Kansas St Wildcats versus Oregon Ducks Pick Prediction Fiesta Bowl College Football Preview 1-3-2013
  • 11 years ago
The Oregon Ducks from the PAC 12 conference will meet the Kansas St Wildcats from the Big 12 conference in the Fiesta Bowl in an NCAA college football game on Thursday January 3rd. Kick off time from Glendale Arizona is scheduled for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds from the Fiesta Bowl has the Oregon Ducks favored by -9 points with an over under line of 75 ½ points. Early money has landed on the side of the PAC 12 club as Oregon is now favored by -9 ½ points. The total has moved up a ½ point to a current number of 76 points.
There have been no recent meetings between Kansas St and Oregon from college football. CFB Trend: Oregon Ducks are 6-1 ATS in their past seven games.
Oregon plays in the Fiesta Bowl with a record of 11-1 on the season. The team is 5-0 away from home. Their only loss came on November 17th as they fall at home in overtime to Stanford 17-14 as a -18 ½ point favorite that cost the Ducks a spot in the BCS Championship Game. They have notable wins against USC and Oregon St on the road and home to Fresno St. Oregon has an explosive offense as they rank 4th in the nation with 550 yards per game. They team averages 50 points and allow 22 points a game. On defense the Ducks are a mid-pack club as they allow 381 yards a contest. Freshman quarterback Marcus Mariota completed 70% of his passes with 30 touchdowns and 6 picks.
Kansas St will play in the Fiesta Bowl with a mark of 11-1 they went 4-1 away from their own stadium. The only loss by the Wildcats came on November 17th in a 52-24 road defeat at Baylor. Notable wins came on the road to Oklahoma, TCU and West Virginia with home wins against Oklahoma St and Texas. The Wildcats put up 40 points a game and allows 21 points. They push across 410 yards a game with 198 yards coming from their ground attack ranking 34th in the nation. On the defensive side of the football the Wildcats do a good job in run defense allowing 119 yards a game good for 17th in the nation. Senior quarterback Collin Klein threw for 15 touchdowns and 7 picks. He completed 66% of his passes.
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