It’s Saturday morning which means that I’m exhausted after not being able to sleep a wink last night from the anxiety. But there’s no time to be tired because we’re less than 6 hours from the opening kickoff. Here are all of the important details for you to figure out how to watch/listen to the game.
#6 Washington vs. #9 Auburn
Date: Saturday, September 1st
Time: 12:30 pm PDT
Location: Atlanta, Georgia (semi-away)
TV: ABC
Streaming: Espn.com/watch (requires ESPN cable subscription)
Radio: KOMO AM 1000 and TuneIn
Excitement Rating: 10/10 (I will always give UW a 10/10 in the excitement rating. Actual score 10/10...). If you don’t know why this game merits the highest score I can give then you haven’t been paying attention. Click on the UWDP logo on the upper left side of your screen and go read the last year’s worth of content to get caught up. Go Dawgs!
Washington is a 1.5 point underdog with an over/under of 48. That means the betting public expects a final score of Washington-23, Auburn-25.
Other Pac-12 Games
Oregon State @ Ohio State
Time: 9 am PDT, Saturday 9/1
TV: ABC
Streaming: Espn.com/watch (requires ESPN cable subscription)
Excitement Rating: 7/10. The excitement over this game comes entirely from finding out how the Buckeyes will respond to the Urban Meyer saga. There should be some interest from Husky fans to observe how former OC Jonathan Smith handles his first career game as a coach in such a hostile environment. But mostly this will be the game on immediately before Washington so I expect plenty of us will be turning the channel to ABC early in the morning.
Oregon State is a 38.5 point underdog and the Over/Under is 64 which means the betting public expects a score of Oregon State-13, Ohio State-51.
Washington State @ Wyoming
Time: 12:30 pm PDT
TV: CBS Sports Network
Streaming: Cbssports.com
Excitement Rating: 5/10. As the spread indicates this should be a closer game than a lot of people may think. Yes, Wyoming lost a 1st round pick to the NFL draft but the secret is that Josh Allen was kind of terrible in college. What’s not terrible is Wyoming’s defense which should stifle the Wazzu passing attack under a new QB with largely a new set of WRs. Expect it to be close and a defensive struggle that Wazzu isn’t used to playing.
Washington State is a 1.5 point favorite and the Over/Under is 47 which means the betting public expects a score of Washington State-24, Wyoming-23.
UNLV vs. #15 USC
Time: 1:00 pm PDT
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Streaming: Pac-12.com/live
Excitement Rating: 3/10. Any excitement in this one is to see the debut of true freshman QB J.T Daniels who inherits the mantle of hyped USC QB from Sam Darnold. Josh Rosen is the last Pac-12 QB with his pedigree and despite being viewed as somewhat of a disappointment he was pretty darn good.
USC is a 26 point favorite and the Over/Under is 64 which means the betting public expects a score of USC-45, UNLV-19.
North Carolina vs. California
Time: 1:00 pm PDT
TV: Fox
Streaming: Foxsportsgo.com
Excitement Rating: 4/10. North Carolina has a significant percentage of their team suspended for 4 games for selling shoes (which apparently is worse than covering for a domestic abuser). That means a Cal win won’t be viewed as favorably as it might otherwise. Still, this is another nationally televised game against a power 5 opponent and a big Cal win would reflect favorably on the conference.
California is a 7 point favorite and the Over/Under is 61 which means the betting public expects a score of Cal-34, Arizona-27.
Cincinnati vs. UCLA
Time: 4:00 pm PDT
TV: ESPN
Streaming: Espn.com/watch (requires ESPN cable subscription)
Excitement Rating: 4/10. The debut of the Chip Kelly era in Los Angeles is what this one is all about. The Bruins have a number of starters suspended for violating team rules which means Cincinnati might be more of a threat than you would expect. There are some who think this team could be a disaster this year and a loss at home in the opener as a two touchdown favorite would definitely be a harbinger of that.
UCLA is a 15 point favorite and the Over/Under is 63 which means the betting public expects a score of UCLA-39, Cincinnati-24.
Bowling Green State vs. Oregon
Time: 5:00 pm PDT
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Streaming: Pac-12.com/live
Excitement Rating: 1/10. Nope.
Oregon is a 31.5 point favorite and the Over/Under is 74 which means the betting public expects a score of Oregon-53, Bowling Green State-21.
Texas San Antonio vs. Arizona State
Time: 7:30 pm PDT
TV: FS1
Streaming: Foxsportsgo.com
Excitement Rating: 1/10. Nope.
Arizona State is a 18.5 point favorite and the Over/Under is 54 which means the betting public expects a score of Arizona State-36, Texas San Antonio-18.
BYU vs. Arizona
Time: 7:45 pm PDT
TV: ESPN
Streaming: Espn.com/watch (requires ESPN cable subscription)
Excitement Rating: 5/10. BYU was terrible last year otherwise this would get a higher rating. Khalil Tate is worth at least a 5 in the excitement rating in basically every game. If he goes off for 200+ rushing yards then his Heisman candidacy will be off to a good start.
Arizona is an 11.5 point favorite and the Over/Under is 60.5 which means the betting public expects a score of Arizona-36, BYU-25.