With Thanksgiving this week, the college football schedule gets spread out a little more. Two of the five Pac-10 games this week will be played on Friday, including the marquee matchup of the week in Eugene, Oregon. Here is a look at the opening betting lines on those games, per Vegas.com:
↵Friday, 12:30 p.m.: UCLA at Arizona St (-13)
The Bruins need to win their final two games to qualify for a bowl game.
Friday, 4 p.m.: Arizona at Oregon (-19)
The top-ranked Ducks host the No. 21 Wildcats in the premiere conference matchup of the week.
Saturday, 12:30 p.m.: Washington at California (-7)
Cal needs to win for bowl eligibility, while Washington needs a win, plus another win against Washington State in their season finale to qualify for a bowl game. Essentially, that makes this almost a playoff game for bowl eligibility.
Saturday, 4:30 p.m.: Oregon State at Stanford (-14)
Oregon State has the toughest road to hoe, needing just one win for a bowl game, but they happen to face the No. 6 Cardinal and No. 1 Ducks in their final two games.
Saturday, 5 p.m.: Notre Dame at USC (-4)
The Trojans have beaten the Irish nine straight times, but may be without quarterback Matt Barkley, who sprained his ankle Saturday night in Corvallis against Oregon State.
For more local college football news and analysis, be sure to read the SB Nation blogs for USC (Conquest Chronicles) and UCLA (Bruins Nation).