Vegas didn’t exactly punish Oregon for beating Boise State, but it did back off a bit.
After a 34-27 win that featured a career day from quarterback and Heisman hopeful Dante Moore, the No. 6 Ducks still found themselves slipping in the national title market.
BetMGM opened Oregon at +700 to win it all, then moved the Ducks to +1,000 after Week 1. That drop came even with the win, a sign that oddsmakers weren’t fully sold on how Oregon handled the Broncos.
The Ducks trailed 17-14 at halftime and didn’t take the lead for good until Dakorien Moore hauled in a 62-yard touchdown with 7:51 left. That late swing clearly mattered to bettors, especially with Oregon’s current profile sitting alongside teams that looked cleaner in their openers.
The top of the board shifted, too. Ohio State is still sitting at +600, while Texas has joined the Buckeyes there.
Notre Dame moved up to +650. Georgia is at +800, with Indiana and Miami both at +900.
Oregon sits next at +1,000, followed by LSU at +1,400 and Oklahoma and Texas Tech at +2,200.
That puts Oregon in a curious spot after one week. The Ducks fell from No. 2 to No. 6 in the AP Poll, while Indiana climbed to No. 5 and Miami stayed at No.
- The market is basically telling the same story: Oregon won, but not in a way that calmed every concern.
Still, there’s plenty of runway left. Oregon gets a chance to settle things down with a road game at Oklahoma State on Sept. 12, then returns home to face Portland State on Friday, Sept. 18 at Autzen Stadium before Big Ten play begins.
And once that league slate starts, the stakes get real fast. Oregon heads to Los Angeles to face No. 14 USC in one of its first true tests, a matchup that should move the odds one way or the other for both teams.
After a bye, the Ducks return to Autzen for games against UCLA and Nebraska, then hit the road to Illinois before coming back home to play Northwestern. On paper, it’s a manageable stretch for Dan Lanning’s team before the Nov. 7 trip to Columbus to face No. 1 Ohio State.
Even then, the biggest swings may not arrive until later in the season. Matchups with No.
16 Michigan, Michigan State and No. 17 Washington could reshape the board again.
For now, Oregon’s one-point-to-the-wire feel against Boise State was enough to make Vegas hesitate. The Ducks can quiet that quickly, but the road games at USC and Ohio State will tell the real story.
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