A clash of two teams looking to prove that they can hack it with the best teams in the nation is coming to Eugene, Oregon on Saturday afternoon.
The No. 24 Oregon Ducks are hosting the No. 14 BYU Cougars, and both squads will attempt to carry their momentum forward into a season-defining win. While the Ducks are the lower-ranked team, you could argue that it would feel like more of an upset if BYU came out on top.
Oregon entered this season with high expectations and a No. 11 ranking in the top-25 polls, but a dismantling at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs tanked their national perception. Dan Lanning has his squad back on the right track after a 70-14 drubbing over Eastern Washington, and now the Ducks get a chance to prove that they should be in the mix for a New Year’s Six Bowl and that the Week 1 loss was simply a bad game mixed with difficult circumstances.
On the other side of the field, BYU is among the hottest teams in the nation, coming off of an upset over No. 9 Baylor that has the college football world taking notice of what’s going on in Provo. With Jaren Hall, an incredibly talented QB leading the offense, and MLB Keenan Pili anchoring the defense, Oregon will have its hands full.
It’s early in the week, but take a look below at the betting odds and how they opened on Sunday.
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