Eight Pac-12 teams play nonconference games this weekend before league play starts next week. The preview highlights 2-1 Boise State’s visit to 2-1 Western Michigan and predicts wins for Texas State, Boise State, Oregon State and Fresno State, putting the conference at 4-4.
Boise State and Western Michigan are both 2-1; Boise State is a seven-point favorite for the 12:30 kickoff on ESPN2. The article forecasts a 38-27 Boise State win. It also picks Oregon State to beat UTEP 35-31 and Fresno State to beat Rice 45-21; Texas State is expected to defeat FCS opponent Incarnate Word.
For the other four games, the preview forecasts Toledo over San Diego State 28-24, UTSA over Colorado State 35-23, Arizona over Washington State 30-18, and Troy over Utah State 20-13. It lists Oregon State-UTEP at 6 p.m. on MW+ and Fresno-Rice at 7 p.m. Pacific on the CW.
