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SEC Football Rankings: CFN 2021 Pre-Spring

The pre-spring version of the CFN 2021 rankings with a first look at all the SEC teams.

The pre-spring version of the CFN 2021 rankings with a first look at all the SEC teams.

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2021 SEC Rankings: Pre-Spring

SEC East

1. Georgia Bulldogs

Why To Be Happy: There’s a nice group of players returning to set the foundation for what should be a stronger year. Start with JT Daniels settling the quarterback situation, continue with RB James Cook and OT Jamaree Salyer to go along with all the high-end receivers and defensive talents returning, and most the players are there to get to the College Football Playoff.

What To Work On: The offense has to be better in the bigger games. The defense was strong all season and will be again, but the O wasn’t consistent enough, especially against Alabama, Florida, and at least on the ground, against Cincinnati.

Bottom Line: Win the SEC East, Georgia. Considering all of the big replacements being made at Alabama, there’s no reason to shoot for anything less than a conference championship.
– 2021 Georgia Schedule Analysis, Best & Worst Case Scenarios

2. Florida Gators

Why To Be Happy: The Gators might be losing a ton of the key 2020 parts, but several very, very nice prospects are coming in to ease the pain. Clemson RB Demarkcus Bowman was a huge recruit, as were Auburn DT Daquan Newkirk and LSU TE Arik Gilbert. Emory Jones adds more mobility to the quarterback position, and enough starters return on defense to be okay. However …

What To Work On: No, really, Kyle Pitts was Heisman-caliber good numbers-wise. Yes, part of the reason the Gators flopped against Oklahoma was the lack of the star receiver talent, and now TE Kyle Pitts and WRs Kadarius Toney and Trevon Grimes are gone.

Bottom Line: The Gators are going to reload in a hurry and could be even more dangerous if the receivers rise up right away. However, going into spring football they look like they might be a step or two behind Georgia.
– 2021 Florida Schedule Analysis, Best & Worst Case Scenarios

3. Missouri Tigers

Why To Be Happy: There were losses in the transfer portal, but the Tigers got plenty of wins. They might have lost star LB Nick Bolton to the NFL, but they picked up a very, very good safety-sized playmaker in Blaze Allredge from Rice. Plug him into the lineup, and with the return of tackles Kobie Whiteside and Markell Utsey for their senior-plus seasons, and now …

What To Work On: The defense has to be a whole lot stronger than it was at the end of the season. Solid at times, it couldn’t handle the bigger boys on the slate and then it all melted down over the last three games.

Bottom Line: RB Larry Rountree is gone, but almost everyone else is back on O, almost everyone is back on D, and head coach Eliah Drinkwitz had a year to get things in place. Mizzou is about to make a jump.
– 2021 Missouri Schedule Analysis, Best & Worst Case Scenarios

4. Kentucky Wildcats

Why To Be Happy: QB Terry Wilson might be transferring out, but the offense might be more dynamic with either Joey Gatewood or Beau Allen under center. With leading receiver Josh Ali coming back the passing game should be solid, and …

What To Work On: Kentucky loses enough good players to matter. P Max Duffy, LB Jamin Davis and CB Kelvin Joseph are just a few who’ll be missed, the O and D lines need a slew of replacements, and …

Bottom Line: Kentucky will still be Kentucky. It’ll have its style on both sides that will work just enough to be a bother. There will be just enough missing to be a contender, but no one will grind harder or better.
– 2021 Kentucky Schedule Analysis, Best & Worst Case Scenarios

5. Tennessee Volunteers

Why To Be Happy: Not everyone entered the transfer portal. The Vols were able to bring in Virginia Tech’s talented QB Hendon Hooker and … uhhhhh … Hooker is good. Getting Cade Mays back for the offensive line is terrific, and the defensive front returns enough veterans to be a potential plus.

What To Work On: The offense has got to start moving the ball better. It was a disaster on third downs and everything fell flat except against the weak and the sad. Also, the defense has got to start coming up with third down stops.

Bottom Line: Okay … so almost everyone is apparently entering the transfer portal, but that should change and possibly reverse now that things have settled a bit after hiring Josh Heupel. If nothing else, the offense is about to be a whole lot more fun. No matter what you think about the hire, Tennessee has a direction.
– 2021 Tennessee Schedule Analysis, Best & Worst Case Scenarios

6. South Carolina Gamecocks

Why To Be Happy: The program is going to get time to grow and get the young parts working, starting with RB Kevin Harris and – most likely – QB Luke Doty behind an O line that might not be all that bad. The new coaching staff has been active on the transfer portal with a whole slew of reinforcements coming in.

What To Work On: Find a passing game right away. Harris is going to be options 1, 2 and 3, but being more dangerous down the field is a must for an offense that sputtered and coughed throughout the second half of the season. The offense needs a higher-octane identity.

Bottom Line: You wanted Will Muschamp gone. Done, now the rebuild begins under Shane Beamer. There’s going to be a “no one believes in us” factor with the Gamecocks for 2021 – the pressure is off. The starting 22 should be okay with a little more help.
– 2021 South Carolina Schedule Analysis, Best & Worst Case Scenarios

7. Vanderbilt Commodores

Why To Be Happy: Yeah, a slew of Commodores are in the transfer portal, but most of the key ones didn’t play big roles in 2020 after being a bigger part of the 2019 team. Vandy went young, suffered through the problems, and now returns experienced in a few areas to hope for a quick improvement.

What To Work On: Scoring. The Commodores scored 21 points or fewer in eight of their nine games and 17 or fewer in seven of those. Go back to 2019 and the program has scores 17 or fewer in 13 of their last 17 games.

Bottom Line: New head coach Clark Lea has a massive task ahead of him with a total overhaul of a program that went 2-18 against FBS teams over the last two seasons.
– 2021 Vanderbilt Schedule Analysis, Best & Worst Case Scenarios

– 2021 Pre-Spring SEC West

2021 SEC West Rankings: Pre-Spring 8-14

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Pac-12 Football Rankings: CFN 2021 Pre-Spring

The pre-spring version of the CFN 2021 rankings with a first look at all the Pac-12 teams.

The pre-spring version of the CFN 2021 rankings with a first look at all the Pac-12 teams.

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2021 Pac-12 Rankings: North Pre-Spring

Pac-12 North

1. Oregon Ducks

Why To Be Happy: The team was supposed to need a year of seasoning, and it got it – and still won the Pac-12 title. Both Tyler Shough and Anthony Brown are back at quarterback, RB CJ Verdell and WR Jaylon Redd are returning, and the defense is loaded with DE Kayvon Thibodeaux and LB Noah Sewell leading the way.

What To Work On: The talent is there, the pieces are in place, and everything is set up to be amazing. Now the team has to play like it, and that means it has to lift the turnovers, generate a better pass rush, and be more consistent.

Bottom Line: It’s strange to win the Pac-12 Championship and be a disappointment, but that’s exactly what Oregon was. Years of recruiting upped the talent level, Mario Cristobal is locked into place, and everything is there to not just win another title, but to go to the CFP.

2. Washington Huskies

Why To Be Happy: Just about everyone is back on offense. WR Ty Jones is leaving for Fresno State, and a few quarterback options are done, but the attack is loaded with veterans. With the return of LB Ryan Bowman for another year, none defensive starters are projected to be back, too.

What To Work On: Can the Huskies generate more of a pass rush? They were able to get to the quarterback enough to be a bother, but they didn’t come up with a whole slew of tackles for loss. The veterans are there to do more, and …

Bottom Line: Jimmy Lake has a fantastic team returning after a solid first run – even if it was just four games. As long as Dylan Morris or Colorado State transfer Patrick O’Brien can shine at quarterback, the Dawgs have everything in place to win the North.

3. Stanford Cardinal

Why To Be Happy: After a fun and sneaky-good season, enough talent returns on offense to be okay. The quarterback situation has to be settled, and the O line needs to come up with a few replacements, but it’ll be fine. Most of the starters are back on the defensive back seven, DE Thomas Booker is back at one end, and there’s enough in place to make a push for the North.

What To Work On: The quarterback play has to be strong from the start. The defense has to get into the backfield more and the run D has to be a whole lot better, but it comes down to the QBs with Jack West and Tanner McKee battling it out to replace Davis Mills.

Bottom Line: David Shaw has another good team that will be even more competitive than the 2020 version as long as there aren’t any major injuries on the lines. However, there’s just enough missing to be a step behind Oregon and Washington.

4. Cal Golden Bears

Why To Be Happy: QB Chase Garbers is back for yet another year, the offensive line should be almost all back – depending on the configuration – and with Wisconsin RB Bradrick Shaw coming in, the skill spots should be a plus. Just enough experience is back on defense – helped by the return of LB Kuony Deng and S Elijah Hicks – to be even better.

What To Work On: The offensive line has to be a whole lot stronger. It allowed way too many plays in the backfield and the running game didn’t work for the Pac-12’s worst overall offense. There has to be more explosion.

Bottom Line: There aren’t a slew of major stars, but with Garbers returning along with the best skill parts yet in the Justin Wilcox era, there’s a chance to a big boost after a rough and disjointed year.

5. Oregon State Beavers

Why To Be Happy: If the Beavers can get the quarterback play right, there’s a whole lot to like about the offense. The line should be good, the receiving corps will be solid, and the defense is full of veterans even without CB Nahshon Wright and OLB Hamilcar Rashed.

What To Work On: The pass rush has to be better. The quarterback play will be front and center with the hope that Tristan Gebbia can be stronger, but the Beavers have to get into the backfield on a more consistent basis.

Bottom Line: There are just enough key parts gone to be a problem, and losing RB Jermar Jefferson is an issue, but head coach Jonathan Smith is putting together a solid program that should keep improving.

6. Washington State Cougars

Why To Be Happy: Did Nick Rolovich get his quarterback? Jarrett Guarantano is a veteran coming in from Tennessee with the skills to potentially take over right away in an already decent situation. With OTs Abraham Lucas and Liam Ryan returning for another year, Wazzu has a solid pair of bookends to work around.

What To Work On: The pass defense has to be a whole lot better. It was a small sample size, but the Cougars were last in the Pac-12 against the pass and didn’t come up with nearly enough third down stops.

Bottom Line: Throw in the return of RB Max Borghi and WR Renard Bell, and there are plenty of skill parts to make the O go. In a strong North, though, the defensive improvements this offseason are everything.

– 2021 Pre-Spring Pac-12 South

2021 Pac- 12 South Rankings: Pre-Spring 7-12

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Coaches Poll College Football Rankings: Pac-12 All-Time Greatest Programs

What are the top college football programs of all-time going by the Coaches Poll? Here are the top Pac-12 teams according to a CFN formula.

What are the top college football programs of all-time going by the USA Today Coaches Poll and UPI rankings? Here are the top Pac-12 programs according to a CFN formula using all the USA Today Coaches and UPI final polls.

Coaches Poll College Football Rankings
All-Time Coaches Poll Rankings | AP All-Time Rankings
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | M-West | Pac-12 | SEC
1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s

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Which current Pac-12 college football programs are the greatest of all-time according to the UPI and USA Today Coaches final polls?

Using a ranking system taking all the AP final college football polls and assigning 25 points to the national champion, 24 for the final No. 2 team, 23 for the No. 3 team on down.

USC is easily the top Pac-12 program of all-time according to the rankings, UCLA is on an island at second, and then it’s a showdown among the next several programs.

This year, though, Oregon rolled up into the top five after ranking seventh last season, and Utah – despite its short time in the conference – was able to move up to No. 9.

One note on this – this is made up of current Pac-12 programs and factoring in their histories. Obviously many of these programs weren’t in the Pac-12 – and there wasn’t a Pac-12 – starting in 1950.

Note, again, this is based on the CFN formula. This isn’t any official ranking coming from USA TODAY or the Coaches Poll.

Coaches Poll: All-Time Pac-12 Final Rankings

1 USC 736

2 UCLA 475

3 Washington 328

4 Colorado 268

5 Oregon 266

6 Stanford 252

7 Arizona State 251

8 Washington State 127

9 Utah 120

10 Oregon State 118

11 California 109

12 Arizona 91

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Pac-12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 15

Pac-12 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 15 of the season.

Pac-12 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 15 of the season.

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Results So Far
SU: 15-9, ATS: 13-11, Point Total: 15-9
– Bet on Pac-12 football at BetMGM

Friday, December 11

Arizona State at Arizona

7:00 ESPN
Line: Arizona State -11, o/u: 56.5

– CFN Experts Picks: College

Saturday, December 12

Utah at Colorado

12:00 FOX
Line: Colorado -2, o/u: 53

USC at UCLA

7:30 ABC
Line: USC -3, o/u: 62

Cal at Washington State

10:30 FS1
Line: Cal -2, o/u: 53

– CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Stanford at Oregon State

10:30 ESPNU
Line: Stanford -3, o/u: 53

Washington at Oregon

Canceled

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Arizona State vs Arizona Prediction, Game Preview

Arizona State Sun Devils vs Arizona Wildcats prediction and game preview.

Arizona State vs Arizona prediction and game preview.

Arizona State vs Arizona Broadcast

Date: Friday, December 11
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Network: ESPN

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– All of the CFN Fearless Predictions

Arizona State (0-2) vs Arizona (0-4) Game Preview

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Why Arizona State Will Win

There’s a difference between being winless, and being winless like Arizona State is.

The offense has been fine, the defense has been fine, the team has been fine. It couldn’t close in the opener in a miraculous comeback win by USC, and last week it couldn’t put away UCLA in a fun game that came down to the wire.

It’s only a two-game sample size, but the pass rush is among the nation’s best, there’s good production from the backs, and QB Jayden Daniels has been okay. The Arizona run defense is getting ripped to shreds, the offensive line is getting crushed, there’s been just two sacks so far in the four games.

This hasn’t been a great ASU team, but it’s deserving of a wee bit better of a fate.

– Week 15 College Schedule

Why Arizona Will Win

The running game showed up last week against Colorado.

Gary Brightwell rumbled for 117 yards, Michael Wiley ripped off a huge run on his way to 122 yards, and all of a sudden, the offense started to show more pop.

The offense can move the ball, and it’s not making a ton of big mistakes, but it’s not scoring when it has its chances. If it can just convert everything in the red zone and finally finish off some of these drives – there were two missed opportunities against the Buffaloes and three empty trips in the last two games – it’ll have a shot.

– CFN Experts Picks: College

What’s Going To Happen

Arizona State will win on the lines, that that should be enough to get by in a fun, spirited fight with a good performance from Arizona.

Neither team takes the ball away enough to matter, and neither offense can seem to get anything consistently going to control the tempo. Arizona State has a killer pass rush, and Arizona doesn’t. The Sun Devils will make a few of the plays the Wildcats can’t and won’t.

– CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Arizona State vs Arizona Prediction, Line

Arizona State 30, Arizona 17
Bet on Arizona State vs Arizona with BetMGM
Arizona State -11.5, o/u: 56.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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1: A Holly Dolly Christmas

CFN 1-127 Rankings | Bowl & CFP Projections

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Pac-12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 14

Pac-12 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 14 of the season.

Pac-12 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 14 of the season.

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Results So Far
SU: 12-6, ATS: 10-8, Point Total: 11-7

– Bet on Pac-12 football at BetMGM

Saturday, December 5

Stanford at Washington

4:00 FOX
Line: Washington -11.5, o/u: 51

Oregon at Cal

7:00 ESPN
Line: Oregon -10, o/u: 57.5

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Colorado at Arizona

7:00 FS1
Line: Colorado -7, o/u: 59

Oregon State at Utah

10:30 ESPN
Line: Utah -11.5, o/u: 51.5

UCLA at Arizona State

10:30 FS1
Line: Arizona State -3, o/u: 54.5

Sunday, December 6

Washington State at USC

7:30 FS1
Line: USC -13, o/u: 67

– Bet on Pac-12 football at BetMGM

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Colorado vs Arizona Prediction, Game Preview

Colorado Buffaloes vs Arizona Wildcats prediction and game preview

Colorado vs Arizona prediction and game preview.

Colorado vs Arizona Broadcast

Date: Saturday, December 5
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Network: FS1

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– All of the CFN Fearless Predictions

Colorado (3-0) vs Arizona (0-3) Game Preview

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Why Colorado Will Win

How is this all working? How are the Buffaloes able to get to 3-0 in a rebuilding year under a new coaching staff?

The team is keeping the ball for FOREVER. The offense has had it for over 35 minutes a game, it’s not turning the ball over enough to matter, and both sides of the ball are great on third downs.

Jarek Broussard has been one of the nation’s best running backs for a three-game stretch with 432 yards and three scores, QB Sam Noyer hasn’t been bad, and new head coach Karl Dorrell’s defense has been great when it has had to be.

On the flip side, Arizona can’t move the chains, there isn’t enough of a running game, and there’s no pass rush whatsoever.

– Week 14 College Schedule

Why Arizona Will Win

The Wildcats were able to hit on enough big plays to stay alive in a good loss to USC, and there have been just enough decent moments from the offense to think the switch could soon be flipped on.

RB Gary Brightwell is a good pounder, and he and the ground game will have to do even more to try taking over games. Colorado’s run defense has been a rock over the last two games, but the Wildcats have to keep hammering away because …

– CFN Experts Picks: College

What’s Going To Happen

Arizona QB Grant Gunnell is trying to get past a shoulder injury. The Arizona offense sputtered too much over the last few weeks – the line isn’t doing anything in pass protection – and there isn’t any pass rush to take advantage of a still-emerging line.

Sort of the forgotten unbeaten team in the Pac-12 – the USC game didn’t happen, and the win over San Diego State doesn’t get any respect – but Colorado will keep on winning. Arizona just doesn’t have the production from the lines to pull this off.

– CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Colorado vs Arizona Prediction, Line

Colorado 30, Arizona 17
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Colorado -7, o/u: 57.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5

Must See Rating: 2.5

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1: Hillbilly Elegy

CFN 1-127 Rankings | Bowl & CFP Projections

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Pac-12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 13

Pac-12 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 13 of the season.

Pac-12 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 13 of the season.

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Results So Far
SU: 9-4, ATS: 7-6, Point Total: 8-5

– Bet on Pac-12 football at BetMGM

Friday, November 27

Stanford at Cal

4:00 FOX
Line: Cal -1.5, o/u: 51

Oregon at Oregon State

7:30 ESPN
Line: Oregon -14, o/u: 64

– CFN Experts Picks: College

Saturday, November 28

Colorado at USC

3:30 ABC
Line: USC -11.5, o/u: 64

– CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Utah at Washington

7:30 ABC
Line: Washington -7, o/u: 49

Arizona at UCLA

8:00 FOX
Line: UCLA -10.5, o/u: 69

Washington at Washington State

Canceled

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UCLA vs Arizona Prediction, Game Preview

UCLA Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats prediction and game preview.

UCLA vs Arizona prediction and game preview.

UCLA vs Arizona Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 28
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Network: FOX

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– All of the CFN Fearless Predictions

UCLA (1-2) vs Arizona (0-2) Game Preview

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Why Arizona Will Win

Arizona might not have a win, and it’s not quite as explosive and as productive as everyone might like, but it went up against two of the three best teams in the Pac-12 – USC and Washington, with Oregon being the third – and it more than held its own.

The passing game has been efficient, and the defense has held up relatively well considering this was supposed to be a total overhaul year and it had to deal with the Trojan passing game and the Husky power attack.

And now the Wildcats might catch a break against a UCLA team that didn’t have starting QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson last week against Oregon, and now might be missing him along with several other players going through the contact tracing protocols.

– CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Why UCLA Will Win

Yeah, all things considered, Arizona hasn’t been all that bad. Most teams in the league would be 0-2 against USC and UW. However, the Wildcat offensive line isn’t playing all that well, there isn’t enough of a running game to worry about, and the O isn’t moving the chains well enough to maintain any sort of consistent control.

Despite missing DTR and a several other parts, the Bruins pushes Oregon hard in a. 38-35 loss with the running game taking over.

The offensive system is finally starting to work, mostly because the offensive line is finally stronger than it has been in a several years. Arizona won’t be dealing with the power ground game like the Washington offensive front brought last week – this will be more up-tempo speed. That, and …

– CFN Experts Picks: College

What’s Going To Happen

A terrific pass rush should be enough to overcome the other UCLA issues and personnel concerns.

The Bruins might only be 1-2, but the lines are playing well enough, the offense will be more explosive, and despite all the problems just getting this going, they’ll be 2-0 at home this season.

UCLA vs Arizona Prediction, Line

UCLA 38, Arizona 30
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UCLA -10.5, o/u: 69
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2.5

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1: Thanksgiving turkey

CFN Rankings 1-127 | CFN Bowl Projections
20 Most Important College Football Thoughts Ever

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Pac-12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 12

Pac-12 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.

Pac-12 college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.

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Results So Far
SU: 5-4, ATS: 5-4, Point Total: 6-3

– Bet on Pac-12 football at BetMGM

Arizona at Colorado

Canceled

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