Stanford at Arizona State 10/8/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

A key Pac-12 Conference showdown will take place on Friday night, when the Stanford Cardinal visit the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Cardinal (3-2) have won two of their first three conference games and are averaging 29.0 points per contest. On Saturday, Stanford scored a touchdown on the final play of regulation and stunned Oregon in overtime by a 31-24 final score. 

Stanford QB Tanner McKee completed 20 of 36 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns. John Humphreys caught a 14-yard pass for a score to give the Cardinal the huge upset victory.

The Arizona State Sun Devils have won four of their first five games and sit atop the Pac-12 North Division standings. On Saturday, Arizona State pitched a shutout in the second half during a 42-23 road triumph against UCLA. The 22nd-ranked Sun Devils outgained the Bruins by a 463-435 margin and won despite possessing the ball for slightly more than 25 minutes.

WR Ricky Pearsall caught second-quarter touchdown passes of 65 and 54 yards to give Arizona State a one-point halftime lead. Rachaad White contributed 69 yards rushing and found the end zone twice for the Sun Devils.