Boise State at Oregon Betting Odds and Pick For 9/7/2024

The Boise State Broncos will take on the Oregon Ducks on September 7, 2024, with the Broncos being 19.5 point underdogs according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Early betting activity shows 42% of spread bets on the Broncos and 58% on the Ducks. The total of 61 has seen 67% of bets on the under and 33% on the over. This matchup promises to be an exciting one, with fans eagerly awaiting the outcome. Be sure to keep reading for our breakdown of Boise State vs Oregon and our best bet for this matchup from Eugene.

Boise State Defense Faces Questions

The Boise State Broncos got a win in their season opener, beating the Georgia Southern Eagles by a score of 56-45, in what was one of the most exciting games of Week 1 in college football. The Broncos got 267 yards and six touchdowns on the ground from running back Ashton Jeanty in that game. But while the offense of Boise State was superlative in their Week 1 win, their defense raised some major red flags heading into this Boise State vs Oregon matchup from Autzen Stadium.

The Broncos gave up 461 yards of total offense to Georgia Southern in that game, which is alarming even if Boise overshadowed that number with their 651 yards of offense when they were in possession of the ball. If the Broncos don't fix things up on the defensive side of the ball, they could get torched by Oregon here, especially after a week where the Ducks offense was reminded that they are going to need to earn everything they get on offense in 2024.

Oregon Looking For Offensive Improvements

The Oregon Ducks got a win in their season opener, beating FCS Idaho a 24-14 game at home. While a win is a win this early in the season, that performance was disappointing to say the least from the Ducks, who were expected to put up a huge offensive number in their first game with Dillon Gabriel at quarterback. This week, the Ducks will look to improve offensively against another team that showed plenty of vulnerability on defense in Boise State.

While Oregon didn't put up a ton of points last week, they can take solace in the fact that Gabriel did have a good game in his debut with the Ducks. Gabriel completed 41 of his 49 pass attempts for 380 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions along the way. One would think that similar performances from Gabriel in the future would lead to better scoring outputs for Oregon, something they will hope to see starting with this week against Boise State.

Boise State vs Oregon Best Bet

We like the over as our best bet for this Boise State vs Oregon matchup in Week 2. The Ducks should be much better offensively from a scoring standpoint than they were last week. Meanwhile, Boise State knows that it needs to score in bunches in order to have a chance to compete in this game. Look for these teams to break the 60-point mark rather easily in what should be an entertaining late game on the college gridiron.

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