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Pac-10 Picks

Oregon at No. 5 Wisconsin (-8.5)

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Now which school is in bed with a shoe company?

The pick: Oregon 23, Wisconsin 21

No. 4 Miami (-1.5) at No. 15 Washington

Time: 12:30 p.m.

TV: ABC

Heisman time at UW. For Santana Moss not Marques Tuiasosopo

The pick: Miami 36, Washington 14

Colorado at USC (-8)

Time: 5 p.m.

TV: ABC

Tommy Trojan is riding high on his horse once again.

The pick: USC 28, Colorado 19

Utah (-1.5) at Cal

Time: 3:15 p.m.

Battle of the borings.

The pick: Utah 14, Cal 12

Fresno State at No. 16 UCLA (-14)

Time: 4:15

The Bruins get a breather before Michigan invades.

The pick: UCLA 45, Fresno State 17

Oregon State (-9.5) at New Mexico

Time: 5 p.m.

“If we play like this in the Pac-10, we’re not going to win very many games,” Erickson said after the 21-19 white-knuckler over EWU. Who’s he kidding? If he plays like that again, he will lose the rest of his games. The thing is, Erickson’s team won’t play like that again.

The pick: OSU 28, New Mexico 14

San Jose State at Stanford (-17.5)

Time: 2 p.m.

The last two times the Cardinal have been to the Rose Bowl, it has lost to San Jose during the regular season. Neither will happen this year.

The pick: Stanford 35, San Jose 24

No. 18 Ohio State (-5.5) at Arizona

Time: 7:15 p.m.

TV: Fox Sports Net

Both teams’ defense had more touchdowns (2) than their starting QBs (0) in openers.

The pick: Arizona 24, Ohio State 19

Last week: 4-3; against the spread 3-4.