{"id":18765,"date":"2011-10-21T10:38:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T15:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=18765"},"modified":"2011-10-21T10:38:28","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T15:38:28","slug":"pac-12-conference-football-preview-oregon-ducks-vs-colorado-buffaloes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/pac-12-conference-football-preview-oregon-ducks-vs-colorado-buffaloes-18765\/","title":{"rendered":"Pac-12 Conference Football Preview: Oregon Ducks vs. Colorado Buffaloes"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 10 Oregon Ducks at Colorado Buffaloes
\nSaturday, 10\/22\/11, 3:40 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 N\/A
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Oregon -32.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Oregon -31
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 65.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 64
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Oregon Ducks are large road favorites and may be without the services of running back LaMichael James<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oregon is set to make its first trip to Boulder since 1987 and the last three meetings in the series all came in bowl games.\u00a0 The Ducks have won 15 straight conference games, including the last seven played on the road.\u00a0 Offensively, the team ranks fifth in the nation in rushing at 315 yards per game and has out-gained all six opponents int total offense this season, averaging 539 yards per game.\u00a0 A few injuries may cause those numbers to drop, as running back LaMichael James (elbow) isn\u2019t expected to play, while quarterback Darron Thomas (knee) is doubtful.\u00a0 Oregon has covered both games this year as a favorite of 21.5 to 31 points, while going 8-1 ATS in October the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Ducks have depth at the running back position, replacing James with Kenjon Barner, who has 48 carries for 318 yards and five touchdowns.\u00a0 He ran for 171 yards and a touchdown in last weekend\u2019s 41-27 victory over Arizona State as 14-point home favorites.\u00a0 \u201cI think I came out a little too amped up for myself,\u201d commented Barner.\u00a0 \u201cInstead of controlling my jitters, I let my jitters control me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colorado will be playing in Boulder for just the third time in eight games this season and will be facing a steep climb in trying to capture its first Pac-12 Conference win.\u00a0 The Buffaloes have allowed 100 points over their last two games, dropping a 52-24 contest against the Washington Huskies last week.\u00a0 \u201cOregon, it\u2019s not just their offense but their whole team,\u201d commented first-year coach Jon Embree.\u00a0 \u201cThe thing that jumps out about them is just their speed.\u201d\u00a0 Saturday will serve as the school\u2019s Homecoming weekend, which is chosen based on a mid-October date, not the opponent.\u00a0 Colorado is 0-2 ATS as an underdog of 21.5 to 31 points the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Buffaloes have lost five straight against ranked opponents and will need to continue holding onto the football to have any chance of pulling off an upset.\u00a0 Colorado has committed just six turnovers, which is tied for the sixth fewest in college football.\u00a0 Injuries have also started to pile up on the sideline, as running back Rodney Stewart and wide receiver Paul Richardson are both out, accounting for 38.4 percent of the team\u2019s total yards.\u00a0 Quarterback Tyler Hansen is going to have to win the game, but he\u2019s been sacked a conference-high 19 times.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Ducks due to their 20-6-1 ATS mark in October, while the Buffaloes are 1-5 ATS as an underdog.<\/p>\n

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No. 10 Oregon Ducks at Colorado Buffaloes Saturday, 10\/22\/11, 3:40 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 N\/A Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Oregon -32.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Oregon -31 Opening Total:\u00a0 65.5 Current Total:\u00a0 64 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Oregon is set to make its first trip to Boulder since 1987 and the last three meetings in the series all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":5044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[451,2267,3713,457,5263,5302],"class_list":["post-18765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-colorado-buffaloes","tag-darron-thomas","tag-lamichael-james","tag-oregon-ducks","tag-pac-12-conference","tag-tyler-hansen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18765"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18766,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18765\/revisions\/18766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}