The Arizona Wildcats (1-9, 1-6 Pac-12) visit the Washington State Cougars (5-5, 4-3) Friday at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Arizona vs. Washington State odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Wildcats edged California 10-3 at home Nov. 6, and put up a strong fight against Utah in a 38-29 loss at home last Saturday, covering the spread in both games. In fact, Arizona has covered four a in row, and three of the past four games have been decided by one score. This is a team out of bowl consideration, but they’re not giving up.
The Cougars were on the short end of a 38-24 loss at Oregon last week. It’s their second loss in the past three games as they slipped to .500. Wazzu still needs one more win to become bowl eligible, a feat in a trying year which saw the head coach and some staff members fired for refusal of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Arizona at Washington State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Arizona +470 (bet $100 to win $470) | Washington State -700 (bet $700 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arizona +14.5 (-110) | Washington State -14.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Arizona at Washington State odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Washington State 29, Arizona 21
Money line
Washington State (-700) will cost you seven times your potential return. That’s just too much risk for not enough reward.
The Cougars will win and become bowl eligible, but you can’t risk this much for such a meager profit, especially since the Wildcats have been a thorn in the side of their opponents lately.
PASS.
Against the spread
ARIZONA +14.5 (-110) is a strong play catching two-plus touchdowns on the road. Yes, the overall record is putrid, and the possibility of a bowl was lost back in October, but the Wildcats keep plugging away, trying to get better every week. They enter on a 4-0 ATS run, with three of those games decided by just one score.
Over/Under
The UNDER 52.5 (-110) is the lean, ever so slightly. You can look to the series trends, which show Over in each of the past five meetings, and five of the past six battles on the Palouse. But these programs are completely transformed from those days. Former head coach Mike Leach and his Air Raid offense are gone, and so is recent head coach Todd Rolovich, for that matter. Arizona has struggled to put points on the board this year, too.
The Wildcats have hit the Under in 11 of the past 16 as underdogs, and the Cougs have cashed the Under in six of the past eight overall, and five of the previous seven Pac-12 games. Those are way more pertinent trends.
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