Pac-10 Picks

Oregon St. at Boise State (-7.5)

Time: 7 p.m. TV: ESPN

Mike Riley quintupled his two-point conversion playbook this week.

The pick: Boise State 24, Oregon St. 17

Colorado at Washington St. (-3)

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

Buffs’ stout run D means Swogger must come to the rescue — again.

The pick: WSU 20, Colorado 16

Arizona St. at Northwestern (-1.5)

Time: 9 a.m. TV: ESPN2

Worth waking up early for some passing fireworks.

The pick: Northwestern 42, Arizona State 38

UCLA (-1.5) at Illinois

Time: 9 a.m. TV: ABC

Luckily for UCLA, Illinois can’t run the ball. Or do anything else.

The pick: UCLA 31, Illinois 21

New Mexico State at Cal (-33.5)

Time: 3:30 p.m.

More spread than a Nutella commercial.

The pick: Cal 55, New Mexico State 10

Indiana at Oregon (-20.5)

Time: 3:30 p.m.

Gerry DiNardo was the coach at LSU; now he’s at Indiana Downgrade.

The pick: Oregon 30, Indiana 7

Colorado State at USC (-24.5)

Time: 5 p.m. TV: ABC

Rams defense, meet Reggie Bush. Now get used to the back of his jersey.

The pick: USC 27, Colorado State 10

Utah (-12.5) at Arizona

Time: 7 p.m.

Arizona struggled to beat up on a I-AA team. Utah is really good. You do the math.

The pick: Utah 48, Arizona 13

BYU at Stanford (-3.5)

Time: 7 p.m.

After playing San Jose St., Stanford finds out what a real college team plays like.

The pick: BYU 17, Stanford 14

Last week: Straight up, 7-1; against the spread, 3-4.