The set-up: Washington is 4-1 and Stanford is 2-3. The Huskies only loss cam to Cal in Week 2. Last week the Huskies beat USC, but QB Jacob Eason was only 16 of 26 for 180 yards and no TD's. Stanford and head coach David Shaw have an uncharacteristically difficult start to the season, but they come in off a solid 31-28 Pac 12 win over Oregon State and I think the home side carries that momentum over here:

"The last three weeks have been tough," said Shaw recently. "They've been really tough. We played against really good teams two of them on the road in very difficult environments."

The pick: Stanford backup QB David Mills replaced KJ Costello, who has a thumb injury, and he went 18 for 25 for 245 yards and three TD's last week. Look for this steadily improving Cardinal side to keep this one closer than what this spread would suggest.

10* GAME OF THE MONTH on Stanford.