College Basketball: Pacific-12 Conference

Colorado and Boise State meet in thelast of the First Four games on Wednesday night, and we have you covered withour top Colorado vs. Boise State prediction based on the best March Madness odds. Colorado(24-10, 13-7 Pac-12) had an eight-game winning streak snapped with a 75-68 lossto Oregon in the Pac-12 Tournament championship. The Buffaloes are…

Oregon is one win away from the last Pac-12 basketball tournament championship and an improbable berth in the NCAA Tournament. Jackson Shelstad (21 points) and Jermaine Couisnard (20) combined for 30 points in the second half as the No. 4 seed Ducks upset top-seeded Arizona 67-59 in a Pac-12 tournament semifinal Friday evening at T-Mobile Arena in…

It's been a difficult season for the Arizona State Sun Devils after making the NCAA Tournament as an 11th seed last year. Arizona State finished ninth in conference play (8-12) and 14-17 overall. The good news for the Sun Devils is they'll get a clean slate with the conference tournament set to get underway. The bad news is they'll be without their…

The Pac-12 as we know it is disappearing, but while the future is unknown, one last tournament is taking place with the conference's classic programs. The Stanford Cardinal earned the No. 1 seed in the 2024 Pac-12 Women's Tournament after becoming regular-season champions for the 28th time in program history. Stanford's Cameron Brink was named the…

In its final year of existence, will the Pac-12 really only send two teams into the NCAA men's tournament? It's looking to be a dud of a season when it comes to sending teams to the tournament for the conference. It is projected to send Arizona and Washington State into the bracket in the latest USA TODAY Sports Bracketology prediction, which would…

Arizona and Washington face off in a battle of two Pac-12 foes. Here is a full preview of the game as well as our expert Arizona vs. Washington picks for Feb. 24: The Arizona Wildcats are one of the best teams in the Pac-12 with a 20-6 record, although they did lose to Washington State in their last game. They are 11-4 in conference play, a much…

There is little question about which team is the top national title contender with South Carolina dispatching another challenger in routine fashion. However, it has been a tougher journey for teams sitting in the No. 2 spot in the national rankings. Iowa's loss means that a new team is at No. 2 in the Associated Press poll with Ohio State moving on…

With Selection Sunday a mere five weeks away, the Hotline is prepared to offer an early forecast. March 2024 is beginning to look a lot like March 2010 for the Pac-12. That was a ghastly month: Just two teams received invitations to the NCAA Tournament. Washington claimed the automatic bid after winning the conference tournament and was awarded a…

Good morning Coug fans. We've survived the dog days of January and enter February, which sees hope at the end of this 29-day tunnel before March arrives, and that means madness is near. Will our WSU men's basketball team revel in the madness come March? Who knows! But for the first time since Klay Thompson got busted for pot, there's definitely a…

HOUSTON -- Ahead of Washington's final game as a Pac-12 school, receiver Rome Odunze said he hopes Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship game can help change what he believes is a false perception about the quality of college football in the conference and on the West Coast. "I think the Pac-12 has been slept on for the entire…

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Head coach Deion Sanders came to Boulder a year ago with high expectations and he delivered instant hope to a moribund Colorado football program. "All you want is the opportunity to win, to compete, to dominate, to be amongst the elite, to be amongst the best," Sanders said during his introductory press conference on Dec. 4, 2022. "And darn it, I'm…

Howie Kussoy, aka the Pigskin Profit, makes a pick for the Washington Huskies and Oregon Ducks game on Friday night. The key Pac-12 title battle will be televised on ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern. He also makes a pick on another Friday night college football battle, New Mexico State vs. Liberty: The Ducks have been the best team in the country since losing…

LAS VEGAS - A 108-year-old football conference took its last breath here Friday, surrounded by 65000 spectators dressed in either purple or neon green, with millions more watching with appreciation from afar. On its last day on Earth, Pac-12 football enjoyed arguably the finest night of its life. It was tense. It was thrilling. And it was a…

LAS VEGAS -- In the final Pac-12 football game before the conference realignment wrecking ball comes, Washington put the finishing touches on one of the best conference seasons in history. In beating No. 5 Oregon 34-31, the third-ranked Huskies became the first Pac-12 team to reach 13-0 before bowl season, punching a ticket to the College Football…

What does Washington's thrilling 34-31 win over Oregon in Friday's Pac-12 championship game mean for Texas' College Football Playoff hopes entering Saturday's conference championship games? It doesn't hurt. Ranked No. 3 in the latest CFP standings, Washington (13-0) clinched its spot in the four-team playoff, pending the final release from the CFP…

Michael Penix Jr. passed for 319 yards and a touchdown, Dillon Johnson ran for 152 yards and two TDs and No. 3 Washington wrapped up a spot in the College Football Playoff, beating No. 5 Oregon 34-31 on Friday night in the Pac-12 Championship. The game was likely the final Pac-12 Championship given 10 of the 12 teams will be playing in different…

Matchup: Oregon Ducks vs. Washington Huskies Date: Friday, Dec. 1 Time: 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET Location: Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas) Odds Summary Moneyline: Oregon -380, Washington+300 Spread: Oregon -10 (-110), Washington+10 (-110) Total: Over/Under 65.5 (-112/-108) Odds from DraftKings Sportsbook. Subject to change. At long last, the rematch is…

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Catena Media provides exclusive online gambling and sports betting content to OregonLive.com, including analysis, tools and sportsbook and online casino offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The final Pac-12 Championship game on Friday, Nov. 1, will be an historic occasion and what a matchup it will be between…

The Athletic has live coverage of the Pac-12 championship game featuring Oregon vs. Washington Back in Week 7, Oregon and Washington gave us one of the season's best games. There's a great chance the college football world is in for another treat this Friday when the two schools meet in the Pac-12 Championship Game in Las Vegas. Despite losing the…

The stakes could not be higher for Friday night's Pac-12 Championship Game between Oregon and Washington under the Las Vegas lights. The conference's final game will fittingly be for all of the marbles. There are College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy aspirations on the line for both teams. Who will leave Allegiant Stadium with their case to…

Everything you need to know about Friday night's Pac-12 Championship Game showdown between No. 3 Washington and No. 5 Oregon. The first time they met was arguably the national game of the year. Now as No. 3 Washington and No. 5 Oregon get set to square off the for the Pac-12 championship and likely the College Football Playoff berth that would…

Of all the heavy hitters for these star pivots to throw to, Tez Johnson has the most reasonable path to cracking his total, perhaps even by halftime. The 5'10" junior has been electric down the stretch for the Oregon Ducks, with all three of his 100-yard games this year coming in the last four weeks. His season-best performance was at the start of…

No. 5 Oregon football will be gunning for revenge when they take on the No. 3 Washington Huskies at 5 p.m. Friday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on ABC in the Pac-12 championship. As of Thursday morning, Fanduel Sportsbook has the Ducks as 9.5-point favorites on a neutral field. Oregon is -360 on the moneyline while Washington is+280. The…

The Pac-12 Championship game on Friday night features a matchup between the #6 Oregon Ducks and the #8 Washington Huskies. Kickoff is set for 8:00 PM ET at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and the game will be televised nationally on FOX. According to most sportsbooks, Oregon is currently a 9.5-point favorite with the over/under set at 65.5 points.…

It's the Pac-12 Championship from Las Vegas with No. 5 Oregon taking on No. 3 Washington in a Friday night collision for the conference crown. The Ducks (11-1 SU, 8-1 Pac-12) concluded their regular season with a 31-7 win over No. 16 Oregon State as -13.5 favorites. The Huskies (12-0 SU, 9-0 Pac-12) escaped with a 24-21 win against Washington State…

The final Pac-12 Championship Game before 10 of the league's 12 members leave for other conferences carries mammoth implications as No. 3 Washington and No. 5 Oregon square off Friday with a College Football Playoff spot potentially on the line. Washington won the first meeting 36-33 at home on Oct. 14 on its march to an undefeated regular season,…

Unless you've got super powers or an actual crystal ball, who could've predicted the rise of some Pac-12 teams - *cough* Arizona *cough* - and the fall of others (here's looking at you, USC). I didn't nail all my prognostications, but I hit my fair share.

Washington is unbeaten, is ranked higher than Oregon and dealt the Ducks their only defeat this season. So why are the Huskies 9½-point underdogs to Oregon in Friday's Pac-12 championship game at Allegiant Stadium? "When they played, there were a lot of thoughts at the time that both teams were very similar," Westgate SuperBook vice president of…

The 2023 Pac-12 Championship Game is set for next Friday as the Oregon Ducks will meet the Washington Huskies at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. ET and will air on ABC. This is a rematch of their epic showdown on October 14, a 36-33 Husky victory in Seattle. Oregon (11-1, 9-1 Pac-12) wrapped up the regular season on…

Catena Media provides exclusive online gambling and sports betting content to OregonLive.com, including analysis, tools and sportsbook and online casino offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. Oregon State will hit the road to face Oregon for a heated regular season finale with plenty at stake on Friday, Nov. 24, and…

The final chapter in the Pac-12 of the Oregon- Oregon State rivalry is upon us as the Ducks near their departure to the Big Ten. The Beavers will attempt to leave Oregon with a parting gift by potentially spoiling the Ducks' postseason plans. However, the Ducks are favored by more than two touchdowns. Oregon-Oregon State always has meaning, but no…

Colorado will look to close out Year 1 of the Deion Sanders era on a high note Saturday when it travels to face Utah. The Buffaloes are officially eliminated from bowl eligibility but have a chance to reach the five-win mark for the first time since 2019 with a victory in Salt Lake City. The Buffaloes are coming off a 56-14 blowout loss…

The final game of the final Saturday of the final Pac-12 regular season matches Cal and UCLA - a fitting pairing under the circumstances. The schools have turned out the lights before. In the summer of 1958, a massive pay-for-play scandal rocked what was then known as the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bears and Bruins, along with USC and…

In-state rivals meet for the last time in the Pac-12 in a ranked showdown when the #16 Oregon State Beavers (8-3, 6-5 ATS, 5-3 Pac-12) take on the #6 Oregon Ducks (10-1, 8-2-1 ATS, 7-1 Pac-12). Oregon is 2nd in the Pac-12, and Oregon State is in 4th. Oregon State just missed their chance of a high profile win, losing to #5 Washington 22-20 in the…

The final game of the final Saturday of the final Pac-12 regular season matches Cal and UCLA - a fitting pairing under the circumstances. The schools have turned out the lights before. In the summer of 1958, a massive pay-for-play scandal rocked what was then known as the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bears and Bruins, along with USC and…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Michael Penix Jr. threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 5 Washington remained undefeated and clinched a spot in the Pac-12 championship game with a 22-20 victory over No. 10 Oregon State on Saturday. Played in a nearly constant rain, it was the final Pac-12 game at Reser Stadium as the conference currently…

The Pac-12 Conference isn't the only one working through tiebreaking scenarios as the regular season winds down. The Star's Pac-12 prognosticators - Brett Fera, Michael Lev and Justin Spears - find themselves in a three-way tie in their season-long battle to beat the spread. All three are 34-30-1 heading into Week 12. See below for this week's…

The Arizona State Sun Devils are coming off their most impressive win of the season, beating UCLA 17-7 at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Now they turn their attention to an even more formidable foe - No. 6 Oregon, which is in the hunt for a Pac-12 title as well as a CFP berth. It is a foe with whom ASU coach Kenny Dillingham is quite familiar, having…

Utah and Arizona could not have any more different play styles. Arizona tries to score fast, while Utah is more traditional, focusing on ball control and great defense. In Utah's last three wins, they held opponents to an average of 16.3 points per game. Arizona has averaged 32.6 points per game in their last three victories. Arizona is 8-2 against…

With just two games left in the regular season, and a potential third in the Pac-12 Championship down in Las Vegas at the beginning of December, it's fair to say that this is crunch time for the Oregon Ducks. Every goal they set at the beginning of the season is still attainable, and with a trio of wins, it's a very real possibility that Dan…

Week 11 and we're into the home stretch with the only 3 remaining weeks left for picking (of course one of those is rivalry week with plenty of picks and one is Army v Navy with only one pick). Time for people to get serious. results from the week. twhit had the top score last week with 8 out of 11 correct picks. Way to go twhit. The top 5 on the…

Money Line Pick Oregon State Win Reasoning This is a game that I've had circled for over a month now as the Oregon State Beavers should capitalize on what is a great situational spot for them in Corvallis. Washington is in the midst of its toughest stretch of games this season, having just defeated USC on the road in a 52-42 barnburner before…

The Utah Utes will travel to Seattle to take on the Washington Huskies in Pac-12 play this Saturday from Alaska Airlines Field on FOX. This will mark the 15th time Washington and Utah face off, and UW holds a sizable 12-2 series lead, after winning the most recent match back in 2020 by three at home, 24-21. Utah improved to 7-2 after blowing out…

Star sports editor Brett Fera has moved to the front of the pack in our season-long Pac-12 picks race after a second consecutive stellar week against the spread. Fera went 5-1 last week and is 9-3 over the past two. At 32-26-1, he's one game ahead of Justin Spears (31-27-1) and three ahead of Michael Lev (29-29-1). Whom do our prognosticators like…

The Washington Huskies continue their difficult stretch, the Oregon Ducks face a Heisman Trophy winner and the Oregon State Beavers return home to the comfort of Reser Stadium. Those are some of the top storylines as Week 11 of the Pac-12 football season is set to unfold Saturday from Seattle to Boulder, Colorado, to Los Angeles. The fifth-ranked…

There are only three weeks left in the college football season, and up to this point, the season has been very entertaining. Oregon faces off against USC at home this weekend and while they are heavy favorites, I don't think Ducks' fans should expect a steamroll victory. Across the Pac-12, this week's slate of games holds some key implications for…

When/where: Saturday noon/Folsom Field TV/Radio: Pac-12 Network/850 AM, 94.1 FM BetMGM Line: Arizona -10.5, 54 over/under Weather: Mostly sunny with a high of 56 degrees. No. 2's health: After getting banged up in the loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl, Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders was hurting in last week's loss to Oregon State. He was sacked four times…

What does USC have left to play for after last week's loss to Washington? The answer is pride and continuing to build the strength of their program in Lincoln Riley's second year as coach. We know that the Ducks have a lot to play for as they are trying to win out to get a spot in the Pac-12 title game and a chance to get into the College Football…