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SALT LAKE CITY — As BYU and Utah State look for a win to become bowl eligible on the season, Utah travels to Eugene, Oregon, in a Pac-12 battle with the Ducks for a potential spot in the conference championship game.
Late Wednesday, an Oregon player said during an interview that the team was preparing without quarterback Bo Nix for Saturday's game. As a result, the Vegas betting line switched from being in favor of Oregon by 2-3 points to Utah by 2 points. Is it a smokescreen or is there actual fire where there's smoke? You be the judge.
A majority of our staff is giving credence to the rumors and setting up Utah for a spot in their fourth Pac-12 championship game in five seasons. Do you agree?
Think you can do better than us? Go make your picks if you haven't already!
Each week's first-, second- and third-place winners will get a $100, $70 and $30 Visa gift card, respectively, courtesy of Goldenwest Credit Union. The overall winners of Pick'em will receive a $500 gift card for first place, a $250 gift card for second place and a $100 gift card for third place.
Each week, we release the KSL.com sports staff picks for you to see. Can you do a better job than us? Probably, but that's the fun of it all.
This week's games are as follows:
- BYU vs. Utah Tech (Nov. 19, 1:30 p.m. MST, BYUtv/ESPN3)
- Wyoming vs. Boise State (Nov. 19, 5:00 p.m. MST, CBSSN)
- No. 16 UCLA vs. No. 7 USC (Nov. 19, 6:00 p.m. MST, FOX)
- Utah State vs. San Jose State (Nov. 19, 7:45 p.m. MST, FS1)
- No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 10 Utah (Nov. 19, 8:30 p.m. MST, ESPN)
So head on over to KSL.com Pick'em and fill out your weekly ballot.