At this time, just a few days before Halloween, Arizona State, a team few predicted to have success, has played four Pac-12 contests. The Sun Devils have not been favored to win one. Nor have they been expected to even stay close, the granddaddy of insults.
At home against Oregon? 14.5-point underdogs.
On the road at Stanford? 16.5-point underdogs
At home against Washington? 17.5-point underdogs.
On the road at Utah? 10-point underdogs.
Recently reminded of this trend, senior linebacker DJ Calhoun quickly brushed it off.
“We don’t care about that,” the senior linebacker said.