How to watch James Madison at Oregon: time, channel, odds, injuries, weather

Oregon wide receiver Malik Benson hauls in a touchdown reception as the Oregon Ducks take on the Washington Huskies on Nov. 29, 2025, at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington.
Oregon wide receiver Malik Benson hauls in a touchdown reception as the Oregon Ducks take on the Washington Huskies on Nov. 29, 2025, at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon, College Football Playoff first round from Autzen Stadium, Saturday December 20 4:30 p.m. PT, televised on TNT, truTV and HBO Max.

Odds: Oregon -21. Over/under has dropped from 51.5 at open to 45.5. Moneyline is Oregon -1800, James Madison +1000.

Injuries: Twenty-four hours before kickoff, Duck wide receiver Evan Stewart was downgraded from questionable to doubtful. Wide receivers Gary Bryant Jr. and Dakorien Moore are still listed as questionable, and Moore posted on social media that he is "back" and apparently planning to suit up.

Weather: After a week of heavy rains that threatened flooding in the Willamette Valley, the hourly forecast at AccuWeather now calls for 46 degrees at kickoff with partly cloudy skies and a 36 percent chance of rain, winds 5 mph from the SSW. Temperature drops to 39 by the fourth quarter with precipitation chance at 25 percent.

Dante Moore leads a Duck offense bent on redemption

Storylines and key stats: James Madison features a one-two backfield punch of dual threat quarterback Alonza Barnett III and 5-7, 190 running back Wayne Knight, who gained 1,263 yards this season on 190 carries, 6.6 yards per carry. Barnett passed for 25 touchdowns and ran for 14.

Defensively, the Dukes held opponents to 2.48 yards a carry on the ground while racking up 86 tackles for loss and 39 sacks this season, but their schedule ranked 123rd in the FBS without a single opponent in the Top 50.

Oregon completed an 11-1 season in their second year in the Big Ten, losing to No. 1 Indiana at home 30-20 on October 11 before finishing the season with a six-game winning streak. The Ducks are vying to win their first-ever home playoff game after an embarrassing loss a year ago to No. 8 and eventual national champion Ohio State in the Rose Bowl last January, a game they trailed 34-0 before losing 41-21.

Duck quarterback Dante Moore is gaining attention as the possible No. 1 pick in the NFL draft after some clutch play and big throws in the second half of the season.

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