Earlier this week ESPN released their Football Power Index (FPI) and Oregon State clocked in as the 53rd team in ESPN’s FPI. According to the projections they see the Beavers winning an average of 4.8 games and losing 7.2 games in 2017. I rounded Oregon State’s record up to 5-7 (instead of 4.8-7.2) for convenience, but interestingly enough the Beavers are favored in just four games.
Let’s take a look at each of Oregon State’s games with their win percentage:
Sat, Aug 26 @ Colorado State 46.1% - ESPN thinks the Beavers will be road underdogs to start the season.