Free Week 15 Prediction: Utes vs. Ducks Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 15
(11-1) Utah Utes vs. Oregon Ducks (10-2)
Date: Friday, December 6th, 2019
Time: 8:00 pm EST
Venue: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California
NCAA Football Spread: Utah -6.5
NCAA Betting Total: 46.5
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This years PAC-12 championship will be played between the Oregon Ducks and the Utah Utes. This game actually means more for the Utes because they still have an outside shot at the College Football Playoff.
These teams met last year in the regular season, a game that Utah won 32-25.
Utah Utes
The Utes have no doubt had a fantastic season and they can really top things off with a conference championship. However, winning this game does not guarantee them a playoff spot and they will be hoping for help so they can slide into the top four.
Utah just crushed Colorado in their season finale by a score of 45-15. Their offense was humming in this game, racking up 372 total yards. Just like it has all season, the run game is what carried this offense. They had 207 yards rushing in this game on 41 carries. This is an average of 5 yards per carry.
Leading the way was running back, Zach Moss, who has been a beast all year long. He has 1,246 yards rushing on the season, with 16 touchdowns. The only game where Moss did not find the end zone was the game against USC, or Utah’s only loss. However, he did have to leave this game with an injury, so it is not fair to count that against them.
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The defense for this Utah team is elite and there is no other way to say it. They just allowed a total of 217 yards to Colorado, 60 rushing and 157 passing.
The Utes have the third best defense in terms of total yards allowed per game. This mainly has to do with the fact that they are allowing 56.1 rushing yards per game. Also, they only allow 11.2 points per game, so I do expect another good performance.
The one concern Utah might have is their ability to defend the pass. The Ducks have Justin Herbert, so getting pressure on him will be vital.
Oregon Ducks
The Ducks blew their chances at making the top four when they were upset by Arizona State a few week ago. They can still play in a prestigious bowl game if they win the PAC-12 title, but getting to the playoffs is out of the question.
They just beat their arch-rival, Oregon State, 24-10 last week. It was not the most dominating performance, but that may have to do with the fact that the Ducks were looking ahead to playing Utah.
Their offense managed 365 total yards in this game. That falls nearly 100 yards short of their season average. Justin Herbert also just had an average game, throwing for only 174 yards an one touchdown.
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Defensively, the Ducks were actually out-gained by the Beavers, allowing 380 total yards. They still have a top 15 rushing defense, and a top 10 scoring defense, to go along with a top 25 defense in terms of total yards allowed.
They do have a tendency to allow a ton of yards through the air. They rank 64th in this category, but luckily for them, the Utes focus more on the ground game.
The key for Oregon will be stopping Zach Moss. If they slow him down, the Utes will have to turn to the passing game, which is something they are only average at.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- UTAH are 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
- Under is 8-2-1 in UTAH last 11 conference games.
- Under is 7-2-1 in UTAH last 10 games overall.
- Under is 7-2 in ORE last 9 games on grass.
- Under is 8-3 in ORE last 11 games as an underdog.
Free Week 15 NCAA Football Pick
I believe Utah’s defense will be too much for the Ducks to handle and the Utes will walk away as the PAC-12 Champions.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: UNDER 46.5
Defense is going to be a huge emphasis for both teams this week. As mentioned, both defenses are extremely good and with that being said, I like the under to be the play in this game.
Week 15 Free Score Prediction: Utah 24 – Oregon 17
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