It’s the Pac-12 Title game and we will see the Arizona Wildcats take on the Oregon Ducks at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The game has a start time of 9:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on FOX. Current Vegas odds have the Ducks listed as 14.5 point favorites, while the total is set at 73.5.
Analysis: The Arizona Wildcats come into this game at 10-2 on the year, which includes a 31-24 win at Oregon, giving the Ducks their only loss of the year. The Wildcats were 7-2 in the PAC 12 and won the South Division by one game over ASU, USC and UCLA. Arizona is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 Friday games, but just 6-13 ATS vs. a team with a winning record and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games following a S.U. win. Arizona has been a solid offensive squad this year, ranking 22nd in total yards, 18th in passing, 44th in rushing and 21st in total points (36.7 ppg). The defense has not been solid, as they come in ranked 96th in total yards, 119th vs the pass, 60th vs the run and 57th in points allowed (25.5 ppg).
The Oregon Ducks have once again dominated the Pac 12 North division, going 8-1, while winning the division by 3 games over the Stanford Cardinal. Overall Oregon is 11-1 and are currently in the top 4 for a playoff spot. A win here over the only team that beat them this year would solidify their spot in the final 4. The Ducks are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 conference games and 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games on grass, but just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Friday games. The Ducks are again a very good offensive squad, ranking 4th in total yards, 11th in passing, 24th in rushing and 4th in scoring (45.9 ppg). The defense has been decent this year, ranking 89th in total yards allowed, 114th vs the pass, 56th vs the run and 32nd in points allowed (23.2 ppg).
Pick: I know that Arizona has beaten the Ducks two years in a row, but I will go with Oregon to get some revenge here. The Ducks are rolling right now on both sides of the ball and even though they just have to win the game to be in the payoffs, I feel they will look to make a statement in this game. Yes I know that Arizona has the speed to match up with Oregon, but I just don’t feel that they will match points with them in this one. I look for the Ducks to keep the pedal on the whole game and win this one by at least 21.
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