PAC-10 Picks

N. Arizona at Arizona St. (NL)

Time: 7 p.m.

Step one of the Pac-10 season: Begin yawning.

The pick: Arizona State 49, Northern Arizona 6

EWU at Oregon St. (NL)

Time: 7 p.m. TV: FSN

Step two: Continue yawning.

The pick: Oregon State 49, EWU 14

WSU at Auburn (-14.5)

Time: 4:45 p.m. Saturday TV: ESPN2

Battered defensive line versus powerful offensive line. Uh, yeah.

The pick: Auburn 41, WSU 24

Stanford at Oregon (-11.5)

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

Oregon wins the first conference game of the year.

The pick: Oregon 30, Stanford 17

San Jose St. at Washington (-19)

Time: 12:30 p.m. Saturday

So … someone has to win, right?

The pick: Washington 28, San Jose State 13

Cal at Tennessee (-1.5)

Time: 2:30 p.m. Saturday TV: ESPN

Now this one’s worth watching.

The pick: Cal 30, Tennessee 24

Utah at UCLA (-3.5)

Time: 4 p.m. Saturday TV: FSN

Very … scary … game.

The pick: Utah 38, UCLA 37

USC (-8) at Arkansas

Time: 5:45 p.m. Saturday TV: ESPN

Will USC score 70 again? No. Will it matter? No.

The pick: USC 34, Arkansas 17

BYU at Arizona (-6.5)

Time: 7:15 p.m. TV: TBS

Mike Stoops would be well-advised to start winning now.

The pick: Arizona 24, BYU 17

Last year: Straight up, 53-15; against the spread 24-37-1.