Southern California Trojans vs Oregon Ducks Odds

“The best thing that is happening now is the guys are understanding that to win these games, especially in this conference and down the stretch, you have to fight and make plays”, OR defensive coordinator Don Pellum said. If your memory is a bit hazy on the Wildcats this season, Arizona lost 49-3 against Washington a mere three weeks ago. There are many outcomes that could be played out and technically anyone can be beat, but the following is one such path for a Pac-12 selection. With the way Wazzu has played of late I can’t say I am really that surprised, but those who have not been keeping up with the Cougs this year may have choked on their coffee looking at the final results of that game.

Since 2010, the Ducks have won two Rose Bowls, a Fiesta Bowl, three Pac-12 Championships and have had two appearances in the National Championship game. May Stanford and Utah’s title bids rest in peace.

UCLA at Utah (18), Utah by 2: The Bruins run to a Pac-12 South championship starts on Saturday in Salt Lake City. Despite being ranked for most of the year, most saw right through the young Bruins. Baylor’s injury issues also aren’t as severe-they’re playing their backup quarterback in Jarrett Stidham, but the drop-off from Seth Russell to Stidham isn’t as significant as the one from Boykin to TCU backups Foster Sawyer and Bram Kohlhausen. They have a good opportunity to prove the people wrong and bounce back against a similarly reeling Utah team.

Starting at the same time on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes will be the “clash of the cacti” (trademark pending) between Arizona (6-5, 3-5) and Arizona State (5-5, 3-5) in Tempe.

Ultimately, if the Trojans lose to OR they better pray that their cross town rivals return from Utah with a win.

Prior to the start of the college football season, most experts picked this Saturday’s matchup between USC and OR (7-3, 5-2 in conference play) to be the Pac-12’s marquee conference matchup prior to the Pac-12 Championship Game. The then-No. 7 Cardinal (8-2, 7-1 Pac-12) lost a 38-36 heartbreaker to the Oregon Ducks (7-3, 5-2) on Saturday, largely eliminating themselves from playoff consideration.

What does UCLA need to do to get a win?

Luckily for the Trojans, the two teams trailing them in the South standings, UCLA and Utah, will play each other this weekend.

Royce Freeman making big plays: Running back Royce Freeman leads the nation with 47 rushes of 10 yards or more this season. The Cardinal only have one Pac-12 loss, which is one fewer than any other Pac-12 team.

Helton emphasized the importance of scoring points against an OR team that wins by scoring a lot of points in a short amount of time. While Goff and the Bears have registered the second-most yards per game in the conference, their 6-4 record proves they haven’t always managed to capitalize on the yardage. Playing OSU this year is a lot like playing a “choose your own adventure” video game. OR is 14-0 in games when he has at least one catch. Because all of those options are completely feasible ways to beat the Beavers!

The finalists will be announced November 24 and the victor will be selected December 9, and presented with the award a day later at College Football Awards Show. Watch this game at 3:00 pm PT on Pac-12 Networks. The Bruins have an average of 8.9 penalties per game. Cal has not beaten Stanford for five years, and they will be hard pressed to stop McCaffrey and Co. this time around. Arizona State, Colorado and Washington need to win to keep their bowl hopes alive, although the Huskies might still have a shot as a five-win team. The Ducks conclude the regular season at home against last-place Oregon State next Friday. I’m gonna have me a nice, tasty Buffalo snack.