How and what to watch for No. 11 Oregon vs. Washington State

The No. 11 Oregon Ducks, the preseason favorites to take the Pac-12 North, travel to Martin Stadium on Saturday to take on the post-Mike Leach Washington Cougars.

Oregon entered the season with the difficult task of replacing longtime starting quarterback and top-10 draft selection Justin Herbert but appears to have a worthy successor in redshirt sophomore Tyler Shough. In his 2020 debut, Shough completed 17 of his 26 passes for 227 yards, one touchdown, and a pick while adding 85 yards and another score on the ground. Shough could beat those numbers against Washington State.

Meanwhile, the Cougars come off the first win of the Nick Rolovich era, stomping Oregon State 38-28 on the road last week. Washington State trails Oregon in terms of both front-line talent and depth, but Rolovich’s offensive system has overcome such deficiencies before. Whether the players have bought in and internalized his scheme remains an open question. Rolovich will also have to prove he can recruit as well as Leach at a program that historically has struggled to attract the top talent in the state and surrounding regions.

Game Time/TV Channel/Streaming

You can watch Oregon vs. Washington State on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 p.m. ET on Fox, or you can stream it via the Fox Sports Go app with a cable or streaming service login that has access to the channel.

Point Spread, Totals, Odds, Trends

Point spread: Oregon (-10.5) vs. Washington State
Point Total: 57.5
Money line: Oregon -385, Washington State +290

• Against the spread, Oregon has a 12-12-1 record as the road team and a 7-6-0 record as a road favorite since the start of the 2015 season.
• Over the same period, the Ducks have hit the over nine times in 25 opportunities with one push as a road team and done so three out of 12 times as a road favorite.
• Since the start of 2015, Washington State has gone 21-12-0 against the spread at home and 5-1-0 as a home underdog.
• Also over that span, the Cougars have hit the over 13 times in 33 opportunities at home with one push and done so two out of six tries as the home underdog, again with one push.

Betting splits

Oregon -10: (91% of handle, 84% percent of bets)
Washington State +10: (9% of handle, 16% percent of bets)

The Best Bet

The public believes in Oregon and for good reason. Even without Herbert, the offense has shown growth under new offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead and new starting quarterback Shough.

Pick: Oregon -10.5

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