How many
wins Vegas projects for Pac-12 football teams in 2018
6/5/2018
Oregonian
The 2018
college football season is still about two months away, but the oddsmakers in
Las Vegas are already busy setting lines and predicting win totals for many
teams heading into September.
Bovada on
Tuesday released its latest win total projections for many teams across the
Pac-12 and the country. Check out the projected win totals for Oregon,
Washington, Stanford, USC and more below.
(Note: Not
all teams were given win totals yet due to injuries and player question marks;
more will be available as the season nears.)
OREGON
DUCKS
2018
regular season wins per Bovada: 8.5
2017
regular-season record: 7-5
2018
schedule:
9/1 vs.
Bowling Green
9/8 vs.
Portland State
9/15 vs.
San Jose State
9/22 vs.
Stanford
10/6 BYE
10/13 vs.
Washington
10/20 @
Washington State
10/27 @
Arizona
11/3 vs.
UCLA
11/10 @
Utah
11/17 vs.
Arizona State
11/23 @
Oregon State
STANFORD
CARDINAL
2018
regular season wins per Bovada: 8
2017
regular-season record: 9-4
2018
schedule:
9/1 vs.
San Diego State
9/8 vs.
USC
9/15 vs.
UC Davis
9/22 @
Oregon
9/29 @
Notre Dame
10/6 vs.
Utah
10/13 BYE
10/18 @
Arizona State
10/27 vs.
Washington State
11/3 @
Washington
11/10 vs.
Oregon State
11/17 @
Cal
11/24 @
UCLA
UCLA
BRUINS
2018
regular season wins per Bovada: 5
2017
regular-season record: 6-6
2018
schedule:
9/1 vs.
Cincinnati
9/8 @
Oklahoma
9/15 vs.
Fresno State
9/22 BYE
9/28 @
Colorado
10/6 vs.
Washington
10/13 @
Cal
10/20 vs.
Arizona
10/26 vs.
Utah
11/3 @
Oregon
11/10 @
Arizona State
11/17 vs.
USC
11/24 vs.
Stanford
USC
TROJANS
2018
regular season wins per Bovada: 8.5
2017
regular-season record: 11-2
2018
schedule:
9/1 vs.
UNLV
9/8 @
Stanford
9/15 @
Texas
9/21 vs.
Washington State
9/29 @
Arizona
10/6 BYE
10/13 vs.
Colorado
10/20 @
Utah
10/27 vs.
Arizona State
11/3 @
Oregon State
11/10 vs.
Cal
11/17 @
UCLA
11/24 vs.
Notre Dame
WASHINGTON
HUSKIES
2018
regular season wins per Bovada: 10.5
2017
regular-season record: 10-2
2018
schedule:
9/1 vs.
Auburn (at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia)
9/8 vs.
North Dakota
9/15 @
Utah
9/22 vs.
Arizona State
9/29 vs.
BYU
10/6 @
UCLA
10/13 @
Oregon
10/20 vs.
Colorado
10/27 @
Cal
11/3 vs.
Stanford
11/10 BYE
11/17 vs.
Oregon State
11/23 @
Washington State
WASHINGTON
STATE COUGARS
2018
regular season wins per Bovada: 6.5
2017
regular-season record: 9-3
2018
schedule:
9/1 @
Wyoming
9/8 vs.
San Jose State
9/15 vs.
Eastern Washington
9/21 @ USC
9/29 vs.
Utah
10/6 @
Oregon State
10/13 BYE
10/20 vs.
Oregon
10/27 @
Stanford
11/3 vs.
Cal
11/10 @
Colorado
11/17 vs.
Arizona
11/23 vs.
Washington
Win totals
not yet listed for Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon State and
Utah.
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BASEBALL
Clanton leaves legacy of dedication as career nears end
Senior hopes to get drafted, says training has helped him
focus
Senior outfielder Blake Clanton received the Oviatt-Lang
Award for his efforts in the weight room.
By RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen May 24, 2018
Four years of hard work behind the scenes culminated in peak
performance on the field and recognition off of it.
That’s the legacy WSU senior outfielder Blake Clanton leaves
behind for future players to strive toward.
Clanton received the Oviatt-Lang Award at the 36th Annual
Senior Recognition Luncheon from WSU Athletics on May 4.
WSU strength and conditioning specialist Adam Thackery said
Clanton’s dedication to training is second-to-none.
“In the weight room, [Clanton] has made great strides to
becoming one of the strongest on the team,” Thackery said. “His work ethic will
never be questioned.”
The Oviatt-Lang Award is a strength and conditioning award
given to an athlete who has shown exceptional effort in the weight room. The
award is named after Rob Oviatt, the former WSU assistant athletic director for
Physical Development who worked at the school from 2000 to 2008.
It is also named for the late David Lang, the school’s
former director of strength and conditioning, who died of a heart attack
February 24.
Clanton was the first male to receive the award. Senior
guard Pinelopi Pavlopoulou also won the award as a member of the women’s
basketball team.
Clanton said he dedicated himself to getting stronger in the
weight room. He’s added 15 to 20 pounds of muscle since transferring to WSU.
“I credit that to [Thackery]. He’s pushed my body, just
helped me to get better and stronger,” Clanton said.
Clanton grew up in Clinton, Oklahoma. After a decorated high
school career playing baseball, football and golf, Clanton attended Western
Oklahoma State College, an NJCAA Division II school in Altus, Oklahoma.
Clanton toured Oklahoma State University when Head Coach
Marty Lees was still working there. The two stayed in touch and he was able to
transfer to WSU in time for the 2017 season.
In his inaugural campaign in the Pac-12, Clanton hit .248
with a .346 on-base percentage and three home runs. The transition from junior
college to a power-five conference was tough at times, he said.
“Pac-12 pitching is
crazy,” Clanton said. “Every weekend you
see 90 to 95 [miles per hour] from every starter. You really have to be locked
in each at-bat.”
After a solid junior year, Clanton has been even better in
2018. The senior is currently hitting a team leading .333 and is second on the
team with nine home runs. His .633 slugging percentage is eighth best in the
conference.
WSU hitting coach Jim Horner said he’s seen Clanton improve
a lot this year, both physically and mechanically. He said Clanton could always
hit the ball a long way but he has shortened his swing to get to the ball
faster.
“He probably hits the ball further than anyone we have on
the team so that probably stands out the most,” Horner said. “Strength always
helps.”
Lees said Clanton has been a leader for the team on and off
the field.
“He’s provided us a
solid, mature baseball player in the outfield and [is] even a better person,”
Lees said. “What he’s done at the plate and the progress he’s made in one year
is really incredible. He’s put a lot of time into it and he doesn’t let things
get out of hand.”
Clanton said he hopes to get drafted in the upcoming MLB
draft and the weight room has helped him stay focused during the long baseball
season.
“The extra work that
I do is not only to get better but mentally it makes it harder to give up when
things are tough,” Clanton said. “The strength and conditioning helps your body
to keep pushing through a season because it’s four or five months you’re just
playing straight.”
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