Friday, October 24, 2014

California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley

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On Friday night, the #6 Oregon Ducks (6-1) will take on the California Golden Bears (4-3) in a game that will feature two of the better passing teams in the country. Oregon blew out Cal 55-16 at home in 2013.

Against Washington on Saturday, Oregon was already up 28-6 at the half, which helped them roll to a 45-20 home win. The Ducks didn't turn the ball over in that game and they finished with 554 total yards.

The Ducks are 15th in the country in passing with 309.7 yards per game and six in scoring with 43.6 points per game. Quarterback Marcus Mariota is looking like the best quarterback in the country right now after throwing for 1,957 yards with 19 touchdowns and no picks through seven games. Running back Royce Freeman has averaged 5.6 yards per carry this season and has 636 yards with 11 touchdowns.

Over the weekend, California lost its second game in a row when they were defeated 36-34 by UCLA. Cal did force three turnovers in that game, but they also gave up 567 yards to UCLA's defense.

Through their first seven games, the Golden Bears are third in the country in passing with 373.1 yards per game. Sophomore quarterback Jared Goff has completed 64.8 percent of his throws for 2,482 yards with 24 touchdown passes and just four interceptions. Running back Daniel Lasco has rushed for 523 yards and six touchdowns so far this year.

Oregon Ducks Betting Trends

Oregon Ducks are 3-4-0 Against the Spread

Oregon Ducks are 3-4-0 against the Over/Under

California Golden Bears Betting Trends

California Golden Bears are 5-2-0 Against the Spread

California Golden Bears are 3-3-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Oregon Ducks

09/15/14 OL Andre Yruretagoyena Foot out indefinitely
08/14/14 OL Tyler Johnstone ACL out for season
08/07/14 WR Bralon Addison Knee out indefinitely

California Golden Bears

10/19/14 LB Brennan Scarlett Knee "?" Friday vs. Oregon
10/19/14 OL Chris Borrayo Head "?" Friday vs. Oregon
10/19/14 WR Chris Harper Head injured last game, "?" Friday vs. Oregon
10/19/14 KR/WR Trevor Davis Head doubtful Friday vs. Oregon
10/15/14 DB Griffin Piatt Knee out for season
10/15/14 DB Joel Willis Knee out for season
09/06/14 LB Jason Gibson Personal has left the team
08/15/14 RB Jeffery Coprich Foot out indefinitely
08/15/14 DL Nathan Broussard Knee out for season
08/15/14 DB Quentin Tartabull Knee out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Oregon

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