2022 Oregon Ducks Futures Odds, Picks, and Preview: National Championship, Win Total, and Playoff Predictions

Top college football futures for Oregon. Odds, picks, team preview ahead of the 2022 season. SBR - trusted for more than 20 years.

Henry John

Last Updated: July 23, 2022 12:30 PM EDT • 4 minute read

New head coach Dan Lanning inherits a talented roster that enters the 2022 season as prohibitive favorites in the Pac-12 North Division. Can Oregon take the next step and become a factor at the national level in 2022? Check out Oregon’s futures odds, picks, and preview for the upcoming season.

When Oregon went on the road and defeated Ohio State in Week 2 of the 2021 college football season, the Ducks were instantly thrust into the spotlight as a possible championship contender. Oregon would go on to win nine of its first ten games. The only loss came at Stanford in an overtime game that saw the Ducks get completely hosed by the referees.

Oregon’s hopes of securing the school’s first trip to the College Football Playoff since 2014 were very much alive entering their penultimate regular-season game at Utah on Nov. 20. Those hopes died a gruesome death in Salt Lake City as they lost 38-7. The Ducks would again lose to Utah in lopsided fashion two weeks later in the Pac-12 Championship Game.

Following Mario Cristobal’s departure to the University of Miami, former Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning is now in charge up in Eugene. Oregon will have a new quarterback in 2022 and also must replace the presence of NFL draftee Kayvon Thibodeaux on defense.

Below, we preview the 2022 college football season for the Oregon Ducks with a look at their team's futures odds and top picks (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, and BetRivers).

Oregon’s 2022 Futures Odds

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Oregon 2022 Picks

To Win National Championship (+12000 via FanDuel)To Win Pac-12 Conference (+300 via FanDuel)Over 8.5 regular season wins (-127 via BetRivers)

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To Win National Championship (+12000)

The path for Oregon to reach the College Football Playoff and contend for a national championship remains quite simple despite the chaos of realignment around them.

For the Ducks, the issue is nothing worse than a one-loss conference season is likely to be acceptable when it comes to reaching the CFP. Lanning’s tenure as Oregon head coach certainly is set to start off with a bang in Week 1 when the Ducks face Georgia in Atlanta in what will undoubtedly be a pseudo-road environment. If Oregon manages to at least be competitive against the national champs, perhaps a single Pac-12 loss later on in the year won’t kill their playoff chances.

However, a big piece of the puzzle for Oregon this season will be the quarterback position. Auburn transfer Bo Nix and former five-star recruit Ty Thompson are locked in a battle for the starting job that could very well last right up to the team’s season-opener. On the bright side, virtually all of last year’s offensive line is back. The stability up front should help whoever wins the starting QB job as well as a new-look backfield.

Despite the loss of Thibodeaux, Oregon’s front seven on defense will once again be solid. Many people forget that the Ducks took down Ohio State last year despite Thibodeaux missing the contest due to injury.

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To Win the Pac-12 (+300)

At each of FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetRivers, Oregon is priced as the third choice to win the Pac-12 behind only USC and Utah. Given that both of those teams compete in the South Division, the Ducks are presumed to have a great chance of making it back to the conference title game.

Scheduling sets up extremely favorable for Oregon as far as their outlook in conference play this season. The Ducks host each of their three toughest opponents this season in UCLA, Washington, and Utah. Based on the preseason conference odds, Washington is the second choice to win the Pac-12 North Division. Thus, getting to play the Huskies in Eugene will be a major advantage.

While road trips to Pullman, WA, and Corvalis, OR will not be easy, everything is clearly in front of the Ducks as far as reaching the conference championship game. At that point, the question simply becomes whether or not Oregon will have the horses to defeat a South Division representative that will likely be favored on a neutral field.

Over 8.5 Regular Season Wins (-127)

The betting market is clearly leaning towards Oregon going Over 8.5 total wins this season. Even with a Week 1 loss looking quite likely, Lanning has a great chance to be successful in his first season in charge of the program.

The fact that Oregon will be at home when they face BYU, UCLA, and Utah leads one to believe that the Ducks will at least win one of those games. Given the perceived gap between Oregon and the rest of their Pac-12 North Division cohorts, most of the conference schedule should prove fruitful.

While the Ducks were not immune to roster turnover this offseason, the benefit of returning talent on both the offensive and defensive fronts cannot be understated. Even if the QB play falls short of spectacular, the key will be for Oregon’s signal-caller to not cost the team games.

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Oregon 2022 odds, picks, and preview made on 7/22/2022 at 1:49 p.m. ET

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Henry John

Henry’s passion for sports dates all the way back to childhood and has ultimately led to a full-fledged career as an analyst and content creator. After getting his start penning fantasy football articles, he forrayed into the betting side of the business in early 2019. His love for sports and statistics proved to be an ideal match with the dedicated research and strategy that handicapping requires. Henry currently specializes in betting analysis and picks for college football, college basketball, and NASCAR. He counts NFL, WNBA, and NBA player props as additional leagues/markets of interest. Henry graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 2021 with a Communication Studies degree and a Psychology minor. A native of the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York, he and his pup, Harold, have since relocated to Laramie, Wyoming. Thanks to his professional goals within the sports betting industry, there has been a whole lot of steam on the odds for a move to Las Vegas in 2023! Most of Henry’s free time is spent on outdoor adventures, playing chess, snowboarding, or reading a good book. He is also a competitive powerlifter and aspires to qualify for the USAPL Nationals meet within the next 2-3 years.