Matchups

By Glenn Kasses, staff writer

USC (-24.5) at Washington State

Time: 4 p.m. TV: ABC

No. 1 and too hot to handle, even if the temperature does dip into the 30s.

The pick: USC 42, WSU 15

Stanford at UCLA (-5)

Time: 12:30 p.m. TV: FSN

Maurice Drew and the Bruins’ ground game knock over a few trees along the way.

The pick: UCLA 37, Stanford 30

Oregon State (-7) at Arizona

Time: 4 p.m.

The Beavers enjoy things while they can — it’s USC on deck.

The pick: Oregon State 26, Arizona 13

Washington at Oregon (-20)

Time: 4 p.m. TV: FSN

We’re going to have to go to the thesaurus for new ways to say, “UW is bad.”

The pick: Oregon 48, Washington 3

Arizona State at Cal (-15.5)

Time: 7 p.m. TV: TBS

There are two titans in the Pac-10 this year, and Arizona State isn’t one of them.

The pick: Cal 42, Arizona State 24