The Arizona Wildcats (0-3) meet the No. 4 Oregon Ducks (3-0) Saturday in their Pac-12 conference opener at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Kickoff is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Arizona vs. Oregon odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
Rankings according to the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
The Wildcats have been a disaster, losing narrowly against BYU in Las Vegas before getting routed by San Diego State 38-14 in Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 11. They hit rock bottom last week, however, falling to FCS Northern Arizona by a 21-19 count at home.
The Ducks struggled with Fresno State it the opener but quickly righted the ship for a monumental win at Ohio State Sept. 11. They didn’t take their foot off the gas, romping against FCS Stony Brook last week, 48-7.
Rankings courtesy of the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Arizona at Oregon odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Arizona +1300 (bet $100 to win $1,300) | Oregon -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arizona +29.5 (-110) | Oregon -29.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 58.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Arizona at Oregon State odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Oregon 55, Arizona 13
Money line
Oregon (-5000) is going to absolutely pound Arizona (+1300), and it isn’t even going to be close.
This used to be a tremendous rivalry, with close, epic games, and it will be again one day. But that won’t be Saturday.
AVOID, though, as you cannot risk 50 times your potential return.
Against the spread
I like OREGON -29.5 (-110), and was pleasantly surprised that the spread for this game wasn’t in the mid-30’s, at the least. The Wildcats couldn’t move the ball on NAU last week, and there is no way they amass much of anything against Oregon.
The Ducks run game is legit, with CJ Verdell and Travis Dye each gobbling up 5.4 yards per attempt. On the flip side, the Wildcats are coughing up 193.3 rushing yards per outing. It’s gonna be ugly, folks!
Over/Under
The best play on the board is the OVER 58.5 (-110), and I believe Oregon has the chance to take care of it all on their own. Arizona could still score in single digits, and this one could be a winning ticket, that’s how lopsided I think this game will be. But we’ll count on some garbage-time scores from Arizona to get them to double digits.
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