Pac-12 Football Week 7 Picks, Score Predictions

Friday night, 25th-ranked Stanford plays the Cougs of Wazzu. Stanford (3-2, 1-1) is trying to save their season and conference champ hopes after loosing a close game to Notre Dame in wet and cold South Bend. Washington St. has a hot hand QB in Connor Halliday, who threw for an NCAA-record 734 yards in Washington State's loss to California on Saturday, but Stanford hasn't dropped consecutive games since 2009.

Stanford 41, Washington. St. 32

The top game this week in the Pac-12 pits Oregon vs. UCLA in the Rose Bowl. Both teams are coming off home losses with Oregon a 3.5-point favorite. The key to this game is consistent QB and OL play. This game could be a sloppy one with bad executions on third downs and poor defense, like we've seen so far this season. I'm going with the home team on this one, as Mariota can't help save the Ducks late in the fourth quarter.

UCLA 28, Oregon 21

This could be the most exciting game this week in the Pac-12. Washington has a potent running attack with Lavon Coleman and Dwayne Washington, and Cal can easily drop 50 points thanks to talented young QB, Jared Goff. Both teams can win this game, but I see a young Cal defense struggle against Washington's young weapons, especially dual-threat QB Cyler Miles. If Miles gets the pass game going, it could be a long day for Cal.

UW 45, Cal 29

Arizona is 5-0 for the first time since 1998. The WIldcats have been a great surprise this season but USC has won eight-straight games in Tucson. If USC can slow Arizona QB Anu Soloman and get a big day out of Cody Kessler, USC just might shock the WIldcats back into reality. USC's defense has been solid so far this season, but haven't played an offense quite like Arizona's, so the key matchup is USC pass defense vs. UA.

USC 41, Arizona 38