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College Football Betting Preview: Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington State Cougars

October 14, 2023



The Arizona Wildcats will travel to Pullman, Washington to face the 19th-ranked Washington State Cougars at Clarence D. Martin Stadium on Saturday night at 7:00 PM with the game airing on the Pac-12 Network.

The Arizona Wildcats enter this game with a record of 3-3 following a 41-43 triple-overtime loss on the road against the USC Trojans while covering the 21-point spread as a road underdog in week 6 of the college football season. Arizona scored 41 points while compiling a total of 506 yards offensively which included 303 passing yards and 203 rushing yards while allowing 43 points and 365 total yards defensively which included 219 passing yards and 146 rushing yards. Noah Fifita led the team in passing, completing 25 of 35 attempts for 303 yards with five touchdowns and an interception while rushing for 18 yards. Jonah Coleman led the team in rushing with 21 carries for 137 yards while adding four receptions for 38 yards. Tetairoa McMillan led the team in receiving, catching six of 12 targets for 138 yards. 

Washington State enters this game ranked 19th in the AP Poll and 19th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 4-1 following a 17-25 loss on the road against the UCLA Bruins while failing to cover the 3-point spread as a road underdog in week 6 of the college football season. The Cougars scored 17 points while compiling a total of 216 yards offensively which included 199 passing yards and 17 rushing yards while allowing 25 points and 471 total yards defensively which included 290 passing yards and 181 rushing yards. Cameron Ward led the team in passing, completing 18 of 38 attempts for 192 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Nakia Watson led the team in rushing with 11 carries for 25 yards while adding a reception for nine yards and a touchdown. Kyle Williams led the team in receiving, catching eight of 11 targets for 85 yards.

BookMaker has the Washington State Cougars listed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night in week 7 of the college football season. Washington State has won six of the last ten including the previous three matchups in a row while going 7-3 ATS in the last ten and 3-0 ATS in the last three games in the series. Arizona is 5-1 ATS overall, 2-1 ATS on the road, 3-0 ATS as an underdog, and 2-1 ATS in conference games this season while the Washington State Cougars are 3-2 ATS overall, 2-1 ATS at home, 1-1 ATS as a favorite, and 1-1 ATS in conference games on the year. 

Washington State has been the dominant team against the spread in the series going 7-3 ATS over the last ten and 3-0 ATS in the last three meetings while having won the previous three matchups in a row. I look for that to remain the same in this matchup when they host the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night which is why I will be buying the .5 point and taking the Washington State Cougars -7 against the Arizona.

Spooky Express Pick: Washington State Cougars -7