Arizona:
— 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 57 starts back on offensive line; soph QB 15 starts at Washington State
— Last three years, 8-6 ATS as a favorite.
— Last two years, they’re minus-26 in turnovers, going 1-16 SU.
— won four of last five bowls, but their last one was in 2017
Arizona State:
— 3 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
— 62 starts back on offensive line; senior QB 12 starts at Florida
— 9-16 ATS as favorite, 10-4 as underdog under Edwards
— under Edwards, they’re 9-14 ATS coming off a win
— were even in turnovers LY (+32 previous three years)
California:
— 3 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 51 starts back on offensive line; senior QB 13 starts at Purdue
— under Wilcox:5-16-1 ATS as favorite, 22-7 as underdog.
— Last four years, Cal is 11-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— under Wilcox: 22-17-1 ATS in Pac-12 tilts; 6-8 non-conference.
Colorado:
— 7 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 49 starts back on offensive line; soph QB has 12 starts
— Last five years, are 23-31 SU
— In his career, Dorrell is 10-2 ATS as a home underdog.
— Lost last four bowls; last bowl win was in 2004.
Oregon:
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 86 starts back on offensive line; senior QB had 34 starts at Auburn
— Last four years, Ducks are 7-12-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— Lanning is Ducks’ 4th coach in seven years; they’re 35-13 SU last four years
— 2-3 SU in last five bowl games (1-4 ATS), with both wins by one point.
Oregon State:
— 6 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 76 starts back on offensive line; junior QB 15 starts
— Last year was Beavers’ first bowl since 2013.
— Smith is 6-1 ATS as home favorite, 0-4 as road favorite.
— Last three years, OSU is 11-4 AATS coming off a loss.
USC:
— 8 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
— 109 starts back on offensive line; soph QB started 7 games at Oklahoma
— Last four years, Trojans are 22-21 SU
— USC is 0-5 ATS in last five bowls (1-3 last four SU)
— Riley is 6-11-1 ATS as a road favorite, 3-0 as road underdog.
Stanford:
— 10 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 104 starts back on offensive line (5 starters); soph QB has 9 starts
— 11-19 SU last three years (71-24 the seven years before that)
— 4-12-1 ATS in last 17 games coming off a loss.
— Won four of last five bowls; their last three bowls were decided by total of 5 points.
UCLA:
— 6 starters back on offense, 2 on defense
— 84 starts back on offensive line; senior QB 35 starts
— Under Kelly, 4-9 ATS as home favorite, 10-6 as road underdog.
— Last three years, are 9-5 ATS coming off a win.
— Last bowl was 2017; last bowl win 2014- they made a bowl LY, but it was cancelled.
Utah:
— 8 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 73 starts back on offensive line; junior QB started 12 games
— since 2017, , they’re 16-8 ATS as a home favorite.
— under Whittingham, they’re 25-15 ATS as a road underdog.
— Lost last three bowls, giving up 39 ppg.
Washington:
— 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 82 starts back on offensive line; junior QB started 17 games at Indiana
— Last two years, they’re 3-8 ATS at home
— Last four years, they’re 10-22 ATS in conference games.
— Favorite covered four of their last five bowls.
Washington State:
— 4 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 31 starts back on offensive line; new QB was I-AA All-American at Incarnate Word.
— since 2015, they’re 7-3 ATS as a home underdog
— 7-1-1 ATS in Pac-12 games LY; were +11 in turnovers
— Lost last five bowl games (1-4 ATS)
