Pac-10 This Week

It’s a brutal week for the Pac-10, with member teams playing road games against Miami, North Carolina, Texas and Nevada. Point spreads (in parenthesis) are for entertainment purposes only.

Saturday’s game

Arizona (-29) at UAB

No joke: Arizona was ranked 15th in nation by Sports Illustrated in its preview issue. Joke: Dick Tomey reminds Wildcats that “there is no i in overrated.”

The pick: Wildcats 28, Blazers 10

Arizona State at No. 13 Miami (-10)

TV: CBS, 3 p.m.

Sun Devils make a statement: “We’re not as good as last year.”

The pick: Hurricanes 20, Sun Devils 9

Oregon (-4) at Nevada

Don’t be misled by Oregon’s 16-9 home victory vs. Error-zona.

The pick: Wolf Pack 28, Ducks 27

No. 17 Stanford at No. 7 N. Carolina (-13)

Both teams play superb defense. Carolina has the better running game and is tough at home. Most importantly, Joe Wolf was a better pro than Todd Lichti.

The pick: Tar Heels 24, Cardinal 13

UCLA at No. 11 Texas (no line)

TV: ABC, 12:30 p.m.

A testy Bob Toledo ponders lucrative offer to appear in “bitter-beer-face” ads.

The pick: Longhorns 25, Bruins 21

San Diego St. at No. 3 Washington (-22)

TV: TCI Cable channel 20, 12:30 p.m.

Huskies for real. Aztecs for rent. The pick: Huskies 52, Aztecs 24 WSU at USC (-6 1/2) TV: Fox Sports Net, 3:30 WSU can win this game. WSU can win this game. WSU can win this game.

The pick: Trojans 27, Cougars 21

Last week: 5-2; Year to date: 7-2

League Overall

W L PF PA W L Washington St. 1 0 37 34 1 0 Oregon 1 0 16 9 1 0 Stanford 0 0 0 0 1 0 California 0 0 0 0 1 0 Oregon St. 0 0 0 0 1 0 Arizona St. 0 0 0 0 1 0 Washington 0 0 0 0 1 0 Southern Cal 0 0 0 0 0 1 Arizona 0 1 9 16 0 1 UCLA 0 1 34 37 0 2

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