Fresno State at Oregon 9/4/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/03/2021 at 4:58 PM ET

Fresno State at Oregon 9/4/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Fresno State head into their 2nd game of the season after a 45-0 rout in week 0 against the Uconn Huskies. The Bulldogs defense was stout throughout keep the 0 on the board after stifling the Huskies for 60 minutes. Arron Mosby helped the Fresno State defense outscore the Huskies recovering a fumble and returning it for 6.

Jake Haener was able to get everything he wanted against Uconn throwing for 331 yards and 3 touchdowns, while completing 76.9% of the passes thrown. Backup Logan Fife got some burn as well completing 7 passes for just over 50 yards and a touchdown as well.

The Oregon Ducks come into this year looking to redeem themselves after a 4-3 2020 season. Oregon has a 3 man battle at the QB between a returning Anthony Brown,Jay Butterfield, and youngster Ty Thompson with Brown expected to get the early season start. The Ducks will have a host of weapons around whoever becomes QB with Devon Williams leading the charge.

Oregon allowed 28 points on just over 400 yards per game last season. The group of linebackers will lead this defense as the core of the Ducks 3-4. The Ducks secondary is expected to be much better in 2021 led by Mykael Wright as the teams defensive leader.

Oregon comes into this game after a terrible season in 2020 and will look to get back on track. Oregon has an elite group of players and will look to lean on those players to steer the program back in the right direction. Fresno State is also an elite program with elite players that will keep them in this game. Oregon should win this game outright but Fresno State will keep it close enough to cover this number. Final Score Prediction, Oregon wins but Fresno State covers ATS 38-28.