No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon is an even matchup on paper.
One intangible would appear to favor the Ducks. The Big Ten is now a coast-to-coast conference with its expansion to 18 teams, and early indicators show travel takes a toll. Teams playing at opponents at least two time zones away are a combined 1-8 in conference games.
Indiana, from the Eastern time zone, won on the road against UCLA for the only victory. Among last week's losers: Michigan at Washington and Southern California at Minnesota . Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he and his staff don't consider the time change a big deal.
Kickoff in Eugene is 4:30 p.m. Pacific, which is a standard 7:30 p.
m. Eastern start. “I don't really see it as much of a challenge that way,” Day said.
“It's a four-and-a-half-hour flight, a couple more hours than Nebraska. We're going to stay on our time schedule. The way the time of the game fits is kind of how we practice.
We're not going to look too much into it.” The picks, with all games Saturday unless noted, and lines from BetMGM Sportsbook: The last time Texas entered the Red River Rivalry game ranked No. 1 was 1984, when the Longhorns and No.
2 Sooners played to a 15-15 tie. This one shouldn't be close. Quinn Ewers is back from injury, Texas has yet to allow 300 yards in a game, and Oklahoma's offense is a mess.
Pick: Texas 27-10. The Buckeyes have rolled over each of their first five opponents, though it took them a while to get going against Iowa last week. Wins haven'.