Oregon State Beavers vs Utah Utes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/01/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 1, 2022

Venue:  Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT

Where to Watch:  PAC-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Oregon State +10, Utah -10; Over/Under:  54.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Oregon State +10, Utah -10; Over/Under:  54.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Oregon State +10, Utah -10; Over/Under:  54.5 points

 

Oregon State Beavers:  3-1 (0-1) (7th place, PAC-12)

Utah Utes:  3-1 (1-0) (4th place, PAC-12)

 

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Oregon State Beavers:  lost their last game at home against the USC Trojans 17-14.

Utah Utes:  won their last game on the road against the Arizona State Sun Devils 34-13.

 

Oregon State is entering this game with a 3-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their road games this year. This will also be their 2nd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 0-1. They lost against the USC Trojans in their last game at home 17-14. Chance Nolan started that game at QB and he completed 17/29 passes for 167 yards and 4 interceptions. Jamious Griffin led the team in rushing with 84 yards and 1 TD on 12 rushing attempts. Tyjon Lindsey led the team in receiving with 44 yards on 5 receptions. Omar Speights led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Kitan Oladapo and Riley Sharp both led the defense in sacks with 1 each while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Utah is entering this game with a 3-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd home game of the season as they are 2-0 in their home games this year. This will also be the 2nd conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 1-0. They won against the Arizona State Sun Devils in their last game on the road 34-13. Cameron Rising started that game at QB and he completed 19/29 passes for 260 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Tavion Thomas led the team in rushing with 60 yards on 11 carries. Thomas Yassmin led the team in receiving with 72 yards on 1 reception. Karene Reid led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles. Gabe Reid led the defense in sacks with 2 while Clark Phillips III and Cole Bishop each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Oregon State listed as a 10 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Oregon State just had a tough loss at home to USC but they played a very good game, they just got beat by a better team. Their defense still held Oregon State down to 17 points and now they are getting Utah here who has struggled to get their offense going in a few of their games. Oregon State will be able to move the ball better in this game and will put up more than the 14 points they put up last week. Utah doesn't get their offense rolling right away in games and they will have a tougher time moving the ball on this good Oregon State defense. Oregon State's defense will give this Utah offense fits all night and if Utah doesn't get their offense going, they are going to lose in a defensive battle here. Oregon State is going to be angry after that loss to USC last week and they have the potential to win this game outright. The best way to place a bet here is on Oregon State to cover the spread in this game.

 

Oregon State Utah Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 1, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is Oregon State 24 Utah 21.

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Oregon State Beavers: 15-9 ATS in all games. 9-4 ATS as an underdog. 6-3 OVER in road games.

Utah Utes: 14-9 OVER in all games. 12-7 OVER as a favorite. 8-3 OVER when the total is between 49.5 and 56.

 

 

Oregon State Beavers:  T. Lowe (RB) Out Sat - Undisclosed. L. Musgrave (TE) Out Sat - Undisclosed. I. Newell (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. R. Franke (LB) out for season - Leg.

Utah Utes:  B. Kuithe (TE) out for season - Leg.

 

 

"We put ourselves in some really good spots, and we shot ourselves in the foot. Against good teams, you're not always going to come back from that." - Brandon Kipper after their loss against USC in their last game.

 

 

"Lot of similarities. They're a lot like us offensively. Balanced attack, employ the tight ends a bunch, they use multiple tight ends. Play action pass game, off the run action. There's a lot of characteristics for their offense that match up to our offense. But they've been running that scheme well for a few years now. It was a low-scoring game [vs. USC].  I think the thing that really did them in was the turnovers…that was really the difference in the game." - Kyle Whittingham on Oregon State and what he saw from them against USC in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Harrison, Tre'Shaun

WR Lindsey, Tyjon

WR Gould, Anthony 

TE Overman, Jake 

TE Musgrave, Luke

QB Nolan, Chance

RB Fenwick, Deshaun 

 

WR Vele, Devaughn 

WR Enis, Solomon

WR Dixon, Jaylen 

TE Kincaid, Dalton 

TE Yassmin, Thomas 

QB Rising, Cameron 

RB Thomas, Tavion 

FB Kendall, Logan 

 

 

Passing: C. Nolan (913)

Rushing: D. Fenwick (233)

Receiving: T. Harrison (241)

Touchdowns: D. Fenwick (4) 

 

Passing: C. Rising (954)

Rushing: T. Thomas (282)

Receiving: D. Kincaid (240)

Touchdowns: T. Thomas (4) 

 

Coaches:

Oregon State Beavers: Jonathan Smith (5th season)

Utah Utes: Kyle Whittingham (19th season)