Jacob Thorpe’s Week 11 Pac-12 picks
PULLMAN – After this, we will only have two more weeks of regular season Pac-12 picks and yours truly is still exactly .500 for the year.
But hey, at least I’m better at predicting games than my news analyst counterparts are at predicting elections.
Utah and Arizona State kick the week off on Thursday. These picks, like the games themselves, are for entertainment purposes.
No. 15 Utah at Arizona State
Utah by six: The Utes had a bye week to stew after their loss to Washington, and will be motivated for the South Division stretch run.
The pick: Utah, 34-14
Stanford at Oregon
Stanford by 3.5: This is going to be one of those games where the announced attendance and actual attendance are wildly different.
The pick: Oregon, 31-24
USC at No. 4 Washington
UW by 8.5: I can definitely see the Trojans winning, but ultimately I think UW’s offense proves to be the difference-maker.
The pick: UW, 42-35
Oregon State at UCLA
UCLA by 12: Oregon State’s run of fairly close losses continues.
The pick: UCLA, 28-21
No. 16 Colorado at Arizona
CU by 16: The Buffaloes get one last tune-up before the two biggest games of their Pac-12 tenure.
The pick: CU, 42-17
California at No. 23 Washington State
WSU by 15: The pick: Will be in Friday’s paper.
Jacob’s record
Last week: 5-0 straight up, 1-4 against the spread
Overall: 55-16 straight up, 30-30-3 against the spread