Oregon vs. Washington odds: Early point spread released on Ducks, Huskies

Oregon and Washington will each have a chance to boost their College Football Playoff resume as they meet in a highly anticipated Week 7 matchup. The Ducks and Huskies both enter undefeated and ranked among the top 10 teams in the country, and this game will be the site for ESPN’s College GameDay.

Vegas expects things to come down to the wire, as Washington enters as a 3-point home favorite according to FanDuel. However, things could truly go either way and it appears the homefield advantage is what’s giving the Huskies a slight nod in this spot.

Both Oregon and Washington had a bye in Week 6, which should allow each team to come into the matchup fresh. The Ducks have been dominant early in Pac-12 play, outscoring both of their conference opponents thus far by a combined 84-12.

Oregon has given up just one touchdown across its first two conference games and coming off of a 42-6 victory against Stanford in Week 5. Quarterback Bo Nix was extremely efficient in that win, going 27-of-32 passing for 290 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions.

The Ducks have been dominant on both sides of the ball early on, ranking second in the Pac-12 in total offense and first in total defense. Nix ranks fourth in the Pac-12 with 1,459 yards passing, 15 touchdowns and just one interception.

However, Oregon runs into a Washington team that leads the country in total offense with 569.4 yards per game. The vast majority of that has come through the air as quarterback Michael Penix Jr. entered this week leading the nation with 1,999 yards passing to go with 16 touchdowns and two interceptions.

The Huskies have a number of weapons at receivers Rome Odunze, Ja’lynn Polk and Jalen McMillan each have at least 300 yards and at least three touchdowns. The Huskies rolled through their first four games of the season before surviving 31-24 on the road against Arizona this past week.

Defense could perhaps be an area of concern for Washington as it has so far given up 56 points across its first two Pac-12 games. The Huskies also rank eighth in the Pac-12 in yards allowed per game, so they may have to win this game with a big offensive output, which so far hasn’t been an issue.

Kickoff between Oregon and Washington is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday in Seattle.