{"id":12056,"date":"2013-12-04T18:21:13","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T18:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=12056"},"modified":"2013-12-04T19:55:50","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T19:55:50","slug":"pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html","title":{"rendered":"Pac-12 Championship Football Game Preview 2013: Stanford vs. Arizona State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A much coveted place in the historic 100<sup>th<\/sup> Rose Bowl Game will be on the line in the 2013 Pac-12 Championship Game on December 7, 2013.\u00a0[sc:NCAA240banner ]<\/p>\n<p>The Stanford Cardinal are back to defend their conference crown, with the bigger goal of defending their Rose Bowl title in its centennial game. Standing in their way are the Arizona State Sun Devils, who are looking to return to \u201cThe Granddaddy of Them All\u201d after a 17-year absence.<\/p>\n<p>In this classic Offense vs. Defense match-up, Stanford\u2019s defense won out in their first meeting. But the change in venue could turn the tide toward the high-powered Arizona State offense.<\/p>\n<h3>Also check out:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/sec-championship-game-preview-2013-auburn-tigers-vs-missouri-tigers.html\" target=\"_blank\">SEC Championship Game Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/big-ten-championship-football-preview-2013-michigan-state-vs-ohio-state.html\" target=\"_blank\">Big Ten Championship Game Preview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>College Football Betting Preview: Stanford vs. Arizona State in the 2013 Pac-12 Championship Game<\/h2>\n<h3>Game Details<\/h3>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a08:00 PM ET, December 7, 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ<\/p>\n<h3>Odds:<\/h3>\n<p>*As of December 4th<\/p>\n<p><strong>Money:<\/strong> TBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spread:<\/strong>\u00a0Stanford (+3) vs. Arizona State (-3)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Totals:<\/strong>\u00a056.0<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on Stanford Cardinal:<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12068\" alt=\"kevin-hogan\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/kevin-hogan-600x366.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/kevin-hogan-600x366.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/kevin-hogan-250x152.jpg 250w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/kevin-hogan.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stanford won its third consecutive Pac-12 North division title under head coach David Shaw, as the Cardinal went 10-2 in the regular season and 7-2 in conference play. They lost both games this year on the road; they were upset 27-21 at Utah before a last-second field goal upended them at USC in their third to last regular season game.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford bounced back with a 63-13 demolition of in-state rivals California. Quarterback Kevin Hogan lit up the Golden Bears for a career high 329 yards and 5 TDs. They then finished off their regular season with a 27-20 win over #25 Notre Dame. That win pushed the Cardinal to a perfect 6-0 against Top 25 teams this season.<\/p>\n<p>Their first ranked conquest was their Championship Game opponents, Arizona State. Stanford thoroughly dominated the Sun Devils, at one point leading 39-7 in the eventual 42-28 win. The Cardinal rushing attack had a field day with 240 yards and 3 TDs.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s their excellent defense that Stanford prides themselves on. The Cardinal were No. 1 in scoring defense and total defense in the Pac-12, allowing just 19.0 points 341.3 yards per game respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will the Cardinal successfully defend their Pac-12 crown? <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/college-football\/ncaa\">Bet now on the Stanford Cardinal<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Betting on Arizona State Sun Devils<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12069\" alt=\"Chris Coyle, Devon Carrington\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/arizona-st-football.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/arizona-st-football.jpg 512w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/arizona-st-football-250x185.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arizona State will be making their first appearance in the recently configured Pac-12 Championship Game riding a seven-game winning streak. The Sun Devils went 10-2 overall under second year head coach Todd Graham for their first 10-win season since 2007. They won the Pac-12 South with an 8-1 record \u2013 their only loss coming on the road at Stanford.\u00a0[sc:NCAA240banner ]<\/p>\n<p>But the Pac-12 Championship Game will be held in the Sun Devils\u2019 backyard in Tempe, where they were a perfect 7-0 SU this season. Some notable victories include the 62-41 win over USC which cost Lane Kiffin his job, and the 58-21 demolition of fierce rivals Arizona in their final regular season game.<\/p>\n<p>Those were the kinds of performances that made Arizona State the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> ranked scoring offense with 43.2 points\/game. The Sun Devils have exploded for six 50-point games this season, five of which came at Sun Devil Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>But this is by no means a one-dimensional team. The Sun Devils ranked second in the conference in sacks, with 36, and third in total defense at 351 yards allowed\/game. And no team has forced more turnovers than Arizona State\u2019s 30, which is three more than any other team in the conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can the Sun Devils crash the centennial party in Pasadena? <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/college-football\/ncaa\">Bet now on the Arizona State Sun Devils.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"12056\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;3,099&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A much coveted place in the historic 100th Rose Bowl Game will be on the line in the 2013 Pac-12 Championship Game on December 7, 2013.\u00a0[sc:NCAA240banner ] The Stanford Cardinal<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"12056\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;3,099&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":12067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[393,46],"tags":[681,51,348,620,321,430],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pac-12 Championship Football Game Preview 2013<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pac-12 Championship Football Game Preview 2013: Stanford vs Arizona State, courtesy of Top Bet, America&#039;s favorite online sportsbook.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pac-12 Championship Football Game Preview 2013\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pac-12 Championship Football Game Preview 2013: Stanford vs Arizona State, courtesy of Top Bet, America&#039;s favorite online sportsbook.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports Betting Tips, News, and Analysis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/topbetsports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-12-04T18:21:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-12-04T19:55:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/asu-stanford.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"594\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"395\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Topbet\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/topbetsports\/\",\"http:\/\/topbetsports\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/topbetsports\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/topbetlogo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/topbetlogo.png\",\"width\":1168,\"height\":330,\"caption\":\"Topbet\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Sports Betting Tips, News, and Analysis\",\"description\":\"Sports Betting Tips, News, and Analysis\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/asu-stanford.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/asu-stanford.jpg\",\"width\":594,\"height\":395},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#webpage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html\",\"name\":\"Pac-12 Championship Football Game Preview 2013\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-12-04T18:21:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-12-04T19:55:50+00:00\",\"description\":\"Pac-12 Championship Football Game Preview 2013: Stanford vs Arizona State, courtesy of Top Bet, America's favorite online sportsbook.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#webpage\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6b94716597d16b3483f4cee98f32daa6\"},\"headline\":\"Pac-12 Championship Football Game Preview 2013: Stanford vs. Arizona State\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-12-04T18:21:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-12-04T19:55:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#webpage\"},\"wordCount\":592,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/asu-stanford.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Arizona State Sun Devils\",\"College Football\",\"College Football Betting\",\"college football odds\",\"NCAAF\",\"Stanford Cardinal\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Betting Previews\",\"College Football Betting News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pac-12-championship-football-game-preview-2013-stanford-vs-arizona-state.html#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6b94716597d16b3483f4cee98f32daa6\",\"name\":\"Brad\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/author\/brad\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12056"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12056"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12119,"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12056\/revisions\/12119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}