{"id":84147,"date":"2014-09-16T22:19:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T05:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=84147"},"modified":"2014-09-16T22:26:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T05:26:39","slug":"free-picks-2-oregon-vs-washington-state-gambling-lines-handicapping-preview-week-4-16914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/free-picks-2-oregon-vs-washington-state-gambling-lines-handicapping-preview-week-4-16914\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Picks: #2 Oregon vs. Washington State Gambling Lines &#038; Handicapping Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Week 4: Ducks\u00a0vs Cougars\u00a0Picks<\/h2>\n<p>Week 4 college betting action sees the No. 2\u00a0<strong>Oregon Duck<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong> taking on the <strong>Washington State Cougars<\/strong>\u00a0in Pullman, Wash. Cappers Picks provides free college football handicapping tips all season long.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re facing the Ducks, the best strategy is to keep their offense off the field. That&#8217;s what the Cougars will try and do in this one; although no team has been able to do that yet this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>College Football Odds<\/h3>\n<p><strong>#2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/ncaaf-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAF\/teams\/team39.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oregon Ducks<\/a>\u00a0(3-0) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/ncaaf-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAF\/teams\/team40.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Washington State<\/a>\u00a0(1-2)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Saturday,\u00a0September 20<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10:30 PM ET<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Martin Stadium<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>ESPN<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>College Football Betting Lines:\u00a0Oregon -23.5<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>O\/U: 75<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Sportsbook Bonuses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/sportsbooks\/bonuses-2014-football-betting-sign-up-offers-15814\/\">***2014 CFB\u00a0BONUSES***<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63740&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click here to view&#8230;\u00a0<strong><a title=\"ATS Stats\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/ncaaf-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAF\/matchups\/g8_summary_295.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">ATS Stats<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a title=\"Preview\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/ncaaf-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAF\/matchups\/g8_preview_295.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Expert NCAA Betting Prediction Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Oregon<\/h3>\n<p>Typically when you have a good team that is undefeated in Week 3, we can point to one caveat to support wagers against them: strength of schedule. Usually we can claim that the true contenders haven&#8217;t played anyone of significance at this point in the year, but you can&#8217;t make that claim with this year&#8217;s Oregon Ducks.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63738&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Entering Pac-12 play against Washington State, the Ducks are coming off a 48-14 victory over Wyoming. However, it was the 46-27 win over then-No. 7 Michigan State that has defined this group early in the season.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the Ducks are scoring 52 points per contest. That number is good enough for fifth in the nation, and it is complemented by the fact that they&#8217;re 27th in points allowed, as they&#8217;re giving up just 18 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=66501&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Although this team has a three-headed rushing attack with Byron Marshall, Thomas Tyner and Royce Freeman (four-headed if you include quarterback Marcus Mariota &#8212; and you should), it&#8217;s the passing game that has been most effective against defenses. The team is gaining 243 yards per contest on the ground (29th), while it&#8217;s gaining 330.3 yards per contest throgh the air (18th).<\/p>\n<h3>Washington\u00a0State<\/h3>\n<p>The Washington State Cougars lost their first two contests of the year to Rutgers (Week 1) and Nevada (Week 2), but it is coming off a Week 3 win over the Portland State Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>Portland State isn&#8217;t worth much recognition, but a 59-21 win is impressive regardless of whom you&#8217;re playing.<\/p>\n<p>The hope here is that the Cougars can take some of that offensive momentum and translate it to its contest against a college football playoff contender.<\/p>\n<p>Despite rushing for just 40 yards per contest (by design &#8212; the 126th-best mark in the nation), it stands atop the rankings in passing yards with 517 per game.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63739&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Although those passing yards are translating to 36.7 points per contest, you&#8217;d like to see the team higher than 47th in the nation in that category considering it&#8217;s 89th in points allowed.<\/p>\n<h3>NCAA Football Handicapping Trends:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>ORE are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 road games.<\/li>\n<li>ORE are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall.<\/li>\n<li>Over is 29-12-2 in ORE last 43 games in September.<\/li>\n<li>Over is 21-7-1 in WSU last 29 games on fieldturf.<\/li>\n<li>Over is 8-3-1 in WSU last 12 games overall.<\/li>\n<li>Over is 36-14-1 in WSU last 51 games in September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Week 4 NCAA Football<\/h3>\n<p>The point spread is high, but that doesn&#8217;t usually mean much for the Ducks. They&#8217;re winning games by an average of 34 points per game this season, and that&#8217;s with a one-time contender in the Michigan State Spartans on the schedule.<\/p>\n<h3>Free NCAA Betting Pick 4* Oregon -23.5<\/h3>\n<p>Give this one to the Ducks, and give it to them by a favorable margin.<\/p>\n<h3>Check out our\u00a0<a title=\"College Football Week 4 Odds\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/odds\/ncaaf.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">Updated College Football Week 4 Odds<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63706&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 4: Ducks\u00a0vs Cougars\u00a0Picks Week 4 college betting action sees the No. 2\u00a0Oregon Ducks taking on the Washington State Cougars\u00a0in Pullman, Wash. 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