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College Football Betting Preview: Oregon St Beavers vs. Arizona Wildcats

October 28, 2023



A pair of Pac-12 teams will square off late Saturday night on ESPN when the 11th-ranked Oregon State Beavers travel to Tucson, Arizona to face the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium with the game airing at 10:30 PM ET.

The Oregon State Beavers enter this game ranked 11th in the AP Poll and 12th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 6-1 following a 36-24 win at home against the UCLA Bruins while covering the 3.5-point spread as a home favorite in week 7 of the college football season. Oregon State scored 36 points while compiling a total of 416 yards offensively which included 282 passing yards and 134 rushing yards while allowing 24 points and 453 total yards defensively which included 169 passing yards and 284 rushing yards. DJ Uiagalelei led the team in passing, completing 14 of 24 attempts for 266 yards and two touchdowns. Damien Martinez led the team in rushing with 15 carries for 90 yards. Anthony Gould led the team in receiving, catching seven of nine targets for 87 yards.

Arizona enters this game with a record of 4-3 following a 44-6 win on the road against the Washington State Cougars while covering the 7.5-point spread as a road underdog by winning the game outright in week 7 of the college football season. The Wildcats scored 44 points while compiling a total of 516 yards offensively which included 342 passing yards and 174 rushing yards while allowing 6 points and 234 total yards defensively which included 199 passing yards and 35 rushing yards. Noah Fifita led the team in passing, completing 34 of 43 attempts for 342 yards. Rayshon Luke led the team in rushing with ten carries for 71 yards and a touchdown while adding a reception for 17 yards. Jonah Coleman led the team in receiving, catching all four targets for 98 yards.

BookMaker has the Oregon State Beavers listed as 3.5-point favorites on the road against the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night in week 9 of the college football season. Oregon State has won six of the last ten while Arizona has won two of the last three meetings. The Beavers are 6-3-1 ATS in the last ten while both teams are 1-1-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Oregon State Beavers are 5-2 ATS overall, 2-1 ATS on the road, 5-2 ATS as a favorite, and 3-1 ATS in conference games this season while the Arizona Wildcats are 6-1 ATS overall, 3-0 ATS at home, 4-0 ATS as an underdog, and 3-1 ATS in conference games on the year.

Arizona has been one of the best teams in college football at covering the spread this season going 6-1 ATS overall while covering all three of their home games and all four of their games as an underdog. The Wildcats have also been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the last three games. Buy the .5 point and take the points with the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night. 

Spooky Express Pick: Arizona Wildcats +4