With Colorado on a bye week, Buffs fans have an opportunity to scout some of their future opponents. We’ve already seen Oregon State lose on the road to Stanford and at the time of publication, Utah currently holds a commanding lead over USC.
Kicking off at 8:30 p.m. MST is UCLA at Arizona. The Buffaloes will see the Wildcats next week and then UCLA later in the season on Nov. 13. Because Arizona is still winless at 0-4, rooting for the Wildcats would be in the Buffs’ best interest to make a potential Colorado win next week more impressive. The Bruins, meanwhile, come in at 3-2 after a rough loss to Arizona State last week.
If anything, getting a chance to watch Dorian Thompson-Robinson should be worth at least a momentary channel change to ESPN. UCLA senior QB is a large reason why the Bruins are favored by 16.5 points.
First-year Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch has settled on Jordan McCloud to get the start. McCloud is coming off a five-interception performance against then-No. 3 Oregon. Like Colorado, it has been a rough offensive year for Arizona, which has started three different quarterbacks.
Defensively, Arizona has allowed the seventh-fewest points in the Pac-12 at 124 while UCLA has allowed 143. UCLA has also given up the most passing yards per game in the conference, which should get the attention of McCloud.
All Betting Lines are Courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook.