ESPN favors the Red Raiders over the Ducks in the CFP quarterfinals

ESPN favors the Red Raiders over the Ducks in the CFP quarterfinals

ESPN faculty soccer analyst Adam Rittenberg predicted each of the first-round College Football Playoff games appropriately, selecting the Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Ole Miss Rebels and Oregon Ducks to advance to the quarterfinals.

On Saturday, he continued together with his predictions — which, if they arrive to fruition for the second straight round, would spell doom for the Ducks.

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By advantage of their 51-34 victory over the No. 12 James Madison Dukes, Oregon is about to face off against the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders in Miami in the Orange Bowl. Though the Ducks are at present listed as the favourite by 2.5 factors despite being ranked No. 5, Rittenberg predicts a different consequence.

He broke down the matchup before offering a scoring prediction.

“The best teams money can buy?” Rittenberg wrote. “Let’s freaking go. No two programs seem to get more flak for what they invest in their rosters than Oregon (hello, Phil Knight) and Texas Tech (howdy, Cody Campbell). But the Red Raiders and Ducks have earned their way to this stage and should deliver an incredible matchup in South Florida. Oregon has the quarterback edge with Dante Moore, who should have more wide receivers at his disposal as he faces a top-five defense in Texas Tech. The matchup of Oregon’s offensive line and Texas Tech’s defensive front should be epic. Even though Oregon has CFP experience, Texas Tech should be able to ride Shiel Wood’s defense and just enough offense to get the W.”

Rittenberg’s score prediction: Texas Tech 23, Oregon 20. His prediction is on point with other national analysts, as the game is seemingly a toss up however thought-about to be a closely-contested, hard-fought game.

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Both groups enter with 12-1 document, with the Ducks holding a first-round house playoff victory and the Red Raiders taking house the Big 12 national title and claiming a first-round bye.

Objectively, it is a onerous game to foretell — however no matter whether or not you agree with Rittenberg’s score prediction or not, there are a variety of matchups within the game to look at. The Ducks certain hope that they’ll win those matchups and in the end come away with the win, surviving and advancing to the CFP semifinals.

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This article initially appeared on Ducks Wire: ESPN’s score prediction for CFP assembly between Ducks and Red Raiders

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