Week 14 of the college football season has a great slate of Saturday games, including a great rivalry matchup between Oregon and Washington.
Oregon enters as a 6.5-point favorite with the total set at O/U 51.5 points. This is the best college football player prop bet to consider on DraftKings Sportsbook for Oregon vs. Washington, one of the biggest games of the day.
Oregon vs. Washington Player Props
Jonah Coleman Anytime Touchdown (-140)
Jonah Coleman has been sensational for Washington all season. Coleman ranks seventh in the nation with 14 rushing touchdowns, and has two receiving touchdowns on top of that as well. That comes out to 1.6 touchdowns per game for Coleman this season. There are two reasons why this is a cheap number for Coleman to score against Oregon. One is that Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks are a tough opponent. Oregon has a great defense, but the run defense is not nearly on the same level as the pass defense. Oregon’s pass defense ranks in the top five in the nation by EPA/play, but ranks 25th in EPA/rush. Oregon also ranks 29th in defensive rushing success rate, compared to eighth in defensive dropback success rate. So, Washington should have more success on the ground than through the air.
The other reason this is a lower price on Coleman to score than the odds of over -300 that have existed at other times this season is that Coleman is dealing with an injury. He left the Wisconsin game with an injury after just five carries. That caused him to miss the following game against Purdue. Last week, Coleman was able to play against UCLA, but Jedd Fisch chose to restrict him to just four carries. Those four carries were all at the goal line, with Fisch wanting him to get another touchdown for his season total. Washington didn’t need Coleman against UCLA, but they will against Oregon. Fisch likely wanted to get his star running back rested up for this game, and Coleman should be ready for a full workload against the Ducks.
Coleman has scored a touchdown in every game this season, other than against Wisconsin when he exited after five carries and against Ohio State, where Washington didn’t score a touchdown as a team. He should find the end zone in this big rivalry game against Oregon, adding at least one more score to his special season.
