Arizona Wildcats vs Utah Utes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/28/2024

Game Time: 10:15 pm ET, Saturday, September 28, 2024

Venue:  Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Arizona +8.5, Utah -8.5; Over/Under:  47 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Arizona +8, Utah -8; Over/Under:  47.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Arizona +8.5, Utah -8.5; Over/Under:  47.5 points

Arizona Wildcats:  2-1 (0-0) (12th place, Big 12)

Utah Utes:  4-0 (1-0) (2nd place, Big 12)

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Arizona Wildcats:  lost their last game on the road against the Kansas State Wildcats 31-7.

Utah Utes:  won their last game on the road against the Oklahoma State Cowboys 22-19.

Arizona is entering this game with a 2-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Kansas State 31-7. Noah Fifita was the starting QB and he completed 26/42 passes for 268 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Quali Conley led the team in rushing yards with 48 and 1 TD. Tetairoa McMillan led the receivers with 138 receiving yards on 11 receptions. Marquis Groves-Killebrew led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Taye Brown, Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei, and Owen Goss each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Utah is entering this game with a 4-0 record overall and they have a 1-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 2-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Oklahoma State 22-19. Isaac Wilson was the starting QB and he completed 17/29 passes for 207 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Micah Bernard led the team in rushing yards with 182. Dorian Singer led the receivers with 95 receiving yards on 7 receptions. Tao Johnson led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Van Fillinger led the defense in sacks with 1. Alaka'i Gilman and Elijah Davis each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Utah listed as an 8.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Utah has looked really good in their games this season with their 4-0 record overall and their 1-0 conference record. They are already making a case for themselves as the best team in the Big 12 this season. They are coming off a big road win over a ranked Oklahoma State team, winning their first ever conference game as a Big 12 school, and now they are coming back home for their home opener in the Big 12. Their defense has looked great and their offense has looked a lot better this season, even with Rising still missing games. Meanwhile, Arizona has looked good in their games this season with their 2-1 record overall, but this isn't the same team that did so well last year. They lost their head coach Jedd Fisch to Washington and a lot of their players too. They are coming out of their bye week here which will help, but they are still going to be on the road in a really tough place to play with elevation. They are also coming off a road loss in their last one and didn't look good in that game, losing 31-7 to Kansas State, and even though that didn't count toward their conference schedule, they still lost big to a Big 12 opponent on the road. This will be a much tougher game for them against a better Utah team and Utah has their eyes set on winning the Big 12 Championship in their first season. The best way to place a bet here is on Utah to cover the spread in this game. 

Arizona Utah Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 28, 2024 (10:15 pm ET start time) is Utah 24 Arizona 10.

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Arizona Wildcats: 11-6 ATS as an underdog. 5-0 ATS off a road loss. 9-2 ATS vs. good teams - outscoring opponents by 10+ PPG on the season. 7-4 UNDER after playing their last game on the road. 6-3 UNDER vs good rushing teams - averaging 4.75 rushing yards/carry or more. 9-1 1H UNDER vs. good passing teams averaging 8 or more passing yards/att.

Utah Utes: 4-7 ATS when the total is between 42.5 and 49. 4-8 1H ATS when the total is between 42.5 and 49. 10-5 UNDER in home lined games. 4-0 UNDER after a win by 6 or less points. 14-7 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive straight up wins. 

Arizona Wildcats:  J. Croskey-Merritt (RB) Questionable - Personal. D. Johnson (DB) Questionable - Undisclosed. R. Murphy (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed.

Utah Utes:  C. Rising (QB) Out - Hand. K. Johnson (CB) Out - Undisclosed.

“Those guys just play good football. They tackle well. They're in coverage, they do a good job. I give that staff a lot of credit. They have a well-coached football team, their kids play really hard. They're impressive.” - Brent Brennan after his team’s loss against K-State in their last game. 

“Made that more dramatic than we needed to, but we handled it well and got the win. Proud of our guys. Didn't always play as smart as we needed to. Had a chance to put the game away completely, let them back in it.” - Kyle Whittingham after his team’s win against OK State in their last game. 

WR McMillan, Tetairoa

WR Lemonious-Craig, Montana 

WR Patterson, Jeremiah 

TE Burnett, Keyan

QB Fifita, Noah 

RB Conley, Quali

WR Singer, Dorian

WR Parks, Money 

WR Pittman, Mycah

TE Bentley, Dallen

TE Kuithe, Brant 

QB Wilson, Isaac

RB Bernard, Micah 

Passing: N. Fifita (863)

Rushing: Q. Conley (250)

Receiving: T. McMillan (453)

Touchdowns: T. McMillan (4)

Passing: I. Wilson (550)

Rushing: M. Bernard (456)

Receiving: B. Kuithe (216)

Touchdowns: B. Kuithe (5)

Coaches:

Arizona Wildcats: Brent Brennan (1st season)

Utah Utes: Kyle Whittingham (21st season)