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Carrie Stroup here with your Oregon Ducks odds to win the Pac 12 in 2014 with all future odds courtesy of our friends at Sportsbook.ag.
OREGON DUCKS
2013 Statistics:
SU Record: 11-2 (7-2 in Pac-12)
ATS Record: 8-5 (62%)
Over/Under: 7-6
Points Scored: 45.5 PPG (4th in FBS)
Points Allowed: 20.5 PPG (13th in FBS)
Odds to Win 2015 BCS National Championship: 15/2
2014 Preview:
Offense: Starters Returning: 9
Defense: Starters Returning: 6
After a knee injury derailed his Heisman candidacy, QB Marcus Mariota (3,665 pass yds, 31 TD, 4 INT; 715 rush yds, 9 TD) should contend for the trophy. The O-Line returns intact, and the backfield is stacked with talent at tailback. RB Byron Marshall (1,038 rush yds, 14 TD) is the team’s leading rusher, but sophomore RB Thomas Tyner (711 rush yds, 9 TD) is a potential superstar. The one weakness this unit has is at receiver, where Bralon Addison’s spring knee injury means they’ve lost their top four receivers from last year. New defensive coordinator Don Pellum has made it a point to get stronger. Oregon has one of the nation’s best defensive backs in CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (84 tackles, 3 INT) and returns both starting ILBs Derrick Malone (105 tackles) and Rodney Hardrick (64 tackles). The more physical approach could be key in avoiding a third straight loss to Stanford.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
