Here’s the prediction from Austin Mock at The Athletic. I hope the Ute players keep that chip on their shoulders.
Utah at Oregon State over 55.5 (-110)
This isn’t the first time my model will be biting on an over involving Oregon State. If you recall, two weeks ago we bet the over in the Beavers’ game against Washington State, which saw a combined total of 958 yards but somehow only managed 55 combined points. Plain and simple, my model thinks Oregon State’s offense is pretty solid, but the defense is just bad. Utah, since turning to Cameron Rising at quarterback a few weeks ago, has shown improvement on offense and has scored 35-plus against USC and Arizona State the past two weeks. I’m sure Rising can rise up and score 35-plus here again and help this over get home. Utah’s defense is a stout group but Oregon State, off a bye, should have enough juice to keep pace with Utah and attempt to overcome the Beavers’ horrid defense.
The Beavers name is so bad it’s great. One of my all time favorites.
Also, their football uniforms (orange/black) are sharp… add the silly beaver face on the helmet…masterpiece. I have no idea why but I always root for the beavs (when not playing the Utes)
It would be a good time to scale back to eight conference games (unless all other P5 conferences go to nine conference games - which would be my preference).
The moral of the story is that the Ute players had better take the Oregon State Beavers seriously.
Beavers are not dangerous if left alone . However, they will stand their ground and confront a threat. If trapped or cornered, a beaver will attack a human. The rodents’ sharp teeth may cause serious injury as well as infection.
