Oregon Ducks vs Utah Utes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/03/2021

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, December 3, 2021

Venue:  Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Oregon +2.5, Utah -2.5; Over/Under:  60 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Oregon +3, Utah -3; Over/Under:  60 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Oregon +3, Utah -3; Over/Under:  59.5 points

 

Oregon Ducks:  10-2 (1st place, Pac-12 North)

Utah Utes:  9-3 (1st place, Pac-12 South)

 

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Oregon Ducks:  won at home on Nov. 27 against the Oregon State Beavers 38-29.

Utah Utes:  won at home on Nov. 26 against the Colorado Buffaloes 28-13.

 

 

 

Oregon is coming into this game with a 10-2 record overall and they are 3-2 in their road games this season but this game will be played on a neutral site in Las Vegas. They finished the season in 1st place of their NCAA division in the Pac-12 and they were 7-2 against their conference opponents this season. This game will be for the Pac-12 Championship to see who wins the title. They have won 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss came against the Utah Utes as well. In their last game, Anthony Brown played well as he completed 23/28 passes for 275 yards and 2 touchdowns. Travis Dye led the team in rushing with 99 yards and 2 touchdowns on 20 carries while Brown had 83 yards and 1 touchdown on 14 carries himself. Devon Williams led the receivers with 110 yards and 1 touchdown on 6 receptions while Kris Hutson was right behind with 82 yards and 1 touchdown on 7 receptions. Verone McKinley III led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted one. No one on the defense recorded any sacks or came away with any interceptions for them in that one. They have scored 398 points in their 12 games this season averaging 33.2 PPG and they have allowed their opponents to score 292 points against them allowing 24.3 PPG. Their offense is averaging 434.4 YPG while their defense is allowing 371.3 YPG.

 

 

Utah is coming into this game with a 9-3 record overall and they are 3-3 in their road games this season but this game will be played on a neutral site. They finished the regular season in 1st place of their division in the Pac-12 Conference and they were 8-1 against the conference opponents on their schedule this season. This is the Pac-12 Championship game and will decide who the winner of the conference is. They have won 8 of their last 9 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game winning streak after another win in their last game, including a win over Oregon already in that span. Cameron Rising played alright in their last game as he completed 14/23 passes for 179 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. Tavion Thomas had a very nice day on the ground as he led the team in rushing with 142 yards and 1 touchdown on 25 carries while TJ Pledger had 103 yards on 13 carries. Britain Covey led the receivers with 72 yards and 1 touchdown on 5 receptions while Dalton Kincaid had 55 yards and 1 touchdown on 4 receptions. Brant Kuithe also caught 1 touchdown pass in that one. Devin Lloyd led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted ones. Lloyd along with Mika Tafua, Van Fillinger, and Aliki Vimahi all recorded the only sacks in that game with 1 each while no one on the defense came up with any interceptions in that one for them. They have scored 423 points in their 12 games this season averaging 35.3 PPG and they have allowed their opponents to score 258 points against them allowing 21.5 PPG. Their offense is averaging 434.5 YPG while their defense is allowing 325.3 YPG.

 

Utah is coming into this game as a 2.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Both of these teams have been playing well all season long to get here but they have already played each other in the regular season. Utah was favored by 3 points just 2 weeks ago against Oregon and they won that game at home 38-7. Their defense was great in that game and they will be looking to repeat their performance here and stop Oregon from scoring again. Oregon has not been playing well on defense recently allowing over 20 points in their last 3 games. This game is going to come down to whoever plays better defense and Utah will be able to stop Oregon while Oregon will not be able to stop the potent offense of Utah. The best bet to place in this game is on Utah to cover the spread here.

 

Oregon Utah Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, December 3, 2021 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Utah 31 Oregon 14.

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Oregon Ducks: 11-14 O/U in a bowl game. 29-33 O/U when the line is +3 to -3. 35-45 O/U as an underdog. 65-70 O/U off 1 or more straight overs.

Utah Utes: 14-7 ATS in a bowl game. 39-31 ATS when the line is +3 to -3. 192-157 ATS in all games. 18-14 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 124-118 ATS as a favorite. 128-114 ATS against conference opponents.

 

 

Oregon Ducks:  S. Stephens IV (S) day-to-day - Lower Body injury. D. Johnson (TE) day-to-day - Undisclosed injury. J. Redd (WR) out for season - Undisclosed injury.

Utah Utes:  J. Kump (OL) Out indefinitely - Leg injury. K. Markgraf (LS) out for season - Undisclosed injury. V. Moala (DT) out for season - Undisclosed injury.

 

 

“Well it was a rough plane ride back last week. We talked about it earlier in the week. When you go through something like that, you have to look in the mirror and you have to dig deep and regroup quickly. Our team leadership did a good job with that. I thought the coaching staff did a great job with that as well. The scheme was good. The adjustments were good. Guys played at a high level. They made the decision to have 11 guys play as one, played with great effort, executed at a high level and finished knowing that you’re going to have to earn it knowing that these rivalry games are - you’re never out of it. Whether you’re leading or behind you’re never out of it and you see it.” - Mario Cristobal on his team’s win against Oregon State in their last game.

 

 

"In this day and age, that is not easy to do. Great job by our defense … they were active, they flew around." - Kyle Whittingham on his team’s defense in their win against Colorado.

 

 

 

WR Williams, Devon 

WR Franklin, Troy 

WR Hutson, Kris 

TE Ferguson, Terrance

TE Matavao, Moliki 

QB Brown, Anthony 

RB Dye, Travis 

 

WR Vele, Devaughn

WR Solomon Enis

WR Covey, Britain 

TE Fotheringham, Cole 

TE Brant Kuithe

QB Rising, Cameron 

RB Thomas, Tavion

FB Niumatalolo, Ali'i 

 

 

Passing: A. Brown (2545)

Rushing: T. Dye (1036)

Receiving: D. Williams (540)

Touchdowns: T. Dye (16)

 

Passing: C. Rising (2109)

Rushing: T. Thomas (978)

Receiving: B. Kuithe (522)

Touchdowns: T. Thomas (18)

 

Coaches:

Oregon Ducks: Mario Cristobal (5th season)

Utah Utes: Kyle Whittingham (18th season)