The Oregon Ducks will take their undefeated streak on the road this week to Stanford Stadium where they will face the Stanford Cardinal. 

The Oregon Ducks are coming off a statement win in week 4 of the college football season handing the Colorado Buffaloes their first loss of the season and doing so in convincing fashion by winning by a score of 42-6 while the Stanford Cardinals have only won one game this year which came in week 1 against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Things don’t get any easier for the Cardinals as they will be hosting the Oregon Ducks on Saturday evening in week 5 of the college football season. Will the Ducks win in a rout or will the Cardinals keep the game closer than expected? Let’s take a look at how these teams have fared this season.

The Oregon Ducks enter this game ranked 9^th in the AP Poll and 9^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 4-0 following a 42-6 win at home against the Colorado Buffaloes while covering the 21-point spread as a home favorite in week 4 of the college football season. Oregon scored 42 points while compiling a total of 522 yards offensively which included 282 passing yards and 240 rushing yards while allowing 6 points and 199 total yards defensively which included 159 passing yards and 40 rushing yards. 

Bo Nix led the team in passing, completing 28 of 33 attempts for 276 yards with three touchdowns and an interception while rushing for nine yards and a touchdown. Bucky Irving led the team in rushing with 10 carries for 89 yards while adding three receptions for 19 yards. Troy Franklin led the team in receiving, catching eight of ten targets for 126 yards and two touchdowns.

Stanford enters this game with a record of 1-3 following a 20-21 loss at home against the Arizona Wildcats while covering the 13-point spread as a home underdog in week 4 of the college football season. The Cardinals scored 20 points while compiling a total of 354 yards offensively which included 246 passing yards and 108 rushing yards while allowing 21 points and 349 total yards defensively which included 204 passing yards and 145 rushing yards. 

Ashton Daniels led the team in passing, completing 14 of 26 attempts for 198 yards. Sedrick Irvin led the team in rushing with 10 carries for 66 yards and a touchdown while adding a reception for five yards. Tiger Bachmeier led the team in receiving, catching four of six targets for 93 yards.

BookMaker has the Oregon Ducks listed as 27.5-point favorites on the road against the Stanford Cardinals on Saturday evening in week 5 of the college football season. The teams have split the last ten games in the series while Oregon has won two of the last three contests while going 2-1 ATS in those games. Oregon is 4-0 ATS overall, 1-0 ATS on the road, 4-0 ATS as a favorite, and 1-0 ATS in conference games this season while the Stanford Cardinals are 2-2 ATS overall, 1-1 ATS at home, 1-1 ATS as an underdog, and 1-1 ATS in conference games on the year.

Oregon is the more talented team and has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the last three games. The Ducks have also been the better team most recently at covering the spread in the series, going 2-1 ATS in the last three matchups while also being the better team at covering the spread this season going 4-0 ATS overall while the Cardinals are 2-2 ATS overall. As a result, I am buying the .5 point and taking the Oregon Ducks -27 on BookMaker for this matchup on Saturday evening.