Utah’s weird yo-yo effect (great against ASU, struggled against OSU, dominated UCLA) is a bit puzzling. One thing that’s clear is that the Ute offense has rounded into form with 34+ points in four consecutive games. Conversely, Stanford has become wholly reliant on Tanner McKee’s arm to move the ball and UW showed how poor their offense looks when air yards are hard to come by. Utah’s pass defense has been good, but not great. Utah will be happy to ride Tavion Thomas and a group of strong runners against a bad Cardinal run defense. The nine-point spread for a road favorite gives me pause, but it’s just too hard to see a path to Utah scoring enough to keep it close.
Picking the Pac: Invasion of the Road Favorites
