Week 4 Pac-10 Predictions

Week 4 Pac-10 Predictions
(Last week Truebluebruin 5-4, 4-4-1 against the spread. Blueandgold 5-4, 5-3-1 against the spread)
(Overall Truebluebruin 19-8, 9-12-2 against the spread. Blueandgold 21-6, 10-10-3 against the spread)

Cal (-7) @ Oregon
(Truebluebruin) This is the battle for who many will consider to be the top candidate to finally dethrone USC from its pac-10 throne. Both of these team feature dangerous running games. Cal probably has the better defense, and Oregon has a major home field advantage. The difference? The Cal passing attack has been strong with a surprisingly set of good performances from Riley, while Oregon is one of only 4 schools in the nation to yet have a passing touchdown. The game should be close for a half, but Oregon can’t keep up with Cal’s multidimensional offense
Cal 42 Oregon 31
(Blueandgold) Many think Cal squeaked out a win against an above average Minnesota team last week and Oregon came up big with a win over Utah. So does that level the playing field? Oregon and Cal were both set to duke it out to dethrown the ‘SC reign so this is a big game for both teams. Personally I’m still a Cal fan and think they can pull off the tough win on the road.
Cal: 32 Oregon: 24

Arizona State @ Georgia (-13)
(Truebluebruin) This is a rough game for Arizona State. Sure they are undefeated, but that game against two patsies at home. Georgia is not the world beaters of the SEC but this is still a much stiffer test for Arizona State, worse yet on the road. Expect the ASU offense to stall against the stiffest defense they’ve seen yet.
Georgia 24 ASU 10
(Blueandgold) This is a big non conference game for ASU, heading into SEC territory to play a good Georgia team. ASU really hasn’t played anyone challenging yet in the season and now they are on the road. Georgia is not the same team as the past, but still a top 20 team and should win this one.
Georgia: 34 ASU:17

Arizona (-2.5) @ Oregon State
(Truebluebruin) This is a game that could easily go either way. Both teams are 2-1 and suffered difficult losses last week. Both teams feature strong running games, but OSU is at home, and features the stronger run defense. Therefore, I gotta go with the beavers
OSU 28 Arizona 21
(Blueandgold) I’m a little surprised that Arizona is the favorite on this road game. Yes OSU had some tough times in the last 3 weeks, but I think they are better than Arizona, even if the Wildcats are 3-0. I think OSU wants to make a statement in their Pac 10 opener at home and will come out with the W.
OSU: 24 Arizona: 17

Washington @ Stanford (-9)
(Truebluebruin) I think it’s silly that Washington is ranked in the AP poll for beating SC. Washington is a good team, yes, but Stanford won’t be overlooking them the way USC did. This is also Washington’s first road game, so they need to prove themselves on the road. It’s not uncommon to suffer an emotional letdown game after a huge victory (hello, USC?) and Stanford is a very solid team. I think Washington is capable of winning this game, but wont
Stanford 31 Washington 17
(Blueandgold) Washington has the media eating out the palm of their hands. Yes, not to take anything away from a great Husky win, but seriously is this a top 25 team in the nation? No, plain and simple. Also they have no experience on the road this year, playing their first 3 games at home. Stanford wants to maintain momentum in the Pac 10 and I think they pull out a win here.
Stanford: 21 Washington: 17

Washington State @ USC (-43)
(Truebluebruin)Can Washington State overthrow Stanford for biggest upset in college history (Stanford defeating USC as a 42 point underdog)? The answer is no, Washington State is bad….VERY BAD. But 43 point underdog bad? It’s possible that USC decides to take out all of their aggression on the cougs, but USC doesn’t have THAT explosive of an offense. They’ll get to take out some frustration, just not 43 points worth.
USC 41 WSU 10
(Blueandgold) Ok USC lost, and now in a free fall according to the media. I don’t really buy that yet, so only time will tell if this is a great team that failed or an actual mediocre USC team. Washington is always tough on the road and Sarkisian had the weapons and brains to outsmart Petey. But no way Wazzu pulls off an upset in the Coliseum against a USC team looking to rebound and make a statement, although a 43 point spread is kind of ridiculous.
USC: 30 Wazzu: 10