Pac-10 This Week

As six Pac-10 teams play meaningless games out of conference, Washington State gets another excellent opportunity to distance itself from the field… . For all the talk about UCLA’s dramatic turnaround, the Bruins figure to wake up Sunday having lost even more ground to WSU.

Saturday’s games

San Diego State at Arizona (-10)

Referee Mills Lane gives Wildcats mandatory standing-eight count. The pick: Wildcats 20, Aztecs 13

Cal (-7-1/2) at Louisiana Tech

Bobby Shaw could catch a BB with a fishing net. But so could Tech’s Troy Edwards, who leads the nation with 9.5 catches per game.

The pick: Bears 38, Bulldogs 37

San Jose St. at Oregon St. (-18)

No, really, you take the tickets this week.

The pick: Beavers 31, Spartans 13

Notre Dame (-1) at No. 19 Stanford

TV: ABC, 12:30 p.m.

Irish hammering out new TV deal with The History Channel.

The pick: Irish 21, Cardinal 20

Houston at No. 22 UCLA (-25)

Skip Hicks passes Reggie Miller on Bruins’ all-time scoring list. The pick: Bruins 66, Cougars 2

UNLV at USC (-27)

During routine traffic stop, John Robinson’s blood-arrogance level measured at .87 percent, well above the legal limit for a 1-2 coach. The pick: Trojans 35, Runnin’ Rebels 3

No. 25 Arizona State at No. 10 Washington (-15)

TV: Fox Sports Net, 3:30 p.m.

Some thought Huskies went soft against Nebraska. You mean other teams don’t break the huddle with, “Charmin, on three!”?

The pick: Huskies 24, Sun Devils 17

No. 15 Washington State (-7) at Oregon

Russian hard-liners declare Cougars’ five-receiver formation to be a flagrant violation of SALT II treaty.

The pick: Cougars 58, Ducks 27

Last week: 3-2; Season to date: 18-10

League Overall

W L PF PA W L Washington St. 2 0 65 55 4 0 Stanford 2 0 85 73 3 1 Arizona St. 1 0 13 10 3 1 Oregon 1 1 65 67 3 1 UCLA 1 1 74 64 2 2 Southern Cal. 1 1 48 45 1 2 Washington 0 0 0 0 2 1 California 0 1 17 27 2 1 Oregon St. 0 2 34 40 1 2 Arizona 0 2 36 56 1 3

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