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ScoopDuck Roundtable: Score Predictions vs Montana State

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Oregon is nearly a 30-point favorite over Montana State headed into this weekend. Nobody gives the Bobcats much of a chance in this one to start the season.

I’m as excited as all of you to see the new-look Oregon this season. Tons of new faces at nearly all positions. Will it be a different offense? Different look on defense? An improvement on either?

We don’t know and that’s what makes it fun.

With that in mind the boys and I have put together our first score predictions for the season. Please share and enjoy.

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Max Torres: Oregon 28 Montana State 14

There’s a lot that’s new around the Oregon offense, but I still think this group puts up plenty of points to come away with a comfortable W to start the year. There’s bound to be growing pains this year and this game could be closer than folks expect it to be. Montana State is a well-coached team, but Oregon’s talent will be too much for the Bobcats to handle. 

Ted Leroux: Oregon 38, Montana State 13

It wouldn’t shock me if Oregon needs a few drives to settle in, but I don’t see Dan Lanning putting together back-to-back sluggish FCS openers. Once the Ducks find their rhythm, the offense should take control and never look back. I’ve got Oregon covering the spread and cruising past Montana State, 38–13.

Brandon Gibson: Oregon 43, Montana State 9

We have a score guessing contest here at ScoopDuck (get your scores in if you haven’t), so my prediction is already available on the boards. I went with the Ducks winning this one 43-9. Unless the Ducks struggle on the offensive line, causing the offense to sputter, I just don’t see Montana State being able to hang with Oregon’s talent. Last year’s Idaho game was plagued by poor offensive line play and created a too close for comfort game. This year will be different as the offensive line is more ready to go, and with any type of lead, Montana State will struggle to stay in this one.

Corpatty: Oregon 35, Montana State 20

Yes, that’s closer than many might expect (although not coming from me) — but hear me out. Last season, Oregon opened against Idaho and looked out of sync while trying to mesh new pieces. I anticipate some of the same early struggles here.

Meanwhile, Montana State isn’t your typical FCS opponent. The Bobcats have been among the top two programs in the subdivision for years, going 15-0 last season before falling by a field goal in the national championship game. They’ll keep this one competitive for much of the day before Oregon pulls away late.

I don’t see the Ducks covering the 27.5-point spread. For context, Montana State beat Idaho by a combined 64 points across two games last year.

Jhop: Oregon 34, Montana State 14

I’m going a little conservative here with my prediction because of a couple of things. It’s the opener so things might start slow (er) for Oregon. I don’t think at any point this game will be in doubt but I also think Lanning will use it to his advantage. He will rotate a lot of guys into the game at multiple positions. The staff will use this film to evaluate players moving forward. As such, I don’t think Oregon wins by 40+ but instead uses the value of game film to get better moving forward.

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