USC vs Arizona State
This is the biggest game in the Pac-10 this
week. Arizona State will try to pull off the upset at home. For them to
win, QB Rudy Carpenter must have a good game with few turnovers and RBs
Dmitri Nance and Keegan Herring must be solid on the ground. USC is
still considered the marquee team in the conference and are favored to
win this game. With QB John David Booty back at the helm, the Trojans
have been much better on offense. The running game has helped out as
well. This game should be high-scoring with plenty of points on the
scoreboard. Give the edge to the Trojans as they have the better
players and more experience in big games than the Sun Devils.
USC 31 Arizona State 23
Oregon vs UCLA
Oregon defeated the Bruins last year 30-20 on the road. They will be
without QB Dennis Dixon who is out for the year with a knee injury.
Brady Leaf will start for the Ducks. The Ducks are coming off a big
loss to Arizona last Thursday night. The Bruins are on a three-game
losing streak and Karl Dorrell's job is on the line once again. The
Ducks spread offense is tough to stop even without Dixon at the
controls. The edge goes to the Ducks as they have a much more powerful
offense and have a defense that can contain the weak UCLA offense.
Oregon 37 UCLA 20
Washington State vs Washington
QB Jake Locker will start for the Huskies in this rivalry game. The
Huskies are coming off a big win over California at home last week
while the Cougars got walloped by the Oregon State Beavers at home.
Anything can happen in rivalry games, but the Huskies should pull out a
win with Locker and RB Louis Rankin leading the way.
Washington 42 Washington State 33
Notre Dame vs Stanford
Stanford will be trying to stop a three-game losing streak while the
Fighting Irish are coming off a win over Duke. Stanford has the edge
because they are at home but Notre Dame has already beaten one Pac-10
team when they beat UCLA earlier this year. Although the Fighting Irish
has a lot of problems, they are coming off a win and gained some
momentum last week. The edge goes to the team that is playing much better and that team is Notre Dame.
Notre Dame 20 Stanford 17
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