The Colorado Buffaloes (0-4, 0-1) and the Arizona Wildcats (2-2, 0-1) meet Saturday at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. Kickoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (PAC-12 Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Colorado vs. Arizona odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Buffaloes are off to a horrendous start, dropping all 4 games to date. To make matters worse, the Buffs have lost by 25 or more points, including last week’s 45-17 setback to UCLA in the Pac-12 opener. Colorado is 0-4 ATS, and it has cashed the Over in 3 in a row.
The Wildcats were outlasted in a crazy 49-31 game at California last week in the conference opener, and Arizona has alternated wins and losses, as well as covers and non-covers, through the first 4 outings. The Over is 3-1 to date.
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Colorado at Arizona odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:10 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Colorado +600 (bet $100 to win $600) | Arizona -900 (bet $900 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Colorado +17.5 (-115) | Arizona -17.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 57.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Colorado at Arizona picks and predictions
Prediction
Arizona 41, Colorado 17
Money line
Arizona (-900) should be able to get it done rather easily in this one, squaring its record inside the conference at 1-1. However, you can’t risk 9 times your potential return no matter how awful this Colorado (+600) team might be.
PASS.
Against the spread
ARIZONA -17.5 (-107) is the play there, and you can feel confident in laying the points since Colorado +17.5 (-115) has been blasted by 25 or more points in every game this season.
The Wildcats have struggled defensively this season, but Arizona’s pass attack is on point, posting 301.3 yards per game through the air to rank 22nd in the nation. It’s going to be another long night for Ralphie and the Buffs.
Over/Under
The OVER 57.5 (-110) is the LEAN, ever so slightly, but play this one lightly, or not at all.
The Over is 4-1 in the past 5 road games for Colorado, while going 5-1-1 in Arizona’s past 7 games overall, and 3-0-1 in the past 4 inside the Pac-12. The Over is also an impressive 8-3 in the previous 11 meetings in this series, although that’s due to some much better Colorado teams being able to move the ball. This offense is awful, but the good news is that both defenses are very giving.
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