Oregon vs Utah Odds, Lines & Predictions – CFB Week 9

• The #8 Oregon Ducks face the #13 Utah Utes in Salt Lake City this Saturday, Oct. 28
• The Utes are big home underdogs despite coming off an impressive road win at USC last week
• See the latest Oregon vs Utah odds, spread, picks, and predictions for NCAAF Week 9

A mammoth game in the Pac-12 takes place this Saturday as the #8 Oregon Ducks (6-1, 2-1 away,  5-1-1 ATS) travel to Salt Lake City to take on the #13 Utah Utes (6-1, 4-0 home, 4-2-1 ATS) at Rice Eccles Stadium (3:30 pm ET). Both teams are 3-1 in conference play, putting them in a three-way tie for third in the Pac-12 alongside the Oregon State Beavers.

With the Washington Huskies sitting at 4-0 in Pac-12 play and USC already 4-1, the loser of Saturday’s Oregon/Utah matchup will be all but out of contention for the Pac-12 title game. Despite the Utes playing at home, oddsmakers heavily favor Oregon picking up a road win on Week 9.

Oregon vs Utah Odds

The Ducks are currently listed as a 6.5-point favorite in the college football odds and -245 on the moneyline. Utah is a +200 underdog to win straight-up, while the over/under is sitting at 47.5.

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Odds as of Oct. 26 on the DraftKings Sportsbook app. 

The odds have moved in Oregon’s favor since they opened last Sunday. The Ducks were laying just 5.5 in the opening Week 9 NCAAF odds, which came just hours after Utah upset USC on the road in Week 8 (34-32) with former walk-on QB Bryson Barnes throwing for a career-high 235 yards and three touchdowns, while adding another 57 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Oregon Rolls Washington State to Get Back in Win Column

One week after dropping a 36-33 heartbreaker at Washington, the Ducks racked up 541 yards of offense in a 38-24 home win over Washington State, including 248 yards on the ground on just- 32 carries (7.8 YPC).

Oregon’s two-headed backfield of Bucky Irving and Jordan James both went over 100 yards, while Irving found the end zone twice.

Senior QB Bo Nix, the sixth-favorite in the Heisman odds, had another solid game with 293 yards and two touchdowns through the air plus another major on the ground. Going back to last season, Nix now has multiple touchdown passes in nine straight games.

In the wake of the two-touchdown win over the Cougars, the Ducks’ national championship odds stagnated, remaining in the +2900 range as the Washington Huskies stayed unbeaten atop the Pac-12 standings.

Week 8’s win over Washington was actually Oregon’s first loss against the number this season, dropping the Ducks to 5-1-1 ATS on the year. Oregon was favored by 19.5 at home last weekend.

Utah Stuns USC on Last-Second Field Goal

Utah put in a dazzling performance for 3.5 quarters last week at USC, leading by as many as 14 in the third quarter before the Trojans stormed back to take a 32-31 lead with just 1:46 left on the clock in the fourth.

But Barnes and company showed massive poise on the final drive of the game, going 54 yards on 11 plays to set up a game-winning 38-yard field goal from Cole Becker. The biggest play came from Barnes on a 2nd-and-15 from the USC 45, when the junior pivot scrambled for 26 yards to the USC 19 with 16 seconds remaining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDZBzeVIQuI

USC’s 32 points was by far the most this stout Utah defense has allowed on the season. The Utes were holding opponents to just 11 points per game heading into Week 8. Utah had played a decently tough schedule, too, including wins over then-#22 UCLA (14- 7 win) and Florida (24-11).

Utah’s only loss on the season was a true road game against then-#19 Oregon State (21-7). The Utes are 4-2-1 ATS on the season, failing to cover against Oregon State as four-point road underdogs and also against Weber State during a  31-7 win as 27.5-point favorites.

Oregon vs Utah Predictions

This is a big number for Oregon to cover on the road against an elite defense. While the Ducks’ own defense is also among the best in the Pac-12, they are allowing more yards and points per game than Utah while arguably playing an easier schedule.

Barnes has showed enough with his arm to keep defenses honest, which will allow Utah’s run-first offense to face some lighter boxes at points during the game. If it’s defense plays up to its potential, Utah should only need 20 points on offense to cover the 6.5-point spread. Oregon’s defense is allowing 23 points per game on the road, and that’s including a 42-6 thrashing of a Stanford team that would look more comfortable in the FCS.

Oregon vs Utah Pick: Utah +6.5 (-110)