Over/Under Time
Question: We unveiled our over/under picks exercise last week and it was highly successful. So let’s run it back. Here are some over/unders for this game against Colorado. What are your picks?
Anthony Brown Completion Percentage: Over/Under 67%
Neel: I don’t think AB passes much with the lead vs. Colorado, but he will have success when he does. Give me the over.
Smalley: Under
Patton: Under
Anthony Brown Total yards (Passing + Rushing): Over/Under 315
Neel: The Ducks should be playing with a lead here, giving the ball to RBs much of the second half. I’ll go under.
Smalley: Over. Brown will hurt Colorado with his legs as well as his arm.
Patton: Under, think we will see a lot of Travis Dye and maybe even some Ty Thompson.
Travis Dye Total Touchdowns: Over/Under 2.5
Neel: 2.5 is a high number, and though we’ve seen him go over several times now, I think Dye sits at 2 and calls it good. Under.
Smalley: I say he scores twice, so under.
Patton: Under, I also think he scores twice.
Number of Players With a Catch: Over/Under 7.5
Neel: There’s an expectation that we see Ty Thompson in the second half, which could bring a new crop of QB-WR chemistry into the mix as backups get time on the field. Give me the over.
Smalley: Over. The game should be out of hand in the second half, allowing some freshmen to get in the game and catch a pass or two.
Patton: Over, I think it’ll be 10 or more once again.
Total Points for Colorado: Over/Under 10.5
Neel: Never count out garbage time. Had this number been higher, like 14.5, I would have said under, but I could see Colorado getting a late score to get up to 13 points or so. Over.
Smalley: It’s difficult to predict a team will score in single digits in today’s football. So I’ll say just over. They could get a late, meaningless score against the backups.
Patton: Under. This team is really, really bad at scoring.
Total Points for Oregon: Over/Under 35.5
Neel: After last week, I could definitely see this going over, but I don’t want to be too reactionary and expect all of Oregon’s offensive problems to be solved. I’ll take the under to be safe.
Smalley: Over. The Ducks break out.
Patton: Over.
Kayvon Thibodeaux Sacks: Over/Under 1.5
Neel: Give me the over. Assuming that Oregon doesn’t keep dropping him into pass coverage, Thibodeaux will be able to pin his ears back and try to get home.
Smalley: OVER. KT is on a mission.
Patton: Over. He’s going to have a big game.
Oregon Team Interceptions: Over/Under 1.5
Neel: I gotta go over here, as well. Colorado should be trailing most of the game, leading to a lot of passes. Oregon’s secondary is too good to not grab a couple of picks against a bad offense.
Smalley: Colorado has thrown just three interceptions all year, so I’ll say under.
Patton: Don’t think Colorado will throw enough for Oregon to pick them off twice.