The ninth-ranked Oregon Ducks (9-2, 7-1 Pac-12) meet the 21st-ranked Oregon State Beavers (8-3, 5-3 Pac-12) on Saturday for the first time as ranked peers since 2012.

Oregon will have a chance to make it to a fourth consecutive Pac-12 Championship Game with a win. The Ducks rebounded from a 37-34 home loss to Washington with a hard-fought 20-17 win over Utah last weekend that checked all the boxes. Bo Nix was on the field after a week of questions about his health and the Duck defense provided one of its best performances of the year.

But here come the Beavers, giving up just 14.5 points per game in their last six. Five of those games have been wins. And it’s probably no coincidence that stretch began with the mid-season quarterback change. Oregon State made the move from Chance Nolan to Ben Gulbranson after a 42-16 loss to Utah, and Gulbranson has provided coach Jonathan Smith with an effective game manager ever since. The Beavers have been able to run the ball and play strong defense in their recent wins.

Oregon State won the last meeting in Corvallis. But the Ducks have won four of the last five and 12 of the last 14 meetings overall.

Here’s everything you need to know for the latest chapter in the rivalry.

TV info and kickoff time

Kickoff time: 12:30 p.m. PT

TV network: ABC; fans can also watch the game live on WatchESPN with a cable or satellite provider login

Location: Reser Stadium, Corvallis

Betting odds

Line: Oregon -2.5

Total: 57.5

Money line: Oregon -128, Oregon State +106

Via FanDuel

Expert predictions

ESPN’s FPI gives the Ducks a 57.1% chance of beating the Beavers.

Bill Connelly’s SP+ is calling for a 31-27 Oregon win, writing this on the game:

Oregon State has exceeded projections in five straight games. Can the Beavers move to 9-3 and spoil Oregon’s Pac-12 title plans at the same time? Can the Ducks summon another reserve of energy after two straight exhausting games?

DuckTerritory’s Matt Prehm picked the Ducks to win 34-21:

I think Oregon’s defensive line will control the line of scrimmage, force Oregon State to rely on their passing game more than they’d like, and that will lead to some opportunities for the defensive backs to make some big plays on the ball. Turning tipped passes into interceptions could be the difference in Oregon getting the stops they’ll need.

BeaverBlitz’s Carter Bahns picked the Ducks to win as well, 27-24:

… there’s one that stands out in the Ducks’ favor. Even in the presence of an injured Bo Nix, it’s unlikely that Oregon State will affect the quarterback enough to render him fully ineffective. The Ducks are the best team in the country at preventing sacks, and the Beavers don’t create many of them. That could be the difference in a game that may very well come down to the final possession, and one that’s likely to be lower-scoring than most of the games we’ve watched between the green and yellow and the orange and black.