The UTSA Roadrunners are receiving 19 points from oddsmakers as they get their 2018 season underway against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium, Frank Kush Field. Kickoff for this showdown is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET and fans can catch it live by tuning in to FS1.
UTSA Roadrunners at Arizona State Sun Devils Betting Preview
In this Saturday game, Arizona State is tabbed as the heavy favorite and is currently giving up 19 points. The Roadrunners are also receiving +830 moneyline odds while the Sun Devils are -1550. This matchup is projected as a toss-up, and if one side can create a bunch of points early it will generate a reasonable betting scenario in-game. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 54 points.
The over/under has yet to change after it was initially set at 54. Having said that, the opening line was -17 and early action has moved in favor of the Sun Devils.
The Sun Devils finished 7-6 straight up (SU) last year while the Roadrunners went 6-5 in 2017. When playing against conference competition, the Roadrunners were 3-5 SU and the Sun Devils were 6-3 SU against Pac-12 schools. The Roadrunners finished 3-0 SU against non-conference teams while the Sun Devils were 1-2 SU against such teams.
The Roadrunners logged 191 passing yards per game and 161 rushing yards per game against their eight in-conference opponents last year. The team managed to score 18.4 points per game against those opponents and gave up 18.3 per contest. When playing non-conference schools, those numbers all improved, as they averaged 37.3 points-for and 13.7 points-against, in addition to 234 pass yards per game and 248 rush yards per game.
Against out-of-conference foes in 2017, the Sun Devils passed for 315 yards per game and ran for 97 per game on their way to 34.0 points per outing. When playing just Pac-12 opponents, the offensive unit registered 31.2 points per game by averaging 225 passing yards and 208 rushing yards. The Sun Devils defense allowed 37.7 PPG to non-conference foes and 29.1 to Pac-12 teams
The Roadrunners ought to own the edge when it comes to RB efficiency. Their backfield logged 4.6 yards per carry last season while their defense kept opponents to a YPC of 3.7. The Sun Devils registered 4.0 yards per carry last year and allowed a YPC of 4.9 to opponents.
Bedding Prediction: UTSA Roadrunners at Arizona State Sun Devils
SU Winner – Arizona State, ATS Winner – UTSA, O/U – Over
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UTSA converted 15 passing touchdowns last season.
Arizona State threw for 21 passing touchdowns last season.
UTSA created 11 rushing touchdowns last season.
Arizona State put up 27 rushing touchdowns last season.
The UTSA offensive line allowed 26 sacks last season. Their defense created 23 sacks.
Sun Devils quarterbacks were sacked 41 times last year. Their defense generated 36 sacks.
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