Two evenly matched teams and Arizona is the favorite and the ranked team, but on the road. Both of these teams have had similar results against similar opponents with big wins on the road. Arizona won against Oregon and Washington State won against Utah.
Washington State should not have any problems moving the ball against Arizona especially at home. Arizona is 102nd in opposing QB rating and they donât have a defensive line that can get a pass rush against Washington Stateâs quick passing offense. Arizona is also 109th in yards per pass attempt which also suggests some tackling issues.
Connor Halladay at home is just a dominant QB with a 171 QB rating 17 TD to just 2 INT with 9.1 yards per attempt and 2.07 sack % which are all top 20 in the nation for home passing offenses. Arizona had gotten big road wins because of their pass rush, but they faced some teams with vulnerabilities in protecting their QB. Oregon 117th and Texas San Antonio 109th. Arizonaâs secondary is no good and they should be lit up in this one.
Itâs also hard to ignore the fact that Arizona has major issues in the red zone both on offense and defense and in the opponent they face on Saturday. They are scoring just 46% TDâs in the RZ and allowing nearly 71%. Meanwhile Washington State is flipped at 66% (80% at home) and 50% allowed. Washington State is a desperate team right now they need a win if they want to get back into the bowl discussion and they are off a bye week with 1 extra day to prepare for this home game.
