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Canzano: Diving into the Pac-12 football season

A peek past Media Day.

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Jul 18, 2023
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Rice-Eccles Stadium will host one of the big non-conference games this season. (Photo: Rob Gray)

Scientists tell us that optimists tend to live longer, enjoy more professional success and are less likely to get sick. But I’m wondering if the Las Vegas sports books love when they see optimists coming to the betting window.

Are we suckers or what?

The oddsmakers set the win totals for six different Pac-12 teams at or above 8.5 victories this season. Last season six conference teams finished with nine or more regular-season wins. But will that happen again in 2023? And will the top-six teams be the ones everyone expects?

I took a look.

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