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SALT LAKE CITY — The Sooners are coming to Provo and the Utes head to Arizona for another top-25 Pac-12 matchup this week.
Make your picks here.
No. 14 Oklahoma (8-2) at BYU (5-5)
Saturday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. MST (ESPN)
BYU's final home game of its inaugural Big 12 season is its biggest.
Why Oklahoma will win: The Sooners followed up their first two losses of the season with a 59-20 decimating of West Virginia last week.
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel has 25 touchdowns and 3,069 yards on the year and takes on a BYU defense that gave up 45 points at home to Iowa State last week.
Why BYU will win: The last time Oklahoma traveled was a 27-24 loss at Oklahoma State; and before that, it was a 38-33 loss at Kansas, so the recent road results haven't been great for the Sooners.
The Cougars will look to muster some of their early-season home-field advantage after dropping their first game at LaVell Edwards Stadium last week to Iowa State.
Line: Oklahoma -24.5
Over/under: 57.5
No. 22 Utah (7-3) at No. 17 Arizona (7-3)
Saturday, Nov. 18 at 12:30 p.m. MST (Pac-12 Network)
A pair of 7-3 teams in different runs of form meet in Tucson.
Why Utah will win: The Utah defense did not travel well in its last two road games, but it also faced two of the best offenses in the nation in Washington and USC.
Bryson Barnes will have to play well again away from Utah after putting up 267 yards and two passing touchdowns last week in Washington.
Why Arizona will win: The Wildcats have won four in a row, including a close 27-24 home win over Oregon State three weeks ago.
Freshman quarterback Noah Fifita has excelled since taking over in Week 4, putting up 16 touchdowns on 1,735 yards with just four interceptions.
Line: Arizona -1.0
Over/under: 44.5
No. 21 Kansas State (7-3) at No. 25 Kansas (7-3)
Saturday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. MST (FS1)
It's the battle of the Sunflower State in a rare top 25 matchup between the in-state rivals.
Why Kansas State will win: The Wildcats dropped a season-high 59 points last week on the Baylor Bears.
Quarterback Will Howard has 21 touchdowns on 2,190 yards and running back DJ Giddens has seven scores on 859 rushing yards.
Why Kansas will win: The Jayhawks struggled last week in a 16-13 loss to Texas Tech after losing quarterback Jason Bean, but the team is optimistic he'll play this week.
The senior signal-caller has 10 touchdowns on 1,431 yards this season and led his team to a win over Oklahoma three weeks ago.
Line: Kansas State -7.5
Over/under: 56.5
Boise State (5-5) at Utah State (5-5)
Saturday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. MST (CBSSN)
The Broncos and Aggies are looking to become bowl eligible in Logan.
Why Boise State will win: The Broncos fired their head coach after last week's 42-14 win over New Mexico State.
The team has alternated wins and losses for the last seven games but got a pair of touchdowns from veteran running back George Holani last week as they fight to find meaning in a mediocre season.
Why Utah State will win: The Aggies got consecutive wins for the first time this season and dominated Nevada 41-24 at home last week.
Cooper Legas is up to 18 touchdowns on 1,687 passing yards as the full-time starter at quarterback as the Aggies look to win out.
Line: Boise State -3.5
Over/under: 64.5
No. 5 Washington (10-0) at No. 11 Oregon State (8-2)
Saturday, Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m. MST (ABC)
The Beavers might be the last chance to stop an undefeated regular season for Washington.
Why Washington will win: Thirty-five points against Utah last week was a down game for the Huskies after putting up 52 and 42 points the two weeks before.
Michael Penix Jr. is second behind Bo Nix in the Heisman odds with 28 touchdowns on an otherworldly 3,533 passing yards through 10 games.
Why Oregon State will win: The Beavers are undefeated at home this season and their two losses came by a combined 6 points.
Running back Damien Martinez got four of his seven touchdowns this season last week against Stanford in a 62-point outing for the offense.
Line: Oregon State -2.5
Over/under: 63.5
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