The No. 13 University of Oregon Ducks (3-1, 1-0 Pac-12), one of the Pac-12 Conference’s strongest passing offenses, play host to the Stanford University Cardinal (1-2, 0-2 Pac-12), one of the conference’s weakest aerial defenses, at Autzen Stadium on Saturday. The Ducks are 17-point favorites, and the total is 64.Stanford is coming off a 40-22 loss to No. 18 Washington at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium last Saturday. Tanner McKee was 17 of 26 for 286 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Casey Filkins ran 20 times for 100 yards. Michael Wilson caught six passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns.Oregon won for the third straight game last Saturday, beating Washington State 44-41 at Clarence D. Martin Stadium. Bo Nix threw for 446 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception. Bucky Irving carried 11 times for 81 yards and added five catches for 38 yards and a receiving TD. Troy Franklin also scored once. He had five receptions for 137 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Cardinal won the only meeting between the teams last season, a 31-24 overtime victory in October. McKee threw three touchdowns for Stanford.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Cardinal are averaging 30.3 points per game so far this season, seventh in the Pac-12, and they are facing a Ducks defense that has surrendered 31.0 PPG (10th). Meanwhile, Oregon has scored 39.5 points a game this season, fifth in the conference, and Stanford is allowing 30.3 PPG (9th).The Cardinal rank 40th in the country in passing yards per game (278.0) and 70th in rushing (158.7). They can expect a tough test on the ground, as the Ducks are 17th in the country in rushing yards allowed per game (86.5). Against the pass, Oregon is 125th (301.5).Oregon is 24th in the country in passing yards per game (296.8) and 29th in rushing (198.3), while the Cardinal are allowing 236.3 passing yards (79th) and 164.0 rushing yards per game (94th).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through three games, McKee has thrown for six touchdowns (4 INT) and 271.3 yards per game to lead Stanford in passing. E.J. Smith leads the team in rushing with an average of 103.0 yards a game over two games. He’s also contributed to the passing game with 31.5 receiving yards a game. He has three touchdowns on the ground. Wilson is the Cardinal’s leading receiver with 96.0 yards a game and four TDs. Nix has 10 passing touchdowns (3 INT) with 275.0 yards per game through four games to lead Oregon. In two home games this season, he has thrown for seven TDs and an average of 249.5 yards. Irving has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 66.3 yards a game through four games. He has two total touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving. Franklin has been a key target in the Ducks’ passing game. He has two touchdowns and an 84.8 yard per game average through four appearances.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Oregon
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