The Utah Utes, who are in first place in the Pac-12 South, host the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday night. The college football betting odds in this one currently have the Beavers as 3-point home underdogs, but Oregon State will be a live dog as the team look to keep pace with the Ducks at the top of the Pac-12 North standings.
Will the Beavers upset the Utes in Corvallis? You’ll have to keep reading our best free Utah vs. Oregon State picks and predictions to find out, but you aren’t going to want to miss what should be an exciting college football game.
Utah vs Oregon State odds
Odds via the Covers Line, an average comprised of odds from multiple sportsbooks.
Oregon State was a 3-point home underdog when this game opened, but that line is available at 3.5 at some books. Meanwhile, the total opened at 56.0 and has gone as high as 58.0, depending on the book. Use the live odds widget above to track any future line movements right up until kickoff and be sure to check out the full college football odds before placing your bets.
Utah vs Oregon State picks
Picks made on 10/22/2021 at 5:55 p.m. ET.
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Utah vs Oregon State game info
• Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
• Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021
• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• TV: PAC-12 Network
Utah vs Oregon State betting preview
Weather
Be sure to monitor the gametime conditions with our NCAA football weather info.
Key injuries
Utah: Solomon Enis WR (Questionable), Jaren Kump OL (Questionable), Cole Bishop S (Questionable).
Oregon State: Isaac Hodgins DL (Questionable), Nous Keobounnam OL (Questionable), Tristan Gebbia QB (Questionable).
Find our latest NCAA football injury reports.
Betting trend to know
The Beavers are 8-3 against the spread in their last 11 games as underdogs. Find more NCAA betting trends for Utah vs. Oregon State.
Utah vs Oregon State predictions
Oregon State +3.5 (-122)
Oregon State hasn’t earned a win over Utah since 2013, but things have changed quite a bit since then. Head coach Jonathan Smith has completely turned this program around, as he went 2-10 in his first year with the Beavers and now has a team that looks like it can go over .500 just four years later.
Under Smith, Oregon State is 5-3 straight up and 6-1 against the spread when coming off a game in which the team allowed 100 or fewer rushing yards. The Beavers are also 7-2-1 against the spread, in that time, when coming off a game in which they gave up 325 or more passing yards. With that in mind, look for Oregon State to do a better job of defending the pass in this one. And, it certainly doesn’t help that the Beavers are facing a Utes team that doesn’t exactly throw it all that well.
Quarterback Cameron Rising has done a good job of turning around Utah’s season, but the sophomore is coming off a game in which he threw two interceptions in a win over the Arizona State Sun Devils. If Rising ends up turning the ball over that many times against the Beavers, the Utes aren’t going to be able to recover from that. This Oregon State offense is far too explosive, and the Beavers are an extremely well-coached group. They’ll capitalize on any Utah mistakes and play to their strengths throughout this one.
It also hurts Rising that the Beavers are so good against the run. Oregon State is allowing only 104.7 rushing yards per game this year, which is a Top-20 mark in the country. If the Beavers can force Utah into long-yardage situations on third down, Rising is likely to fold and make a couple of bad decisions.
Offensively, there’s just nothing that the Utes will be able to do to stop this Beavers rushing game. Oregon State has rushed for at least 242 yards in each of its last five games and Utah isn’t going to be able to find any answers for that. The Beavers are still getting as many as 3.5 points on some books, but this team really should win this game outright.
Under 58.0 (-110)
Coming into this game, the Under has hit in three of Oregon State’s last four games. The Under has also hit in six of the last eight games played between Utah and Oregon State. The reality is that the Utes are a defensive-minded football team, and they wouldn’t let this thing turn into a track meet if it were up to them. And while Smith is an offensive-minded coach, Oregon State is a better defensive team than given credit for this year. The Beavers are good at stopping the run and can also control the clock with their dominant rushing attack.
It’s also worth noting that the Under has hit in all four games that Oregon State has played with a total between 56.5 and 63 points at home with Smith as coach.
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