Desert Rivalry Renewed
The Arizona St. Sun Devils try to snap a three-game losing streak when they visit the Arizona Wildcats in both teams’ regular-season finale Friday afternoon. It’s the annual Territorial Cup.
ASU dropped three straight games, thus falling out of bowl-game contention. It’s ninth (tied) in the Pac-12 standings, ironically with the Wildcats. Arizona’s lost five of its last six, so nothing on its postseason dance party as well. It’s nonetheless a rivalry game in Tucson, Read our in-depth preview to help with your betting online.
Let’s check the latest college football odds, stats, injury reports, and college football lines for Arizona St vs Arizona. We’ve plenty of NCAA football odds for you to consider.
Valladay Rare Devils’ Positive
The Arizona St. Sun Devils have been through a rough season, a coaching change (Herm Edwards to Shaun Aguano) and a losing record. Through it all, running back Xazavian Valladay has been a positive, eclipsing the 1,000-yard rushing plateau, tied as the conference leader with 14 touchdowns on the ground.
“Valladay is special,” interim coach Aguano said after Saturday’s loss to Oregon St. “He’s a force, he’s going to do whatever it takes and I am proud of him. He’s the heart and soul of our football team and I’m proud of his fight.”
Ranking second in the conference (99.55 rush yards/game), total of 1,095 yards heading into the final game. He also leads the Pac-12 in scoring per game (9.09 points per outing).
Quarterback Trenton Bourguet started last week (122 yards) against the Beavers. He has 1,114 yards passing (eight touchdowns) this season, while splitting time with Emory Jones (1,533 yards, seven touchdowns).
Biggest problem with Arizona State has been on the defensive side of the ball, ninth in the conference (30.82 points surrendered/game. ASU’s non-existent defense has surrendered 416.2 yards of total offense per contest, 236.5 yards through the air.
Arizona Struggling As Well
The Arizona Wildcats have been anything but strong on the defensive side of the ball this season (36.6 points per game). Even in their surprising win against UCLA two weeks ago, the Wildcats saw the Bruins score 28 points.
Sophomore quarterback Jayden De Laura has been solid (3,485 yards, fifth in the nation). He has 25 touchdown passes, but a dozen interceptions (four in loss to Washington St. last week)..
Soph wide receiver Dorian Singer is coming off a big game against Wazzu, having finished with nine catches (176 yards) and a touchdown. Singer has 63 receptions (1,014 yards, six touchdowns) this season.
Junior wideout Jacob Cowing is another threat to burn a defense, 80 catches (1,001 yards, seven touchdowns). He has at least five catches in every game this season.
Arizona St vs Arizona Injuries
Arizona St vs Arizona Head-To-Head
So, the all-time series between the Arizona St. Sun Devils and the Arizona Wildcats is very close, with the Wildcats holding a slight 49-46-1 advantage. They’ve lost the last five meetings,however, including last season’s 38-15 decision on the road.
Arizona is 31-22 against Arizona St. at home, though the Sun Devils have won in their last two trips to Tucson. The college football lines are giving the edge to the host Wildcats to come away with the win.
Arizona St vs Arizona Game Information
- Game: Arizona St (3-8, 2-6 Pac-12) vs Arizona (4-7, 2-6)
- Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
- Day/Time: Friday, Nov. 25th, 3:00 p.m. ET
- Arizona St vs Arizona Live Stream: ESPN
Arizona St vs Arizona Betting Lines
Arizona St vs Arizona Picks & Prediction
The Arizona Wildcats have been surrendering a lot of points, but they can score as well, which they’ll do against the ASU Sun Devils. Arizona is a bit more explosive than the Devils. It will come away with the win in the regular-season finale.
When doing your college football betting, take Arizona to win and cover at home.
The Arizona Wildcats are listed at -175 in our Vegas NCAAF lines. This means that if you wager $100 on the Wildcats, you have a chance to win $57. The Arizona State Sun Devils are +150, offering a chance to win $150 on a $100 wager.
The implied probability attached to the betting lines gives Arizona Wildcats a 63.64% chance to win, with Arizona State Sun Devils at 40.00%.
