Pac-10 picks

Washington St. (-1.5) at Arizona St.

Time: 6 p.m. Saturday

The Cougars aren’t nearly as bad as they showed last week. The pick: WSU 24, Arizona State 17

Stanford at Washington (-19)

Time: 12:30 p.m. Saturday

Stanford is exactly as bad as it has shown every week. The pick: Washington 34, Stanford 3

California (-13.5) at Arizona

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

Arizona plays everyone tough, but barring a big Cal letdown this shouldn’t be an upset. The pick: Cal 27, Arizona 14

Oregon State (-2) at UCLA

Time: 3:15 p.m. Saturday

No Ben Olson, no chance for the Bruins. Again. The pick: Oregon State 24, UCLA 10

Oregon at USC (-8)

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

Tempting to pick an upset, but this is where home field wins out. The pick: USC 38, Oregon 28

Last week: Straight up, 4-1; against the spread, 2-3. On the year: Straight up, 49-10; against the spread, 29-25-1.