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Oregon football vs. Maryland picks, odds: What national media are saying
Video: Oregon football’s Dan Lanning talks matchup vs Maryland
Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning talks about the No. 1 Ducks’ upcoming home matchup against the Maryland Terrapins.
The No. 1 Oregon football team will once again be a heavy favorite heading into a matchup against an unranked foe, with this week’s game at Autzen Stadium against Maryland.
The Terrapins (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten) will be looking for their second conference win of the season in Big Ten play while the Ducks (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) look to remain unbeaten.
Saturday’s 4 p.m. game will air on Big Ten Network.
At BetMGM, as of Thursday, the Ducks are a 24.5-point favorite. Oregon is -3,000 on the money line while Maryland is +1,300. The over/under (point total) is set at 57.5.
The matchup predictor provided by ESPN Analytics has Oregon with a 93% chance to beat Maryland.
Projection: Ducks win by 23.6 points
“I do think this Mike Locksley-led offense, with him calling the shots, I think this is a total backdoor situation. Oregon is playing a bit close to the vest, they don’t want to get more guys hurt, we saw the Tez Johnson injury last week and the good news is he will be back. I think they just want a very business-like approach.”
Pick: Maryland covers -25 spread (at time of recording)
“In the first half against teams not named Ohio State, Oregon does a phenomenal job of putting teams away … the first half spreads have been absolute moneymakers for the Oregon Ducks.”
Pick: Oregon covers -13.5 first-half spread (at time of recording)
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @AlecDietz.
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Maryland schools made nation-leading strides in their recovery from students’ learning loss in the pandemic, data show.
Maryland schools made nation-leading strides in their recovery from students’ learning loss in the pandemic, according to new data.
They ranked third in the nation in their students’ reading recovery rates, and were fifth in math recovery, according to the 2025 Education Scorecard from Harvard and Stanford Universities and Dartmouth College.
D.C. led the U.S. in math and reading recovery.
The data was presented at the Maryland State Board of Education meeting Thursday.
Trish Brennan-Gac, executive director of literacy nonprofit Maryland READS, said the state board is correct to celebrate gains in reading, but proficiency is “nowhere near where we need to be.”
“It is not that we are No. 3-ranked in reading proficiency,” she told WTOP. “It’s a rate of change, and we are making a faster rate of change,” than most school districts nationally.
Brennan-Gac was at the meeting to ask that the state board consider ways to reduce the use of technology in classroom instruction and support a return to print and textbooks in schools.
“This is no longer a fringe concern. It is a growing movement, and it’s not about social media and phones,” she told the board.
Brennan-Gac said the board and Maryland schools superintendent Carey Wright can take a “visible meaningful leadership role.”
“You can develop transition guidance and funding pathways for districts that are ready to move now, and send a clear signal to the field that Maryland prioritizes developmentally appropriate instruction aligned to brain research that shows how books, not tech-based platforms, are effective in wiring kids’ brains for reading,” she said.
The Maryland State Department of Education has issued guidance to school districts on the use of cellphones in schools, and this year issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence. In both instances, the state has made clear that it leaves implementation of policies to individual school districts.
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