In the 2018 season opener, the BYU Cougars are receiving 12 points from oddsmakers when they pay a visit to the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium. The matchup is scheduled to get going at 10:45 p.m. ET and ESPN has the TV rights.
BYU Cougars vs. Arizona Wildcats Betting Preview
In this Saturday game, Arizona is getting picked as the heavy favorite and the team’s currently giving up 12 points. The Cougars are also receiving +340 moneyline odds while the Wildcats are -475. This game is a toss-up. If one squad finds paydirt in the early stages it’ll create a solid live betting opportunity. Oddsmakers have placed the over/under (O/U) at 60.5 points.
The line initially opened at -15 and the game’s over/under was originally set at 62.5, so sharp bettors are siding with both the Cougars and the under.
Overall, the Wildcats finished 7-6 straight up (SU) last year while the Cougars went 4-9 in 2017. When playing against in-conference foes, the Wildcats were 5-4 SU and 2-1 SU against out-of-conference teams.
Behind 189 passing yards per game and 138 rushing yards per game, the 2017 version of this Cougars team was able to average 17.7 points per contest. The defensive unit gave up 25.4 points per game.
Against out-of-conference competition in 2017, the Wildcats passed for 161 yards per game and rushed for 328 per game on their way to 47.0 points per outing. When playing just Pac-12 opponents, the offensive unit recorded 40.1 points per game by averaging 173 passing yards and 323 rushing yards. The Wildcats defense allowed 19.7 PPG to non-conference foes and 38.9 to Pac-12 teams
The Wildcats could hold an advantage when it comes to applying pressure. Their offensive line yielded just 19 sacks last season while the D-line logged 31 sacks. The Cougars offensive line gave up 26 sacks last year and their defense got to opposing signal-callerss on just 17 occasions.
NCAA Tip: BYU Cougars vs. Arizona Wildcats
SU Winner – Arizona, ATS Winner – Arizona, O/U – Over
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Notes
Betting Notes
BYU only recorded 13 passing touchdowns last season.
Arizona threw for 19 passing touchdowns last season.
BYU created 12 rushing touchdowns last season.
Arizona put up a whopping 48 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Cougars logged 4.2 yards per carry last season while allowing 3.7 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
The Wildcats registered 6.6 yards per carry last season and gave up 4.6 YPC to opponents.
The BYU offense gave up 26 sacks last season. Their defense created 17 sacks.
Wildcats quarterbacks were sacked 19 times last year. Their defense sacked opposing quarterbacks on 31 occasions.
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