Pac-12 football betting odds: Oregon is the favorite

The Stanford Cardinal have surprisingly become one of the powers in the Pac-12. Once they lost Jim Harbaugh to the San Francisco 49ers and he was replaced by David Shaw, most expected a drop-off. Instead, the Cardinal reached the Orange Bowl and blew out the Virginia Tech Hokies. Then, Andrew Luck left for the NFL and was the top-pick and Luck was credited for most of the Cardinal’s success. Since Luck was selected with the top-overall pick by the Indianapolis, the Cardinal have claimed two conference championships and a Rose Bowl victory.

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Although the Cardinal have had so much success, the Oregon Ducks have continued to be the favorite in the Pac-12 even after head coach Chip Kelly left for the Philadelphia Eagles after the 2012 season.

Our friends over at Bovada have started releasing their college conference odds and the Ducks are once again the favorite to win the conference and the Ducks are once again a heavy favorite to win the Pac-12.

Odds to win the Pac 12 Championship           

Oregon                                     11/10

UCLA                                        11/4

USC                                        5/1

Stanford                                   6/1

Arizona State                            12/1

Washington                               14/1

Arizona                                     25/1

Oregon State                            33/1

Washington State                      50/1

Utah                                         66/1

California                                  200/1

Colorado                                  200/1

Odds to win the Pac 12 North Division           

Oregon                                     1/2

Stanford                                   13/4

Washington                               6/1

Washington State                      12/1

Oregon State                            14/1

California                                  50/1

Odds to win the Pac 12 South Division           

UCLA                                        5/4

USC                                        7/4

Arizona State                            3/1

Arizona                                     10/1

Utah                                         33/1

Colorado                                  50/1

What’s most interesting is that the Cardinal, who have won the conference and defeated the Cardinal in each of the last two season. Not only are the UCLA Bruins, who have been a trendy National Title pick this summer, ahead of them but the Southern Cal Trojans, who will be under the guidance of a new head coach, former Washington Huskies’ head coach Steve Sarkisian, also have better odds than the Cardinal.