There’s perfection on the scoreboard and perfection within the sportsbook. The Pac-12 has a number of groups that match each classes.
5 have undefeated data: Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Washington and Washington State.
Three are excellent towards the purpose unfold: The Beavers, Trojans and Huskies have lined the quantity in every of their three video games. (Throughout the Energy 5, solely 11 groups are 3-0 towards the unfold to this point, in keeping with BetMGM.)
Welcome to Week 4, and the beginning of convention play.
Level spreads and totals taken from vegasinsider.com
Tendencies taken from oddsshark.com and Phil Steele’s Faculty Soccer 2022
UCLA at Colorado
Line: UCLA -21 (whole: 57.5)
Remark: The Bruins survived a more durable take a look at from South Alabama than they're prone to obtain from floundering Colorado, which has scored 30 factors over three video games and simply issued a public assertion of assist for coach Karl Dorrell. That stated, CU is 6-3 towards the unfold in its final 9 video games towards UCLA and has gained the previous three conferences in Boulder. This may be a mammoth upset.
Oregon at Washington State
Line: Oregon -6.5 (whole: 54)
Remark: An Oregon offense that has scored 111 factors in its previous two video games faces a WSU protection ranked No. 19 nationally in scoring (12.7 factors per recreation). The Cougars have lined the unfold in 10 of their final 12 towards the Geese — and in 4 of the previous 5 matchups in Pullman. Final yr, the groups have been deadlocked at halftime, however Oregon pulled away for a 38-24 win.
Arizona at Cal
Line: Cal -3 (whole: 48.5)
Remark: Is that this the week Arizona breaks its 11-game shedding streak in convention highway video games? (Final win: Oct. 5, 2019, at Colorado.) The Bears sometimes play shut, low-scoring video games — the Underneath has been the correct name in six of their final eight convention matchups. Cal has lined the unfold in 5 consecutive house video games towards Arizona, however the Wildcats have gained six in a row outright within the sequence, together with the 10-3 affair final season wherein the Bears have been lacking gamers as a consequence of COVID protocols.
USC at Oregon State
Line: USC -6.5 (whole: 68)
Remark: Maybe the highest matchup of Week 4. The whole is big — the largest of the week within the convention, by far — however nonetheless seems to be a bit low to us. USC is averaging 50.7 factors per recreation, whereas the Beavers are shut behind at 45.7 ppg. That stated, the Underneath has lined in 5 of the previous six matchups in Corvallis. OSU gained final yr 45-27 within the Coliseum and rushed for 322 yards within the course of.
Stanford at Washington
Line: Washington -12.5 (whole: 61.5)
Remark: The Huskies are coming off an emotional victory over Michigan State and might be susceptible to a letdown. In the meantime, Stanford was idle in Week Three and can have spent two weeks making ready for UW. The Cardinal has lined the unfold in 4 of the previous 5 matchups and gained outright in ’17, ’19 and ’20 when the Huskies have been ranked (as they're this week). Every of UW’s three house video games this season has gone Over the full.
Utah at ASU
Line: Utah -15 (whole: 52)
Remark: The Solar Devils parted methods with Herm Edwards on Sunday and named operating backs coach Shaun Aguano because the interim boss. Utah has misplaced simply thrice previously 52 weeks: at Oregon State in the midst of final season, to Ohio State within the Rose Bowl and to Florida within the 2022 opener. The Utes have lined the unfold in six of the previous eight towards ASU and have been final seen scoring 28 unanswered factors within the showdown final season.
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