Arizona State is coming into this game with a 7-5 record this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games as they have lost 3 of their last 4 games, but Arizona State has also had a very tough schedule to start the season. They have 5 losses this season but all 5 of their losses have come against some quality teams as they have losses to a 10-2 Mississippi State team, a 12-1 BYU team, a 9-5 San Diego team, a 10-2 TCU team, and a 10-2 Northwestern team, 3 of those losses being on the road and the other 2 at a neutral location as well. They also have some quality wins as well like their wins against SMU and San Francisco in their last 3 wins. They are also going to have some confidence here as they are coming off of a win on the road in their last game which was their 1st road win of the season, and it came in a conference game as Arizona State beat Stanford by 3 points. They are going up against a California team that is 4-8 this season and has been awful in their recent games. They have lost 3 of their last 4 as well as 7 of their last 9 games. They have played a tougher schedule recently but they also had a very weak schedule to start the season in their first few games which they did not perform well in and Arizona State has still had a much tougher schedule all season with the teams they have had to face throughout the year. Arizona State is always a team that is competing for the tournament under Bobby Hurley and they are going to get up for these games now that the conference schedule is starting and they are playing weaker teams now. Arizona State will cover the spread in this game.