Will Pete Carroll or will Chip Kelly prevail and keep up his hot streak of late??
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Oregon +3.5 for 4.95 units; This game could have easily been my gow, as I love this as much as I love my GOW, but I had to pick one and I chose the other one. Oregon comes in winning 6 in a row after their tough loss to open the season, but has found something Oregon is not used to and that is defense. They rank 19th in the country in total defense only allowing 297 yards a game and seem to come up with a huge break when one is needed. Masoli is the best qb in the Pac 10 imo and is big time duel threat which terrorizes defenses. He is finally healthy and will show that Saturday night, as I have been saying for around 4 weeks that this is the best team in the country and I am Alabama alum and diehard fan of the Tide, but I believe Oregon has all the pieces in the right place to the puzzle right now. USC is good, but they showed the tendency to not play well on the road at Washington and at Notre Dame letting them come back late. Their last 10 games have split out against each other and USC routed these same Ducks last year so I expect a little revenge as the Pac 10 title is on the line in a sense as the winner holds their own destiny to a Rose Bowl or possible national title appearance. The Ducks are 8-0 ats following a s.u. win, 4-0 their last 4 October games, and Ducks are 25-8 ats in their last 33 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game. The Trojans on the other hand are 1-6 ats their 7 road games and the Trojans are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing more than 450 total yards in their previous game. I take all these trends and say Eugene, Oregon will be the place will magic happens as the Ducks get their much needed win and Kelly gets a big WIN.
