Vegas Pac 12 Predictions Week 13: USC-UCLA, Arizona-Utah, & More
Nov 15, 2014; Stanford, CA, USA; Utah Utes wide receiver Kenneth Scott (2) celebrates after catching the winning touchdown pass during overtime against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium. Utah won 20-17 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports
We’re two weeks away from the Pac-12 Championship, and the race is still wide open. Well, for one division it is.
Oregon has the Pac-12 North locked up, but there are still five teams that could win the Pac-12 South. Three of them have two losses, and with a bit of luck, one could be back in the College Football Playoff race if they keep winning.
As we get set to bring you our Vegas Pac 12 Predictions, here are the scenarios for each team to win the East: UCLA simply needs to win out, USC needs a win against UCLA and an Arizona State loss to Washington State or Arizona, Arizona has to beat Utah and Arizona State while UCLA beats USC and then loses to Stanford, Arizona State needs to win out and have either Stanford or USC beat UCLA, and Utah needs to win out, have UCLA beat USC and lose to Stanford, and have Arizona State lose to Washington State and Arizona.
And with all five teams in the race playing this weekend, and two games where they play each other, we will likely be down to at most three teams in the race by the end of this week. The Pac-12 has by far the best slate.
USC-UCLA is an epic crosstown rivalry game that finally matters this year because the winner could be the winner of the South, and UCLA might have a national championship to still play for.
Arizona could have one too, and they play Utah in another Pac-12 South elimination game. Arizona State should win against Washington State, but that could be an upset. Moving on, Oregon-Colorado may not raise any eyebrows, but Stanford-Cal certainly will. And so will Washington-Oregon State.
This is a deep conference trying to keep a spot in the College Football Playoff and possibly have up to three teams total in the New Year’s Six Bowl games while 10 teams might reach bowl eligibility.
This weekend will help determine the outcome of all of those games, so with a heavy level of excitement, here are our Vegas Pac 12 Predictions for Week 13 of the college football season.
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