Thursday Night NCAA Football: No. 3 Oregon and Arizona State Sun Devils Get Ready for Pack-12 Showdown

Date/Time: Thu, Oct 18 / 09:05:00 PM ET, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

This Thursday night the No. 24 Arizona State Sun Devils (5-1, 3-0 Pac-12) will try to snap a seven-game skid against second ranked Oregon (6-0, 3-0 Pac-12) when they meet the unbeaten Ducks in Tempe, Arizona.

The game is Oregon’s first true away test of the year.  The Ducks haven’t seen much action away from home. So far this season, the team has played 5 games at its home stadium (Autzen Stadium), and one game at Century Field Link (Neutral Field). This is also the sixth time in ASU history that a Top 3 team in the AP Poll visits the Sun Devil Stadium.

For the Ducks, Thursday’s night game, which could easily be a preview of the Pac-12 Championship Game, has national-championship implications. A victory puts the team closer to the 2012 BCS Championship, but a reverse can result potentially disastrous.  With six games into the season and six consecutive victories (half of those wins coming in-conference), the Ducks look like one of the strongest contenders for the 2012 BCS National Title.

Oregon, currently No. 2 in the AP Top 25 and ranked third in the BCS rankings behind the Florida Gators (No.2) and Alabama Crimson Tide (No.1), is coming off a bye week that followed a 52-21 win over then-No. 23 Washington on October 6^th, which means the teams is well rested and ready for action when they face the Sun Devils.

Meanwhile, Arizona State is coming from 3 consecutive victories over Utah, California and Colorado. While the Sun Devils have notably improved from last season's record (6–7, 4–5 Pac-12), the team carries a trail of consecutive losses against Oregon.  This series between the two teams is tied at 16-16, however, the Sun Devils have lost seven consecutive games vs. Oregon.  On top of that, Oregon has outscored Arizona State 175-81 during a four-game winning streak in Tempe, scoring at least 41 points in each of the last four meetings.

Game Odds:
Oregon Ducks: -8½-110, ML -320
Arizona State Sun Devils: +8½-110, ML +260
Game Total: 69, o/u -110

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