Pac-10 This Week

Stanford dominated Notre Dame in every phase of the game, sort of the way Larry Holmes won every round from Muhammad Ali. We’ll be more impressed if the Cardinal can beat Arizona for the first time since 1990. As always, point spreads (in parenthesis) are provided for entertainment purposes only.

Saturday’s games

No. 16 Stanford (-3-1/2) at Arizona

TV: 7:15, Fox Sports Net Stanford recruits invited to “Coffee With Chelsea.”

The pick: Cardinal 17, Wildcats 13

No. 10 Washington (-16) at Cal

Beleaguered UW kicking game hits new low with American football’s first own-goal.

The pick: Huskies 48, Bears 13

No. 19 UCLA (-11-1/2) at Oregon

TV: 3:30, FX

Oregon linebacker Peter Sirmon not guilty of dirty play, according to jury foreman Andrew Golota.

The pick: Bruins 31, Ducks 28

USC at Arizona State (-2-1/2)

TV: 12:30, ABC

Team flight delayed when USC egos won’t fit in overhead bins.

The pick: Trojans 17, Sun Devils 14

Utah State at Oregon State (NL)

Safe bet: Beavers’ schedule-maker not named Mark E. Matchupp.

The pick: Beavers 24, Aggies 23

Bonus local pick

(WSU has bye)

Sacramento State at EWU

Eagles coach Mike Kramer leading Division I-AA in total quotes from scrimmage.

The pick: Eagles 42, Hornets 17

Last week: 6-2; Season to date: 24-12

League Overall

W L PF PA W L Washington St. 3 0 89 68 5 0 Stanford 2 0 85 73 4 1 Washington 1 0 26 14 3 1 Arizona St. 1 1 27 36 3 2 UCLA 1 1 74 64 3 2 Southern Cal 1 1 48 45 2 2 Oregon 1 2 78 91 3 2 California 0 1 17 27 2 2 Oregon St. 0 2 34 40 2 2 Arizona 0 2 36 56 2 3

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