Considered by many to be the conference’s top two teams, No. 1 UCLA and No. 4 Arizona will meet Friday in the Pac-12 semifinals after UCLA defeated ASU 80-75 and Arizona defeated Colorado 79-69 on Thursday.
UCLA is 4-2 SU and 5-1 ATS in its last six games against Arizona including wins in both of their meetings so far this year.
Taking on the role of tournament Cinderella, No. 10 Utah upset No. 2 Cal 79-69 Thursday. Utah will face No. 3 Oregon on Friday after Oregon beat Washington 80-77 to advance. Oregon is 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS in its last four games against Utah.
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No. 9 Arizona State defeated No. 8 Stanford 89-88 in overtime Wednesday to set the stage for a Pac-12 quarterfinals matchup with No. 1 UCLA Thursday. UCLA is 5-1 SU and 2-3-1 ATS in its last six games against ASU.
No. 5 Colorado beat No. 12 Oregon State 74-68 and will face No. 4 Arizona Thursday. Colorado is 2-1 SU and 3-0 ATS in its last three against Arizona.
No. 10 Utah upset No. 7 USC 69-66 to earn a quarterfinals game against No. 3 Oregon. Oregon is 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS in its last four games against Utah.
No. 6 Washington topped No. 11 Washington State 64-62 Wednesday and will play No. 2 California on Thursday. Washington is 4-1 SU and ATS in its last five games against Cal.
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With the best overall record in the Pac-12 at 24-6 SU, No. 4 Arizona is the betting favorite to win the Pac-12 Conference Tournament at 2/1.
Arizona is hardly a clear favorite in this wide-open conference, entering the tournament with a pedestrian 4-4 SU record in its last eight games and an 0-4 SU and ATS record against the Pac-12’s top three seeds.
No. 1 UCLA (4/1 at ) is arguably the conference’s best team, and finished the regular season with the top record in conference play of 13-5 SU. No. 2 Cal (9/2) and No. 3 Oregon (9/2) both finished with 12-6 conference records, and all four receive byes into the quarterfinals on Thursday.
The first round of the Pac-12 Tournament begins Wednesday with a matchup between No. 9 Arizona State (25/1) and No. 8 Stanford (10/1). Stanford is a perfect 6-0 SU and ATS in its last six games against ASU. The winner of this game will face No. 1 UCLA in the quarterfinals.
The defending Pac-12 Tournament Champion No. 5 Colorado (9/1) meets No. 12 Oregon State (100/1) Wednesday. These two teams just met in their regular season finale on Saturday and Oregon State pulled off the upset as a 10-point road underdog. The winner of this game will face No. 4 Arizona in the quarterfinals.
No. 10 Utah (100/1) squares off against No. 7 USC (50/1) in the third game of the first round. USC is 2-0 SU and ATS against Utah with two 17-point victories over Utah in their last two meetings. The winner of this game takes on No. 3 Oregon in the quarterfinals.
Lastly, No. 11 Washington State takes on rival No. 6 Washington in the final game of the first round. Washington is 5-0 SU and 3-2 ATS over its last five games against its in-state rival. No. 2 Cal awaits the winner of this game in the quarterfinals.
Pac-12 Conference Tournament Odds - courtesy of :
Arizona 2/1
UCLA 4/1
California 9/2
Oregon 9/2
Colorado 9/1
Stanford 10/1
Washington 18/1
Arizona State 25/1
Washington State 33/1
USC 50/1
Oregon State 100/1
Utah 100/1
Wednesday, March 13 – First Round
3:00 PM ET – No. 9 Arizona State vs. No. 8 Stanford (Game 1)
5:30 PM ET – No. 12 Oregon State vs. No. 5 Colorado (Game 2)
9:00 PM ET – No. 10 Utah vs. No. 7 USC (Game 3)
11:00 PM ET – No. 11 Washington State vs. No. 6 Washington (Game 4)
Thursday, March 14 – Quarterfinals
3:00 PM ET – Game 1 Winner vs. No. 1 UCLA (Game 5)
5:30 PM ET – Game 2 Winner vs. No. 4 Arizona (Game 6)
9:00 PM ET – Game 3 Winner vs. No. 3 Oregon (Game 7)
11:30 PM ET – Game 4 Winner vs. No. 2 Cal (Game 8)
Friday, March 15 - Semifinals
9:00 PM ET - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
11:30 PM ET - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner
Saturday, March 16 - Championship Game
11:00 PM ET - Semifinal Winners
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It has been a rough year for the Pac-12 with no team really setting itself apart from the pack, setting up a fairly wide-open conference tournament this year. Every team should be playing hungry with the automatic bid on the line.
The California Golden Bears opened as a slight favorite of +225 at BetOnline. The defending Pac-12 champion Washington Huskies are second at +350, but teams like UCLA (+400), Arizona (+420), and Oregon (+450) are all close behind.
No. 8 Washington State and No. 9 Oregon State kick off the tournament’s action on Wednesday afternoon. On paper, it looks like a pretty favorable matchup for the Cougars, who are 8-2 straight up in their last 10 games against Oregon State and 4-0 ATS in their last four against the Beavers.
No. 5 UCLA is the best team playing on Wednesday, and they go up against the No. 12 USC Trojans. USC was awful this season with a 6-25 straight up (and 9-21 ATS) record and a 1-17 record in conference play, but they are 4-6 SU in their last 10 against UCLA.
No. 7 Stanford also appears to have a favorable matchup taking on the Arizona State Sun Devils. Stanford is 4-0 SU and ATS in its last four games against ASU.
Rounding out Wednesday’s action is the matchup between the No. 6 Colorado Buffaloes and No. 11 Utah Utes. Like USC, Utah had a very rough year with a 6-24 overall record and a 3-15 conference record. Colorado beat Utah 73-33 earlier this season.
Check out the live Pac-12 odds and see matchup reports and betting trends on every game.
Pac-12 Conference Tournament Odds - courtesy of BetOnline:
California +225
Washington +350
UCLA +400
Arizona +420
Oregon +450
Stanford +1000
Colorado +1450
Oregon State +2000
Field (Washington State, Arizona State, Utah, USC) +3300
Wednesday, March 7 - First Round
3:00 PM ET - No. 8 Washington State vs. No. 9 Oregon State (Game 1)
5:30 PM ET - No. 5 UCLA vs. No. 12 USC (Game 2)
9:00 PM ET - No. 7 Stanford vs. No. 10 Arizona State (Game 3)
11:30 PM ET - No. 6 Colorado vs. No. 11 Utah (Game 4)
Thursday, March 8 - Quarterfinals
3:00 ET - Game 1 Winner vs. No. 1 Washington (Game 5)
5:30 PM ET - Game 2 Winner vs. No. 4 Arizona (Game 6)
9:30 PM ET - Game 3 Winner vs. No. 2 California (Game 7)
11:30 PM ET - Game 4 Winner vs. No. 3 Oregon (Game 8)
Friday, March 9 - Semifinals
9:00 PM ET - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
11:30 PM ET - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner
Saturday, March 10 - Championship Game
6:00 PM ET - Semifinal Winners
