Arizona +7 -125 buy hook 3.75% play to win 3%
Arizona is desperate for a win and I love the coaching staff with Jedd Fisch at HC previously serving as Patriots QB coach, their OC Brennan Carrol is the son of Pete Carrol, and veteran DC Don Brown. This defense has actually played better than their numbers indicate as they held BYU 36 yards under their season average as well as UCLA -22yards, and Oregon -24.5 yards. Arizona was in the game against BYU who was ranked #10 last week, they were in the game against Oregon despite -5 to margin, and they gave UCLA issues last week although losing 34-16 it was a 17-16 game late in the third quarter. Colorado has scored a total of 34 points in 4 games vs. P5 opponents, and haven’t pushed past a total of 260 yards. I don’t understand how they are nearly a TD favorite. Arizona lost their QB for the season that they started last week, but Gunner Cruz the 6’5 QB stepping in had 336 passing yards against BYU. These are two similar teams that have faced similar schedules, and Arizona -1.7 ypp compared to Colorado’s -2.9.
