An important Pac-12 battle takes place Friday night as the California Golden Bears host the Arizona State Sun Devils. Kickoff is set for 10:30 p.m. ET. The Golden Bears are four-point favorites and the over-under for total points scored is 42 in latest Arizona State vs. Cal odds. Before making your Arizona State vs. Cal picks, check out what SportsLine handicapper Zack Cimini has to say. 

Cimini is a highly respected Las Vegas handicapper who's never afraid to buck conventional wisdom. He uses a new-age approach to excel in multiple sports and has been one of the SportsLine's most successful analysts on an annual basis. He enters this week on a 6-2 run with his college football spread picks. Moreover, he is a stunning 7-3 on against spread picks involving Cal over the past two seasons! Anybody who has been following him is WAY UP.

Now, Cimini has set his sights on Arizona State vs. California on Friday. We can tell you he is leaning Under, but his much stronger play is on the spread. He has identified the critical X-factor that makes one side of the spread a must-back, and you ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any picks of your own.

So who wins Arizona State vs. Cal? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the Arizoa State vs. Cal spread you should be all over Friday, all from the accomplished expert who is hitting 70 percent of his Cal picks!