Will USC beat Michigan? Beavers or Boilermakers? Our Week 4 picks for Big Ten, Pac-12 football

Plus, Illinois visits Nebraska, Washington State tries to stay undefeated, Iowa battles Minnesota and more.

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Illinois and Nebraska clash as ranked, undefeated teams. Washington State looks to remain unbeaten as the Cougars play host to San Jose State, which also is 3-0. USC visits Michigan for its Big Ten opener in another matchup of ranked teams.

Oregon State tries to shake off its rivalry loss to Oregon when the Beavers face Purdue . Those are some of the top Big Ten and Pac-12 games we’re watching as we roll into Week 4 of the college football season. WATCH: Stream most of this week’s top college football games live for FREE with Fubo (free trial) or with DirecTV Stream (free trial).



Check out this week’s college football odds, plus score predictions for select games from the CFB coverage team at The Oregonian/OregonLive. No. 24 Illinois (3-0) at No.

22 Nebraska (3-0) Game details: 5 p.m. PT Friday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska TV channel and live stream: Fox and Fox Sports Live Latest line: Nebraska by 7.

5 Over/under: 42.5 Predictions Ryan Clarke: Nebraska 31, Illinois 21 James Crepea: Nebraska 28, Illinois 21 Nick Daschel: Nebraska 27, Illinois 21 Aaron Fentress: Nebraska 27, Illinois 24 Joe Freeman: Nebraska 26, Illinois 20 Sean Meagher: Nebraska 30, Illinois 27 Joel Odom: Nebraska 30, Illinois 20 Bill Oram: Nebraska 34, Illinois 27 Washington State (3-0) vs. San Jose State (3-0) Game details: 7 p.

m. PT Friday at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington TV channel and live stream: The CW Latest line: Washington State by 12 Over/under: 55.5 Predictions Ryan Clarke: Washington State 38, San Jose State 17 James Crepea: Washington State 35, San Jose State 14 Nick Daschel: Washington State 38, San Jose State 27 Aaron Fentress: Washington State 42, San Jose State 18 Joe Freeman: Washington State 40, San Jose State 20 Sean Meagher: Washington State 42, San Jose State 14 Joel Odom: Washington State 41, San Jose State 22 Bill Oram: Washington State 52, San Jose State 13 Oregon State (2-1) vs.

Purdue (1-1) Game details: 5:30 p.m. PT Saturday at Reser Stadium in Corvallis TV channel and live stream: The CW Latest line: Oregon State by 4.

5 Over/under: 50.5 Predictions Ryan Clarke: Purdue 31, Oregon State 27 James Crepea: Oregon State 35, Purdue 28 Nick Daschel: Oregon State 34, Purdue 16 Aaron Fentress: Oregon State 33, Purdue 22 Joe Freeman: Oregon State 31, Purdue 20 Sean Meagher: Oregon State 35, Purdue 21 Joel Odom: Oregon State 38, Purdue 17 Bill Oram: Oregon State 30, Purdue 10 No. 11 USC (2-0) at No.

18 Michigan (2-1) Game details: 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor TV channel and live stream: CBS and CBS Sports Live Latest line: USC by 5.

5 Over/under: 44.5 Predictions Ryan Clarke: USC 31, Michigan 19 James Crepea: USC 35, Michigan 21 Nick Daschel: USC 23, Michigan 17 Aaron Fentress: Michigan 29, USC 23 Joe Freeman: Michigan 24, USC 21 Sean Meagher: USC 28, Michigan 20 Joel Odom: USC 34, Michigan 20 Bill Oram: USC 35, Michigan 21 UCLA (1-1) at No. 16 LSU (2-1) Game details: 12:30 p.

m. PT Saturday at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana TV channel and live stream: ABC and ESPN+ Latest line: LSU by 24 Over/under: 56.5 Predictions Ryan Clarke: LSU 41, UCLA 7 James Crepea: LSU 49, UCLA 14 Nick Daschel: LSU 40, UCLA 13 Aaron Fentress: LSU 55, UCLA 17 Joe Freeman: LSU 31, UCLA 17 Sean Meagher: LSU 49, UCLA 7 Joel Odom: LSU 55, UCLA 9 Bill Oram: LSU 48, UCLA 7 Rutgers (2-0) at Virginia Tech (2-1) Game details: 12:30 p.

m. PT Saturday at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia TV channel and live stream: ACC Network and Watch ESPN Latest line: Virginia Tech by 3.5 Over/under: 44.

5 Predictions Ryan Clarke: Virginia Tech 31, Rutgers 28 James Crepea: Rutgers 35, Virginia Tech 21 Nick Daschel: Rutgers 27, Virginia Tech 23 Aaron Fentress: Virginia Tech 34, Rutgers 28 Joe Freeman: Virginia Tech 24, Rutgers 17 Sean Meagher: Rutgers 27, Virginia Tech 17 Joel Odom: Rutgers 20, Virginia Tech 19 Bill Oram: Virginia Tech 21, Rutgers 17 Northwestern (2-1) at Washington (2-1) Game details: 4 p.m. PT Saturday at Husky Stadium in Seattle TV channel and live stream: FS1 and Fox Sports Live Latest line: Washington by 10.

5 Over/under: 42.5 Predictions Ryan Clarke: Washington 35, Northwestern 25 James Crepea: Washington 28, Northwestern 14 Nick Daschel: Washington 34, Northwestern 20 Aaron Fentress: Washington 37, Northwestern 22 Joe Freeman: Washington 35, Northwestern 20 Sean Meagher: Washington 24, Northwestern 21 Joel Odom: Washington 24, Northwestern 17 Bill Oram: Washington 38, Northwestern 12 Iowa (2-1) at Minnesota (2-1) Game details: 4:30 p.m.

PT Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis TV channel and live stream: NBC and Peacock Latest line: Iowa by 2.5 Over/under: 35.5 Predictions Ryan Clarke: Minnesota 20, Iowa 17 James Crepea: Iowa 28, Minnesota 14 Nick Daschel: Minnesota 20, Iowa 17 Aaron Fentress: Iowa 26, Minnesota 25 Joe Freeman: Iowa 20, Minnesota 17 Sean Meagher: Iowa 20, Minnesota 17 Joel Odom: Minnesota 19, Iowa 16 Bill Oram: Minnesota 24, Iowa 13 Michigan State (3-0) at Boston College (2-1) Game details: 5 p.

m. PT Saturday at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts TV channel and live stream: ACC Network and Watch ESPN Latest line: Boston College by 6.5 Over/under: 45.

5 Predictions Ryan Clarke: Boston College 27, Michigan State 13 James Crepea: Boston College 28, Michigan State 24 Nick Daschel: Boston College 33, Michigan State 21 Aaron Fentress: Boston College 39, Michigan State 20 Joe Freeman: Boston College 27, Michigan State 20 Sean Meagher: Boston College 31, Michigan State 19 Joel Odom: Boston College 31, Michigan State 27 Bill Oram: Boston College 28, Michigan State 21.