No. 7 Oregon will host No. 15 USC this weekend in an effort to maintain its top-10 ranking. On paper, the Ducks are a better side on both sides of the ball. Moreover, both the losses for Lincoln Riley’s 8-2 team have come on the road. While the Ducks sit comfortably at 9-1, a loss could derail their momentum to the playoffs, as per a former odds maker.

“In my estimation, the winner of this game controls their destiny to get to the playoffs,” CBS Sports’ Todd Furhman said in a November 21 episode of The Next Round. “And realistically, if Oregon were to lose this game at home against USC, finish the regular season 10-2, there’s not enough meat on the bone for that particular resume for me to believe that they should even be included in the discussion, unless there’s complete chaos.

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