UCLA and Oregon have the potential to score a whole lot of points this weekend in a key Pac-12 matchup.
Both teams move the ball well through the air, and both have trouble defending the pass. It’s a recipe for the over, even though this game features one of the highest totals on the board.
This series will examine the impact of legalized gambling on sports, through news coverage, accountability journalism and advice for navigating this new landscape.Oregon’s defense also struggles to keep opponents from scoring once they cross the 50. Over the past three games, Arizona, Stanford and Washington State drove into Ducks territory 20 times and scored on 16 of those possessions .
This is less of a bet on the Huskies than a fade on the Bobcats, who have been involved in some deceiving games of late.
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