Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State Broncos vs. Oregon Ducks – December 16, 2017

On Saturday – as part of the opening day of bowl games in College Football – the Boise State Broncos will take on the Oregon Ducks in the Las Vegas Bowl. Sam Boyd Stadium will be the host of this afternoon affair. The Boise State Broncos come into the game ranked #25 in the country. The Broncos went 10-3, and finished at the top of the Mountain West Conference.

For Oregon – they will play for new coach Mario Cristobal after Willie Taggart left the program. The Ducks finished the season with a 7-5 record, and went 4-5 in Pac-12 play. The Ducks have won back to back games over Arizona and Oregon State. In this game on Saturday – the Oregon Ducks are -7 over the Boise State Broncos.

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The Oregon Ducks have been one of the top scoring programs in the country over the last several seasons. This year was no different as the Ducks scored 36.7 points per game, and finished 18th in the nation. The defense for Oregon allowed teams to score more than 28 per game. In the last two games – both wins – the Ducks scored 117 total points.

The offense for Oregon goes through their running back Royce Freeman. The Broncos are going to have a tough time defending Freeman, who is 25 yards shy of 1,500 on the season. Freeman also finished with 16 touchdowns. The Ducks biggest win this season was at home over Arizona, where they scored 48 points and beat the Wildcats by 20.

Broncos Seeking Upset

The Boise State Broncos head to Sin City as a touchdown underdog in this game. The Broncos started the season with a 2-2 record, losing games at Washington State and at home to Virginia. Boise State won their next 7 games, before losing on the road at Fresno State. Those same two teams met in the Mountain West title game, with the Broncos winning the game 17-14.

Boise State is anchored by Brett Rypien, Alexander Mattison and Cedrick Wilson. Rypien finished with more than 2,500 passing yards and 14 touchdowns. His top target – Cedrick Wilson caught 73 passes for 1,290 yards and 6 touchdowns. Alexander Mattison went over 1,000 yards and got into the end zone 12 times this season.

Ducks Smash Broncos

The Oregon Ducks offense was clicking at the end of the season, and look for that to continue in this game. This game should sail over the Las Vegas total, as the Broncos are going to have a tough time defending the Oregon offense. Oregon wins this game over Boise State and takes down the Las Vegas Bowl. The final bet for this game on Saturday afternoon is the Oregon Ducks -7 over the Boise State Broncos.

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