Today's Pac-10 schedule is highlighted a battle in Palo Alto of the second and third-place teams in the conference, trying to battle for a possible BCS bid. The Arizona Wildcats, ranked 15h in the latest BCS standings, travel north to face the 13th-ranked Stanford Cardinal. Here are my picks for today's Pac-10 games (lines courtesy of Bodog):
↵12:30 p.m.: Oregon (-37) over Washington (ABC)
Normally I would advocate taking the points, as 37 is simply a ridiculous number. But the Ducks are a force of nature. They might be able to be stopped, but it won't be by Washington, not today.
↵1 p.m.: California (-14½) over Washington State (Fox Sports)
Cal is winless on the road this season (0-4), but the Cougars are winless in conference play (0-6), allowing 39.8 points per game. Put your money on Cal to pick up its first road win of the season today.
↵4 p.m.: Oregon State (-5) over UCLA (Versus)
↵UCLA hung tough with Arizona last week, but they're offense is out of sorts right now. Look for the Beavers to win by more than a touchdown at The Rose Bowl.
↵5 p.m.: Arizona (+8) over Stanford (ABC)
↵This is the premiere matchup of the day, with the winner getting an inside track to possible BCS bid. Arizona's defense is too good, and they should hang close enough to Stanford to stay within the eight points, if not win outright.
↵7:30 p.m.: USC (-6) over Arizona State (Prime TIcket)
↵Look for the Trojans to bounce back after last week's track meet loss to Oregon.