By Ken Goe
The Las Vegas oddsmakers and the smart money usually have things pegged pretty well, so they must not be too impressed with the way Oregon blew out Arizona State Saturday in Sun Devil Stadium. The Ducks dominated and appeared to have offensive rhythm and cohesion with Jeremiah Masoli at quarterback. Defensively, they made ASU quarterback Rudy Carpenter's life miserable. But maybe ASU is just that bad. The Ducks have played two ranked teams, and they lost both games -- at home to Boise State and badly to USC in the L.A. Coliseum. This doesn't look like a great California team. The Bears are unsettled on offense, particularly at quarterback, where Beaverton High's Kevin Riley seems to have moved ahead of Nate Longshore. But in the betting line carried in this morning's Oregonian, Cal was a three-point favorite.
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