T.M. Selection: California.

I like California to cover the spread and win this game against Oregon State. Cal has been playing well in their last 2 games with a win over Colorado where they held them to just 3 points with their defense and lost to Oregon in the game before that but only by a touchdown and they kept Oregon to 24 points in that game. Cal has been getting better and better on defense in their games and I expect them to have a really good game here at home shutting down Oregon State and their offense. Oregon State just ripped a win off of Utah last week who was the only undefeated team in conference play left in the Pac-12. They handed them their 1 loss and now most of the leaders in the Pac-12 are 3-1 in conference play. That was a big win for them as Utah was on fire for weeks and I am expecting a let down for them here. Oregon State is 1 of those 3-1 teams in the conference but a loss here would be detrimental to their title hopes. I like Cal to play some spoiler for them here and take this win at home.

T.M. Prediction: 31-28 California.