Harry Bondi
SOUTHERN CAL (-5) over Washington State
Cougars are talented, particularly on the offensive side of the ball, but this is a big step up for Washington State. They have feasted on weaklings Montana State, Oregon State and Nevada and squeaked by a subpar Boise State team by 3 in overtime. Meanwhile, the Trojans are 4-0 having crushed Stanford and beaten Texas & Cal. Southern Cal is as talented as any team in the nation and tonight they show it on national TV. The visitor has covered 5 straight in this series and tonight USC makes it 6. Take the Trojans!
Rob Vinciletti
BYU at Utah St
Play: BYU
BYU is 6-1 vs Mountain West teams like Utah St and has played a much tougher schedule that includes Wisconsin, LSU and Utah. They are 16-3 in this series and are now a slight dog after opening up as a favorite. Utah St has 2 wins over a terrible San Jose St team and Idaho St. Look for BYU to get the road win here tonight and continue their series dominance.
Bob Balfe
Astros -115
The Red Sox have lost three of their last four games. Could it be possible this team slides again like last year at the end of the season and then bombs out in the playoffs? Houston is trying to keep pace with the Indians as the best team in the AL and has a ton of momentum right now. This team has been crushing the ball and that shouldn’t change tonight in this park.