Week 1: Coyotes vs Ducks Spread
College Football Week 1 betting action sees the South Dakota Coyotes taking on the Oregon Ducks on Saturday, August 30 at Autzen Stadium. Cappers Picks provides free NCAA handicapping tips all season long.
The Oregon Ducks come into the 2014 college football season as the No. 3 team in the country, according to the preseason polls. The South Dakota Coyotes? Not even close.
College Football Lines
When: Saturday, Aug. 30 2014 10:30 p.m. ET
Where: Autzen Stadium
TV: Pac-12 Network
NCAA Football Spread: There are currently NO sportsbook odds posted
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South Dakota
The South Dakota Coyotes will cut a nice check from agreeing to travel to Autzen Stadium to take on the perennially contending Oregon Ducks, but in all likelihood, they won’t get much satisfaction anywhere else.
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This game has the potential to be a blowout, and that’s likely what we’ll see when the clock strikes zero.
Last season, the Coyotes went 4-8 on the year (3-5 in conference), and they did it without ever facing a single top-25 opponent.
That’s not a good sign when it comes to experience against a team that went 11-2 in 2013, and it’s not going to bode well on the field come Aug. 30.
To make matters worse, South Dakota has absolutely no momentum entering this contest. It lost its final five contests of the season, including a season-ending loss against North Dakota State that resulted in a 42-0 trouncing.
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Needless to say, the Ducks are better than North Dakota State. That’s a sign of what’s to come, but chances are, it will be far worse for this Coyotes programs.
Oregon
Not only are the Ducks the No. 3 team entering the new season, but they have a Heisman finalist behind center in Marcus Mariota.
If his knee hadn’t given out last season, he might be looking to defend his title as both Heisman Trophy winner and national champion, but as it turned out, he’s back and ready to seek a first-time accomplishment in both of those categories.
In this contest, look for the Ducks to get ahead early and put in their reserves for most of the second half. Oregon has been known to put three or four touchdowns on the board in the first quarter alone against FCS competition, and chances are, that’s what we’ll see come Aug. 25.
Look for Mariota, Thomas Tyner and Byron Marshall to be the stars of the first half.
Then we’ll likely see rookie tailback Royce Freeman—a player who has earned a ton of hype during spring camp—take the reins in the third and fourth quarters.
CFB football handicapping trends
- South Dakota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
- South Dakota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
- Oregon is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oregon’s last 6 games
Week 1 College Football Betting Prediction
This one will belong to the Ducks early, and that won’t change going into the second half.
Oregon has put up totals in the high 60s and low 70s against FCS competition the past handful of years, and it’s not unlikely we see the same kind of production in Week 1 against the Coyotes.
Expect a massive blowout in Eugene, Ore.
Final Week 1 Score: Oregon 63 – South Dakota 6
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