College Football Lines Betting - Pac-10 Dark Horse Arizona at Toledo
by Nick Meyer
Could this be the year that Arizona steps up and becomes a contender in the Pac-10 that college football betting fans have expected under Mike Stoops? Fans and bettors will get a clue on Friday during a prime-time ESPN game as the Wildcats take on MAC scoring machine Toledo in a non-conference opening weekend matchup.
Arizona has the big edge in the spread for this college football game but MAC teams have pulled big upsets over the likes of Alabama, Pittsburgh, and others in the past ten years so the Wildcats should watch out.
Arizona Wildcats at Toledo Rockets
8:00 pm ET
College football lines: Arizona favored at -16 ½.
The Wildcats are in a better spot because they finally have a consistent passer in Nick Foles who can avoid the big mistake and manage the game. From there, the Stoops-led defenses usually take over. Arizona also has a dynamic running game and is the more balanced of the two squads going into tonight's college football game.
The Rockets on the other hand have a mostly pass-centric attack in the pass-happy MAC at home. They are capable of running circles around opposing MAC secondaries and they will probably try and play an up-tempo attack against the Wildcats with the hopes of making this a wild, high-scoring affair.
Arizona has had some troubles in recent years heading west to places like Iowa, although the Hawkeyes are obviously far ahead of the Rockets in terms of talent which is reflected in the college football lines.
Arizona's defense lost the majority of its starters going into the year, but they return much of their secondary which will help greatly in this game.
In the end, however, 16 ½ is a bit steep as the lines have been moving in Toledo's direction recently because of the lack of up front reliability going into the year for the Wildcats.
Expect Toledo to keep it within two touchdowns at home tonight.
College football lines pick: Toledo (+16 ½).
