PAC-12: Utah vs Oregon State 10/1/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Utah Utes and Oregon State Beavers clash Saturday in PAC-12 week 5 college football action at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Oregon State Beavers look to build on their 3-1 record. The Utah Utes look to build on their 3-game winning streak.

The Oregon State Beavers have lost 5 of their last 7 road games. Chance Nolan is completing 61.5 percent of his passes for 913 yards, 7 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Tre’Shaun Harrison and Anthony Gould have combined for 469 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Luke Musgrave has 11 receptions. The Oregon State Beavers ground game is averaging 182.5 yards per contest, and Deshaun Fenwick leads the way with 233 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Oregon State is allowing 23.5 points and 357.8 yards per game. Kitan Oladapo leads the Oregon State Beavers with 29 tackles, Riley Sharp has 2 sacks and Jaydon Grant has 2 interceptions.

The Utah Utes haven’t lost a home game since November 2020. Cameron Rising is completing 66.7 percent of his passes for 954 yards, 10 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Dalton Kincaid and Brant Kuithe have combined for 446 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, while Devaughn Vele has 14 receptions. The Utah Utes ground game is averaging 214.8 yards per contest, and Travion Thomas leads the way with 282 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Utah is allowing 14 points and 244.3 yards per game. Cole Bishop leads the Utah Utes with 27 tackles, Gabe Reid has 2.5 sacks and Karene Reid has 1 interception.

The Beavers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Utes are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 21-7 in Beavers last 28 road games. The under is 4-1 in Utes last 5 home games. The Beavers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Utah and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.

The Oregon State Beavers may be in a letdown spot after playing hard, taking USC down to the wire, only to lose the game. Oregon State still has issues defensively, and not being able to stop the run consistently is a concern on the road. The Utah Utes are beating teams into the ground these last 3 weeks, and they’re showing a very balanced attack on both sides of the ball. Utah needs to keep winning with style points as well as it hopes to soon crack the top-10 and get back in the playoff race. I’ll side with Utah by a pair of touchdowns.