Arizona Wildcats (6-5 SU, 6-5 ATS, 8-3 OU) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (5-5 SU, 3-7-0 ATS, 3-7-0 OU)
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 21, 2015
Where: Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona
Lines: Arizona State -6
Total: N/A
The Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils have not been much of a factor in the Pac-12 this year, but this is a very heated rivalry and the game may be just a bit more important for Arizona State as they still need one win to become bowl eligible. The Sun Devils won a 42-35 thriller at Arizona last year.
Arizona Shocks No. 10 Utah In Double OT
The Arizona Wildcats have not had the year they were expecting and are currently just 3-5 in the PAC-12, but this past weekend they came up with a big 37-30 win over highly ranked Utah in two overtimes. The win was big for Arizona as it made them bowl eligible as they are now 6-5 overall. Arizona jumped out to the early 17-7 lead and then needed a 3rd quarter TD to tie the game at 27. There was no scoring in the 4th quarter and then after the teams traded FGs in the first OT it was a 25 yards YD pass from Jerrard Randall to Nate Phillips that won it for the Cats.
Utah has one of the best defenses in the PAC-12 but they did allow Arizona to pile up 460 yards overall, including 302 yards through the air. Anu Solomon had a solid game as he threw for 277 yards on 17 of 27 passing with two TDs and 1 INT. The offense has not been a problem for Arizona this year as they rank 16th in total offense, 12th in passing and 25th in scoring (36.7 ppg). The problem for the Wildcats this year has been on the defensive side of the all where they rank 108th in yards allowed, 109th vs the pass and 106th in points allowed, giving up 34.2 ppg.
Arizona State One Win Away From Bowl Eligibility
The Arizona State Sun Devils were expected to compete for the PAC-12 South Title this year, but they have just been too inconsistent to make that happen and now they are just fighting to grab a bowl bid. They took a nice step towards bowl eligibility this past weekend, but it wasn’t easy at all as they had to come back from 17 down to beat the Washington Huskies 27-17. Yes Washington scored the first 17 points and then it was all the Sun Devils as they scored the final 27 points in the game.
It wasn’t pretty as they were outgained by 150 yards in the game, but helping them out was four Washington turnovers. Mike Bercovici had a solid game vs a very tough defense as he threw for 253 yards and a TD on 22 of 34 passing. Bercovici has had a very good year overall and has led the Sun Devils to the 28th ranked passing team in the nation and the 52nd ranked scoring offense, putting up 31 ppg. Just like Arizona, offense has not been a problem for this team, but defense has as they rank 89th in yards allowed, 121st vs the pass and 91st in points allowed (30.7 ppg). They allowed Washington’s weak attack to pile up 547 yards.
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Arizona is:
- 1-5 ATS in their last six games after accumulating more than 280 yards passing in their previous game
Arizona State is:
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Pick: Arizona State -6
I know this is a rivalry game, but still this is not a good spot for Arizona as they are off a big upset win and now have bowl eligibility in their back pocket and will be taking on an Arizona State team that is looking for the same in this one. Neither team has been that good on defense, but ASU has been slightly better and they have allowed 29 ppg at home, while the Wildcats have allowed 38.6 ppg on the road. Let’s also add in the fact that the Sun Devils have revege for a 10 point loss they suffered last year in Tucson. Add it all up and Arizona State should win this one by at least a TD.
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