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SALT LAKE CITY — BYU gets a bye week after 10-straight games, but Utah and Utah State are in action against Stanford and Hawaii.
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No. 25 Central Florida (7-2) at No. 19 Tulane (8-1)
Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1:30 p.m. MST (ESPN2)
The Knights travel to New Orleans looking to spoil the Green Wave's 5-0 start to AAC play.
Why UCF will win: The Knights' lone AAC loss came against East Carolina, who defeated BYU in Provo a week later.
UCF is averaging just over 35 points per game and put up 35 on the road against Memphis last week. Quarterback John Rhys Plumlee has 11 passing touchdowns and seven rushing scores on the season.
Why Tulane will win: The Green Wave has lost just one game this season but have yet to play a ranked team, making UCF its first major test 10 games into the season.
Tulane held ECU to 9 points at home last month and give up just 17 points to opponents on average. Quarterback Micahel Pratt has 14 touchdowns and four interceptions, but running back Tyjae Spears is the real star on offense with 10 touchdowns already.
Betting line: Tulane -2
Over/under: 54.5
Washington (7-2) at No. 8 Oregon (8-1)
Saturday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. MST (FOX)
Washington looks to continue its Pac-12 upsets after a win over No. 23 Oregon State last week.
Why Washington will win: The Huskies have won three straight in the Pac-12 and got their second ranked win of the season last week after upsetting No. 11 Michigan State in Week 3.
Michael Penix Jr. has 23 touchdown passes and five interceptions, with Wayne Taulapapa and Rome Odunze leading the rushing and receiving game, respectively, with six touchdowns each.
Why Oregon will win: The Ducks are cutting through the Pac-12 like a buzzsaw, scoring more than 40 points in each of their six wins.
The Huskies have broken 40 points just four times this season and are averaging 38 points per game, creating an uphill battle in what could become a shootout between Penix and Bo Nix, who has 22 passing touchdowns of his own this season.
Betting line: Oregon -13.5
Over/under: 72.5
No. 7 TCU (9-0) vs. No. 24 Texas (6-3)
Saturday, Nov. 12 at 5:30 p.m. MST (ABC)
The Longhorns are favored in what could be the Horned Frogs' first loss of the season.
Why TCU will win: The Horned Frogs defeated four Top 25 teams in the month of October and are averaging 43 points on offense this season.
Quarterback Max Duggan is making his Heisman case with 24 touchdown passes and just two interceptions; and his favorite receiver, Kendre Miller, has 12 touchdown catches on the season.
Why Texas will win: The Longhorns got their first ranked win of the year last week against Kansas State and have lost just once at home this year: a 1-point loss to then-No. 1 Alabama.
Quarterback Quinn Ewers has been dealing since his return from injury, totaling 13 touchdowns and five interceptions on the season. Running back Bijan Robinson is a major threat for a TCU defense that allows almost 150 rushing yards per game; he's put up 12 scores on 1,129 rushing yards this season.
Betting line: Texas -7
Over/under: 64.5
Stanford (3-6) at No. 14 Utah (7-2)
Saturday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. MST (ESPN)
Utah returned to dominance with a 45-20 win over Arizona last week and look to continue rolling Pac-12 non-contenders against Stanford.
Why Stanford will win: The Cardinal has one win in Pac-12 play — a 15-14 win over Arizona State — so a win here is not that likely.
Quarterback Tanner McKee — a returned missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — will look to muster some mojo in Salt Lake City. He has 2,208 passing yards on the season but just 11 touchdowns to show for it.
Why Utah will win: Stanford is averaging just 22 points per game, and Utah allows 21 points to its opponents on average while scoring nearly 40 on offense on average.
The stout Utes defense will likely capitalize on McKee's knack for throwing interceptions (seven on the year) and bottle up an underwhelming Cardinal offense.
Betting line: Utah -24
Over/under: 53.5
Utah State (4-5) at Hawaii (2-8)
Saturday, Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. MST
The Aggies make the trek to Honolulu to take on the struggling Rainbow Warriors.
Why Utah State will win: The Aggies have won three of their last four games after losing four in a row before that.
Utah State has won just one game on the road this season, but Hawaii lost back-to-back games at home to open the season. Quarterback Cooper Legas has led the Aggies to wins in three of the four games he's started this year.
Why Hawaii will win: The Rainbow Warriors are looking to break their second three-game losing streak of the season and win just their third game of the year after home wins over Duquense and Nevada earlier this season.
Running back Dedrick Parson leads the Warriors on offense with 10 touchdowns on 586 yards.
Betting line: Utah State -11.5
Over/under: 52.5
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