College Football: Week 6 Pac-10 Football Pick 'Em

Here are my Week 6 Pac-10 picks. I am 8-2 straight-up and 5-5 against the spread so far.

This week brings us five Pac-10 matchups and the conference championship race is sure to start taking shape now.

Last week, Oregon stormed back from a 21-3 deficit and beat Stanford, 52-31. Oregon will be looking to not let up this week against Washington State, and Stanford has to put the loss behind it and focus on USC.

Enough said, time for some picks.

UCLA @ California

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AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 25: Quarterback Kevin Prince #4 of the UCLA Bruins at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 25, 2010 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Cal had last week off and a long time to think about their one-point loss to Arizona. While being inconsistent this year is a problem, Cal is at home and looking to get back to .500 in the Pac-10.

UCLA has seemed to really turn itself around and the win at Austin still has people talking. While they struggled a bit with Washington State last week, UCLA still has the potential to beat anyone in the Pac-10.

While UCLA has been impressive, I think Cal takes advantage of the week off and wins. I am also willing to give the seven points and still take Cal.

Oregon State @ Arizona

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TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 25: Quarterback Nick Foles #8 of the Arizona Wildcats throws a pass during the college football game against the California Golden Bears at Arizona Stadium on September 25, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona. The Wildcats defeated the Golde

Oregon State heads on the road for a big matchup against Arizona. This will be a big game as far as the conference race is concerned.

Oregon State will try to lean on the run and rely on the smart decision making of Ryan Katz. On the other hand, Arizona will look for Nick Foles to air out the ball and lead the offense.

If you're picking straight up take Arizona, but I will take the 8.5 points and Oregon State.

Oregon @ Washington State

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EUGENE, OR - OCTOBER 2: Running back LaMichael James #21 of the Oregon Ducks celebrates as he scores a touchdown in the second quarter of the game against the Stanford Cardinal at Autzen Stadium on October 2, 2010 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/

This one may be the easiest of the Pac-10 games to pick. Oregon is coming off a huge win at home against Stanford and some people could be tempted to put them on upset alert. Not this team, not this  year.

Oregon takes its No. 1 ranked offense to Washington State and will keep on rolling. Between the running ability of LaMichael James and Kenjon Barner and the throwing skills of Darron Thomas, the Cougars will not be able to stop this offense.

Take Oregon and give the 34.5 points.

USC @ Stanford

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EUGENE, OR - OCTOBER 2: Quarterback Andrew Luck #12 of the Stanford Cardinal is pressured by defensive end Kenny Rowe #58 of the Oregon Ducks in the third quarter of the game at Autzen Stadium on October 2, 2010 in Eugene, Oregon. Oregon won the game 52-3

Remember this game last year? Stanford headed down to the L.A. Coliseum and laid the wood to USC. The Cardinal were up 27 points and even went for a two-point conversion.

While the idea that USC is out for revenge is true, they just don't have the depth to stay up with Stanford. Andrew Luck will be able to air it out and have a huge day.

Take Stanford and give the eight points.

Arizona State @ Washington

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MADISON, WI - SEPTEMBER 18: Steven Threet #14 of the Arizona State Sun Devils looks for a receiver against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on September 18, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin defeated Arizona State 20-19. (Photo by Jonath

After a huge win on the road, Washington heads home to take on Arizona State. Expect to see a ton of points in this game as both offenses have the ability to air it out.

The only thing to watch out for is an emotional letdown for Washington, which is coming off a win against USC and may cause the Huskies to have a slow start.

It will be close, but take Washington and give the 1.5 points.

Recap

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EUGENE, OR - OCTOBER 2: Cornerback Cliff Harris #13 of the Oregon Ducks runs back a kick off in the first quarter of the game against the Stanford Cardinal at Autzen Stadium on October 2, 2010 in Eugene, Oregon. Oregon won the game 52-31. (Photo by Steve

Straight Up Picks

• California
• Arizona
• Oregon
• Stanford
• Washington

Spread Picks

• Cal -7
• Oregon State +8.5
• Oregon -34.5
• Stanford -8
• Washington -1.5