake punt – but Fenwick steadily set the tone with 107 yards on 20 carries. 

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SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Fun Stats

– Rushing Yards: Oregon State 164 – Florida 39

– Penalties: Florida 11 for 82 yards – Oregon State 7 for 50 yards

– Florida QB Jack Miller completed 13-of-22 passes for 180 yards and ran for 13 yards

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl What It All Means

This is a big deal for Oregon State and head coach Jonathan Smith. He just got a new contract – not that he was under real pressure, but the win makes that look stronger – and now he got the program its first ten-win season since 2006.

Just as big – considering how the Beavers flopped in a loss in last year’s LA Bowl – this it the first bowl win since 2013 and the second since 2008. With this, there’s a shot at finishing in the top 15 in the final polls.

Not to diminish what Oregon State was able to do, but this was a true exhibition game for Florida. It was missing QB Anthony Richardson and a slew of other stars, but this should’ve been a better overall performance.

The defense had its issues all year long, but it wasn’t miserable here. Billy Napier’s offense stalled with the ground game unable to pick up the slack without Richardson. Not having him to run the ball was an issue, but overall this was a flat performance.

Napier will get a bit of a pass for a losing season in his first year, but a loss like this – and Florida’s third straight bowl loss including last year’s rough Gasparilla defeat to UCF – won’t help an impatient fan base.

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Florida vs Oregon State SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Florida vs Oregon State prediction, SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl game preview, odds how to watch Saturday, December 17, 2022

Florida vs Oregon State prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, Saturday, December 17, 2022


Florida vs Oregon State SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Prediction Game Preview

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Florida vs Oregon State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
Game Time: 2:30 ET
Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Florida (6-6), Oregon State (9-3)
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Florida vs Oregon State SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl 5 Things To Know

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Prediction, What’s Going To Happen, History

– It’s the first Power Five vs Power Five matchup of the bowl season, and both teams have a whole lot to prove. Florida is trying to avoid a losing season under first year head coach Billy Napier, and the program needs to close strong after dropping two straight to close the regular season.

Oregon State comes in rolling on a three-game winning streak taking down six of its last seven games. That’s all great, but it’s the nine-win team against the .500 club. It’s the College Football Playoff’s No. 14 team vs one that lost to Vanderbilt. The expectations are on to beat the SEC team. Jonathan Smith was just given a nice new contract worth over $30 million, and now …

Oregon State has to win one of these bowl things after clunking in last year’s LA Bowl. It was stopped by Utah State 24-13 in the program’s first bowl appearance since the 2013 Hawaii. How special is this? The Beavers are 1-3 in bowl games since beating Pitt 3-0 in the 2008 Sun Bowl, and a win would give them their first ten-win season since 2006.

Let’s just say the last two bowl games didn’t go well for Florida. The team was missing most of its parts in the rough blowout loss to Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl to close out the 2020 season, and last year it suffered the indignity of losing to UCF 29-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl.

The Las Vegas Bowl could use some fun. Last year’s 20-13 Wisconsin win over Las Vegas was technically close, but it was hardly gripping, the 2020 game was canceled, and before that five of the six games and ten of the previous 12 were decided by double-digits.

Not only is this the first meeting between the two programs, but this is the first time Oregon State faced an SEC team since losing to LSU 22-21 to open the 2004 season – Missouri was in the Big 12 when the two played in 2006.

Including the Fiesta Bowls in Tempe, this is the furthest west the Florida program has been since losing to Troy Aikman and UCLA in the 1987 Aloha Bowl in Hawaii. It beat the eventual Pac-12 champion Utah in the opener. That was the first game against a current Pac-12 team since losing to Washington 34-7 in the 1989 Freedom Bowl.

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Why Florida Will Win The SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

The running game should still be okay.

The Gators will be missing star QB Anthony Richardson – he caught NFLitis and opted out – but most of the other key parts are around for the offense. The offensive line won’t have guard O’Cyrus Torrence – also preparing for the next level – but overall it’s good enough to pound away for the combination of Montrell Johnson and Trevor Etienne.

Oregon State’s run defense has been terrific all season long, but it shouldn’t take much to get control in this. The Beavers lost in two of the three games when they allowed 160 yards or more, and Florida has only been held under that four times.

Can Jack Miller get the job done? The former Ohio State Buckeye has talent, he’s more of a pro-style passer than Richardson, and the Gators are getting help from the time off with the receiving corps getting bay more options.

The Florida offense should work, but …

Why Oregon State Will Win The SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Yeah, you don’t get better by losing Anthony Richardson.

He’s a special talent with the upside to potentially be a top ten overall pick as the wild card in the 2023 NFL Draft – think a potentially faster Josh Allen with a little bit of time. He’s not alone. Five Gators so far have opted out, and all hands need to be on deck to deal with this Beaver team.

It’s not flashy, but it’s rock-solid with a balanced offense, a great O line, and a defensive front that might not generate much of a pass rush, but holds up well against the run – OSU finished second in the Pac-12 against the run.

Steady matters in this. Florida’s defense is miserable at coming up with third down stops, the run D sometimes doesn’t show up, and Oregon State should be able to pound away.

The Beavers are 8-0 when running for over 175 yards. Florida allows 176 rushing yards per game and is 2-5 when allowing 175 or more.

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Oregon vs Oregon State Prediction Game Preview

Oregon vs Oregon State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 13 game on Saturday, November 26

Oregon vs Oregon State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 13, Saturday, November 26


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Oregon vs Oregon State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 26
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
How To Watch: ABC
Record: Oregon (9-2), Oregon State (8-3)
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Why Oregon Will Win

The Pac-12 Championship is there for the taking.

USC is already in, and Oregon can punch its ticket to Las Vegas with a win. If it loses, the door is open for Washington and Utah.

The Ducks bounced back fast from the tough loss to Washington with a gut-check 20-17 win over Utah. Bo Nix played banged up but he’s supposed to be ready to go after getting knocked around late, but it’s the defense that needs to make the difference.

Coming up with third down stops hasn’t been easy, and the pass defense has been hit too hard at times, but the takeaways have been there with two or more in three of the last four games and 13 in the last six games.

Oregon State is 7-0 when running for more than 175 yards and 1-3 when running for that many or fewer. For all of its faults and flaws, Oregon’s defense has only allowed more than 160 yards once – 186 in the win over UCLA.

However …

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Why Oregon State Will Win

The Oregon State defense and overall style of play should be a problem.

A monster against the run, the Beavers only allowed more than 100 yards once in the last six games. There isn’t much of a pass rush and there’s not much of disruption happening in the backfield, but that’s by design.

The results are there. The D won’t hold Oregon to under three yards per carry like Utah did last week, but it should be able to keep Nix from taking off.

Offensively, it’s all about the balance and keeping the chains moving. The Beavers are great at controlling the clock, they should own third downs, and they’ll average over four yards per carry.

Oregon is 1-2 when allowing over five yards per pop, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Oregon State has only been able to average over five yards per carry three times, and Colorado, Arizona State, and Montana State weren’t exactly the most dangerous teams on the slate.

The rivalry aspect of this matters. Oregon State won the last time around in Corvallis and twice in the last three times at home. Underestimate this year’s team at your own peril, but …

It came up short three times – USC, Utah, Washington. Those were the three best teams on the slate, and Oregon is right there, if not better.

The Ducks will come up with two quick scoring drives in the fourth quarter to finally put it away.

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Oregon vs Oregon State Prediction, Line

Oregon 31, Oregon State 27
Line: Oregon -3.5, o/u: 58.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Oregon vs Oregon State Must See Rating (out of 5): 4

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Pac-12 Predictions Schedule Game Previews Lines TV Week 13

Pac-12 schedule and previews for the Week 13 games including Arizona State at Arizona, Oregon at Oregon State, Notre Dame at USC, Washington at Washington State

Pac-12 schedule, previews Week 12: USC at UCLA, Utah at Oregon, Stanford at Cal, Oregon State at Arizona State, Washington State at Arizona 


Pac-12 Predictions Schedule Game Previews Lines TV: Week 13

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Click on each game for the preview and prediction

Results So Far
Straight Up 63-19, ATS 41-41, o/u 39-44

Friday, November 25

Arizona State at Arizona

3:00 FS1
Line: Arizona -4, o/u: 65.5

UCLA at Cal

4:30 FOX
Line: UCLA -10.5, o/u: 60.5

Saturday, November 26

Oregon at Oregon State

3:30 ABC
Prediction: Oregon 31, Oregon State 27
Line: Oregon -3.5, o/u: 58.5

Utah at Colorado

4;00 Pac-12 Network
Line: Utah -29.5, o/u: 52.5

Notre Dame at USC

7:30 ABC
Line: USC -5.5, o/u: 64.5

Washington at Washington State

10:30 ESPN
Line: Washington -1.5, o/u: 60.5

BYU at Stanford

11:00 FS1
Line: BYU -6.5, o/u: 57.5

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