Jake Browning and the Washington Huskies take on Anu Solomon and the Arizona Wildcats in a game that will feature two of the best players in the Pac-12. Things don’t seem likely to get better any time soon for struggling Washington (3-4), as it has lost three of its last four. The game kicks off Saturday, Oct 31 at 11:00 p.m. ET and will be shown on FS1.
In last week’s matchup, Washington lost to Stanford 31-14. Myles Gaskin had a huge game running the ball in the loss, rushing 18 times for 108 yards and one TD. Arizona also came up short, suffering a narrow defeat against Washington State 45-42. Cayleb Jones had a great game for the Wildcats, grabbing eight receptions for 131 yards and one TD.
The odds between the Huskies and the Wildcats are even this week, while the Over/Under (O/U) is currently not available.
Sitting at 3-4 Straight Up (SU) and 4-3 Against The Spread (ATS), the Huskies will look to improve heading into Week 9. In their five most recent matchups, the Huskies went 2-3 for both SU and ATS. During their last five games, the Huskies gave up 246.2 passing yards per game. In the third quarter, Washington is a tough test, putting up 11.9 points during the third frame.
In the other locker room, the Wildcats head into Week 9 with records of 4-4 ATS and 5-3 SU. Over their last five games, the Wildcats have a SU and ATS record of 2-3 for those betting with them. Arizona has lit up defenses all around the nation over the past five games, putting up an average of 505 total yards during that time. The Huskies will have to stay focused in the second quarter against Arizona. The Wildcats usually finish off the first half with dominance, averaging 12.6 points during the second quarter. When Arizona’s offense hits the field, they like to pick up the pace. With an average of 78.2, the team ranks 17th in the country for number of plays per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Arizona, ATS Winner – Arizona
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington’s last 11 games.
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Washington is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington’s last 8 games when playing Arizona.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington’s last 10 games when playing at home against Arizona.
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona.
Arizona is 4-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Washington is 2-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Remarkably, Arizona is only 1-2 SU in games where it comes out ahead in the turnover battle, yet undefeated (3-0 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
Dating back to last year, Washington is only 5-8 SU against Pac-12 opponents, while Arizona is 9-6 SU against in-conference foes.
According to overall FBS team rankings, Arizona is rated higher in the ground game on both sides of the ball. Its eighth-ranked rushing attack will face the 38th-ranked run defense of Washington, while its 71st-ranked run defense will look to contain the 114th-ranked rushing game of the Huskies.
