The Pac-12 race is heating up — as is the ongoing competition among the Star's intrepid prognosticators.
Only one game separates first place from third as Brett Fera, Michael Lev and Justin Spears battle one another — and the point spread.
Just five league games are on the docket this week as UCLA and Washington State are on bye. The best matchup of the week, No. 10 Utah at No. 19 Oregon State, kicks off Friday night.
See below for our straight-up winners, picks against the spread and season records.
For more on this week’s predictions — including a breakdown of the Arizona-Washington game — check out The Wildcast Podcast. It’s available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 29
Matchup: No. 10 Utah (+3) at No. 19 Oregon State
Time/TV: 6 p.m., FS1
Fera’s prediction: Oregon State to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Oregon State to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: Oregon State to win and cover
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
Matchup: No. 8 USC (-21.5) at Colorado
Time/TV: 9 a.m., FOX/11
Fera’s prediction: USC to win, Colorado to cover
Lev’s prediction: USC to win, Colorado to cover
Spears’ prediction: USC to win, Colorado to cover
Matchup: Arizona State (+13) at Cal
Time/TV: 12 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Fera’s prediction: ASU to win outright
Lev’s prediction: Cal to win, ASU to cover
Spears’ prediction: ASU to win outright
Oregon running back Bucky Irving (0) high-steps against Colorado during the second half of their game, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eugene, Ore. Oregon won 42-6.
Matchup: No. 9 Oregon (-27.5) at Stanford
Time/TV: 3:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Fera’s prediction: Oregon to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Oregon to win, Stanford to cover
Spears’ prediction: Oregon to win and cover
Matchup: No. 7 Washington (-18.5) at Arizona
Time/TV: 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Fera’s prediction: Washington to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Washington to win, Arizona to cover
Spears’ prediction: Washington to win, Arizona to cover
LAST WEEK
Fera: 6-0 straight up, 3-3 against the spread
Lev: 6-0 SU, 4-2 ATS
Spears: 5-1 SU, 2-4 ATS
SEASON TO DATE
Fera: 25-3 SU, 14-14 ATS
Lev: 24-4 SU, 14-14 ATS
Spears: 22-6 SU, 15-13 ATS
Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch held his final news conference of the week on Thursday as the Wildcats prepare to host seventh-ranked Washington on Saturday. Vide by Justin Spears / Arizona Daily Star
