Canceled: Washington at Oregon: 12/12/20 College Football Picks and Prediction

On the season, Washington is averaging 30.3 ppg on 402.8 total yards per game (226.5 passing yds/g; 176.3 rushing yds/g). Offensively, Washington has been led by the RB trio of Sean McGrew (43 att, 227 yards, 4 TD), Kamari Pleasant (34 att, 144 yards, 3 TD), and Richard Newton (23 att, 122 yards, 2 TD). QB Dylan Morris has completed 60.9% of his passes for 897 yards, 4 TD, & 3 INT. The top receiving threats for the Huskies have been Cade Otton (18 rec, 258 yards, 3 TD), Puka Nacua (9 rec, 151 yards, TD), and Ty Jones (6 rec, 140 yards).

Defensively, Washington is allowing their opponents to average 25.0 ppg on 346.3 total yards per game (185.0 passing yds/g; 161.3 rushing yds/g).

The 23rd ranked Oregon Ducks lost their 2nd straight game and dropped to 3-2 on the season after being defeated by the California Golden Bears, 21-17, this past Saturday. Oregon fought back from an early 14-3 deficit to take a 17-14 lead at halftime, however, the Ducks offense stalled out in the 2nd half and could not fight back after a 28-yard TD pass by the Golden Bears Chase Garbers gave California the lead for good with 5:14 left in the 3rd quarter. Oregon was outgained California by a 368-271 margin, however, committed 2 turnovers in the loss. Leading the way for the Ducks was QB Tyler Shough who completed 14 of 26 passes for 231 yards & 1 TD while also adding 53 rushing yards.

On the season, Oregon is averaging 34.2 ppg on 467.0 total yards per game (277.8 passing yds/g; 189.2 rushing yds/g). Offensively, Oregon has been led by QB Tyler Shough has completed 63.6% of his passes for 1,389 yards, 11 TD, & 4 INT. The top receiving threats for the Ducks have been Devon Williams (13 rec, 264 yards, 2 TD), Jaylon Reed (20 rec, 235 yards), Johnny Johnson III (14 rec, 203 yards, 2 TD), and Hunter Kampmoyer (9 rec, 120 yards, 2 TD). Leading the way for the Oregon backfield ahs been the duo of Travis Dye (45 att, 336 yards, TD; 5 rec, 204 yards, 3 TD) and CJ Verdell (65 att, 285 yards, 3 TD).

Defensively, Oregon is allowing their opponents to average 28.0 ppg on 419.8 total yards per game (235.6 passing yds/g; 184.2 rushing yds/g).

The Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss and 6-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. The Ducks are 4-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record, however, are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games after allowing less than 275 total yards in their previous game.

Washington picked up some nice wins earlier this season against Oregon State & Utah, however, suffered a disappointing loss against Stanford last week in which their defense let them down early. Oregon has disappointed on the road the last two weeks, however, they are 2-0 at home this season and between the fact that this is Washington’s first road game and that I think the Ducks will be able to find success offensively against Washington’s defense, I’m taking Oregon to cover this mid-range home spread. Good Luck!