For all who thought that the cougs were getting a lot of respect. Las Vegas s line is -2 1/2 pts favoring the Ducks.. The cougs opened as 1 pt favorites but the line has moved .
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Let it ride. Plant that chip firmly on said shoulders.I'm trying to figure out what the gambling public sees in Oregon. I would have expected the line to move in the other direction.
Oregon will be a dangerous game for us. We've all seen young QB's come in and play well when there is limited film on them and they just play instinctively. In Autzen, a somewhat confident team coming off a nice win over Cal, they had a nice comeback win against Nebraska so they won't freak out if we get a lead and they really do have a lot of talent. They have a lot of intangibles in their favor so it's a dangerous game.
It's also a game where Grinch and his defense should be able to fool Oregon into making mistakes. At every position, WSU matches up well against Oregon, even if I wouldn't say that we are better at every position. Overall continuity in our program means that players have had a lot of repetitions and know what to do instinctively rather than dealing with a lot of change in the past year.
I think Oregon pushes us in the first half and leads 14-7 at the end of the first quarter and they might even hold a 17-14 halftime lead. I think their young QB has 3 turnovers in the second half of the game that lead to 17 points and we end up winning 38-24.
Good analysis....one correction. The Ducks victory over Nebraska was not a comeback win, in fact they almost blew a 42-14 halftime lead. UO did come back vs. ASU but eventually lost that game. I have to think that a good start by the Cougars will be important but not imperative. Conversely, the Ducks, IMO, will need to start strong to win the game. They won't find it as easy as the ASU game to come back on us. It's a dangerous game for WSU if we don't play well overall.
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I'm thinking it will be a higher scoring game then that.I think WSU is going to win this game going away. Oregon will hit some homerun plays, but I can't see them sustaining any long drives. That will be their undoing, especially if we build a lead and can drop our defense into a "prevent" so as not to allow them to break any big runs.
WSU 38
UO 21
Has a top 15 team EVER been a dog to an unranked team?
I could almost justify it IF Hebert was starting, but with him on the sideline... this is baffling. If I were a better I'd put everything I had on the Cougs.
then they moved 3pts overnight, which isn't impossible, but that's be a ton of action.Not sure what this argument is based on since the lines I looked at had the Cougs 2 to 21/2 point favorites.
Oregon will be a dangerous game for us. We've all seen young QB's come in and play well when there is limited film on them and they just play instinctively. In Autzen, a somewhat confident team coming off a nice win over Cal, they had a nice comeback win against Nebraska so they won't freak out if we get a lead and they really do have a lot of talent. They have a lot of intangibles in their favor so it's a dangerous game.
It's also a game where Grinch and his defense should be able to fool Oregon into making mistakes. At every position, WSU matches up well against Oregon, even if I wouldn't say that we are better at every position. Overall continuity in our program means that players have had a lot of repetitions and know what to do instinctively rather than dealing with a lot of change in the past year.
I think Oregon pushes us in the first half and leads 14-7 at the end of the first quarter and they might even hold a 17-14 halftime lead. I think their young QB has 3 turnovers in the second half of the game that lead to 17 points and we end up winning 38-24.
Off topic, but did you all see what happened in the Monday night game between KC and Washington? Chiefs were favored by 7, the game was tied until KC kicked a FG with 4 seconds left to go ahead 23-20. Seemingly, anyone who had the Skins beating the spread would have been overjoyed, I mean, what can happen in just 4 seconds? Last play of the game, Washington tries a series of laterals in a desperation attempt. They fumble it around, Justin Houston of KC picks it up and scores. Final: KC 29 WA 20....Chiefs cover the spread. Some guy reportedly lost $100 K on that last meaningless play. Glad I only bet with Milton Bradley money from my game of Monopoly.
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