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Time to find out if ATQ is mostly wrong or mostly right!
Make your prediction for who will win this week’s PAC-12 contest and who will cover. At the end of the year we’ll tally the total and find out if we know what the Hell we’re talking about.
Two weeks ago, when you were last asked for your Cristobal predictions, the Stanford upset of Oregon really messed with ATQ hivemind, resulting in a measly 42 percent accuracy rate with your PAC-12 winner predictions. However, we still managed to stay above water with our 52 percent accuracy rate covering the spread.
This week’s resident genius award goes to...
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Stanford 31, Oregon 28
The O-line gets off to a sluggish start, McKee delivers a couple of strikes to Higgins, and Stanford leads by 10ish at halftime. The Ducks settle down in the second half, but playing from behind forces them into passing and allows Stanford to hide their run defense weakness. A sack/fumble ends the last possession. Brown goes 18/33 for 215 yards and 2 TDs.
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CALIFORNIA @ No. 9 OREGON
TIME/CHANNEL: Friday, 7:30 PM, ESPN
SEASON RECORD: CAL (1-4, 0-2) / UO (4-1, 1-1)
HISTORICAL RECORD: Last season the Ducks missed a golden opportunity to tie the overall series against Cal at 41 apiece, instead the Golden Bears enter this Friday with a 42-40-2 lead all-time against Oregon.
MM’s MUSINGS: On paper, the Ducks have the talent to make this game a blowout. However, Oregon has kept it close against most of their opponents, even when they are heavy favorites at home like against Arizona and Fresno State.
The Golden Bears are in serious trouble as their offense has quickly grown stale this season under Bill Musgrave and their defense is no longer talented enough to compensate. Still, Garbers may be able to lead enough long drives to pull off another upset like they did last season against the Ducks.
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65%
Oregon (-13.5)
(122 votes) -
34%
California (+13.5)
(64 votes)
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ARIZONA @ COLORADO
TIME/CHANNEL: Saturday, 12:30 PM, PAC-12 NETWORK
SEASON RECORD: UA (0-5, 0-2) / CU (1-4, 0-2)
HISTORICAL RECORD: The series began in 1931 with a Colorado victory in Tucson, then the Buffs added 11 consecutive wins until 1986 when the Wildcats beat them for the first time. Since then, Arizona has clawed their way toward an 8-15 record against Colorado.
MM’s MUSINGS: The Battle of the Beatens. Both of these teams have looked like garbage this season, but someone has to win. Arizona has lost 17 in a row, however, their last victory was in 2019 against Colorado. Colorado hasn’t scored more than 14 points against an FBS opponent this season. Both of these teams are hungry for a W, which should make for some entertaining, sloppy football.
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51%
Arizona (+6)
(58 votes) -
48%
Colorado (-6)
(54 votes)
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STANFORD @ WASHINGTON STATE
TIME/CHANNEL: Saturday, 4:30 PM, ESPNU
SEASON RECORD: STAN (3-3, 2-2) / WSU (3-3, 2-2)
HISTORICAL RECORD: Stanford leads the series 40-29-1 against Wazzu, and the Cardinal will enter Pullman with a 4-game win-streak against the Cougs.
MM’s MUSINGS: All of Stanford’s momentum from the Oregon win flew out the window with ASU’s beatdown of the Cardinal, while Wazzu is trending upward in the PAC-12 North. Both teams are entering the contest with the same record and the winner can leap frog off the other towards bowl eligibility and a darkhorse run towards the conference championship game.
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60%
Stanford
(81 votes) -
39%
Washington State
(52 votes)
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54%
Stanford (-1.5)
(64 votes) -
45%
Washington State (+1.5)
(54 votes)
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UCLA @ wASHINGTON
TIME/CHANNEL: Saturday, 5:30 PM, FOX
SEASON RECORD: UCLA (4-2, 2-1) / Uw (2-3, 1-1)
HISTORICAL RECORD: The Bruins are 39-33-2 against the dirty dawgs, though washington has won the previous two matchups.
MM’s MUSINGS: They hype train for UCLA has been moving at a snail’s pace as of late due to lackluster performances against the Arizona schools. Meanwhile, washington is walking the line between a catastrophic season and a mediocre one. Let’s hope the Bruins can push them towards the former.
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84%
UCLA (+1.5)
(101 votes) -
15%
washington (-1.5)
(18 votes)
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No. 18 ARIZONA STATE @ UTAH
TIME/CHANNEL: Saturday, 7:00 PM, ESPN
SEASON RECORD: ASU (5-1, 3-0) / UU (3-2, 2-0)
HISTORICAL RECORD: Arizona State is 22-9 versus Utah.
MM’s MUSINGS: Anyone who knows PAC-12 football knows that these two teams HATE each other! Meaning this game is likely to be a real barn-burner as the PAC-12 South could go to the winner of this one. Is ASU for real? Is Utah for real bad? Let’s find out with a little PAC-12 after dark chaos!
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Arizona State (-1)
(56 votes) -
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Utah (+1)
(56 votes)
Comment below with your prediction for this week’s Oregon-California game for your chance to win the coveted RESIDENT GENIUS award.
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- Who you think will win.
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