Week 10 CFB Picks

This week brings us a great slate of ranked games. #2 FSU escaped on Thursday vs #25 Louisville, let's see if there are any upsets on Saturday.

#7 TCU (6-1) vs #20 West Virginia (6-2)- This is a ranked battle between two Big 12 teams that are looking to have a statement win with this game. Both of these teams have been surprises this season, not many expected them to be competing for a Big 12 title. This game has huge Big 12 title implications, putting the winner in a great position to win the conference. I like West Virginia winning this game in Morgantown. West Virginia 34 TCU 31

#3 Auburn (6-1) vs #4 Ole Miss (7-1)- Ole Miss just saw its undefeated season die in Death Valley at the hands of LSU. The offense was stagnant as they only put up 7 points in the loss. Auburn has been solid all season, their only loss has been to #1 Mississippi State. Their offense is centered around the running game which is 10th in the nation. Expect Auburn to dominate time of possession and beat Ole Miss at home. Auburn 27 Ole Miss 23

#17 Utah (6-1) vs #14 Arizona State (6-1)- This is a huge matchup in the PAC-12 that will go a long way in deciding the PAC-12 South. These two teams have high powered offenses that can score at will. Utah is coming off of a nail-biter vs USC, but they lost WR Dres Anderson for the rest of the season. Arizona State soundly beat Washington last week with a 24-10 win, with their offense clicking in the 4th quarter. Arizona State should take care of business at home. Arizona State 33 Utah 24

#12 Arizona (6-1) vs 22 UCLA (6-2)- UCLA has been one of the most disappointing teams this season. Many picked them to make the college football playoff, but UCLA has shown it is not worth a playoff spot. Arizona has been a surprise in the PAC-12. They beat Oregon in Autzen and would be undefeated if not for a missed 36 yard field goal vs USC. Freshman quarterback Anu Solomon has played great for Arizona this season, he has 20 touchdowns and only 4 interceptions. For UCLA to win this game, their defense has to step up and control the Arizona offense. I want to pick Arizona because they have been the better team this season, but something tells me UCLA will put together a good game at home. UCLA 40 Arizona 33

Stanford (5-3)- vs #5 Oregon (7-1)- Two years. Two heartbreaking losses. The last two years Oregon has had their season and national title hopes ruined by Stanford. Since this is a weaker Stanford team than recent years, it would make a third straight loss even more devastating. Stanford seems to always have the perfect game plan to shut down Marcus Mariota, Stanford is the only PAC-12 team that he has never beat in his collegiate career. A loss for Oregon would surely knock them out of the playoff race, something that Stanford would love to do in their disappointing season. With their offense firing at all cylinders in the last few games, I think Oregon should win this game in Autzen. If not, another loss to Stanford will make Oregon fans alike will want to burn any tree they see. Oregon 38 Stanford 28

Season: (5-5)