Arizona State vs. Arizona Odds
TUCSON, AZ (TheSpread) – The 14th and final week of the college football regular season kicks off Thursday night as Arizona hosts in-state rival Arizona State at 8PM ET.
Arizona State is 5-6 on the season and 3-5 in the Pac-10 while Arizona is 7-4 overall and 4-4 in conference play. The Wildcats are 4-2 at home while the Sun Devils are just 1-4 on the road.
Trends show that Arizona State is 5-2 against the spread in their last seven games with Arizona while the underdog is also 5-1 ATS in the last six games in this series. The under has hit in the last five games between these two teams.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have made Arizona a 5-point favorite at home against Arizona State. The over/under has been set at 55. (View Matchup)
Opening odds had Arizona favored by 6.5 points. The spread has worked its way down all week, ending at Arizona -5. The over/under opened at 54.5 and fell to 54 during the week before settling in a 55.
Arizona has dropped three straight games, losing to Oregon, USC, and Stanford. The Wildcats have one of the top passing attacks in the country as they average 314 passing yards per game, which ranks ninth in the FBS. Nick Foles has thrown for 2,649 yards and 16 touchdowns on the season to lead the team. As an offense, Arizona is averaging 29.8 points per game while the defense is giving up 20.8 points per game.
Arizona State is coming off a 55-34 win over UCLA last week, but the Sun Devils had lost six of their previous eight prior to the win. ASU averages 288.2 passing yards per game, which ranks 12th in the nation. Steve Threet has thrown for 2,534 yards and 18 touchdowns to lead the offense, which is averaging 32.5 points per game. On defense, ASU is giving up 24.6 points per game.
Arizona backup quarterback Matt Scott is out indefinitely with a wrist Injury while Arizona State quarterback Steven Threet is listed as questionable for the game due to a head injury. Brock Osweiler would fill in if Threet can’t play. He has thrown for 530 yards and four touchdowns this season.
Over 14,000 Public Bets have been placed on this game with Arizona getting 61% of the wagers at -5 against Arizona State.
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