Tonight's game: Utah (-3.5) @ Arizona; easy money?

What am I missing here? I was under the impression U of A has another shit squad and Rich Rod will be out the door by the end of the year.

ESPN match predictor gives Zona almost a 70% chance of winning. That can't be right. They lost to Houston and have two wins against NAU (shit) and UTEP.

Last year they almost beat Washington there. I'd still lay the 3.5 but I'm not sure it's totally easy money.

AZ covers IMO. If you think the spread should be more than it is, Vegas usually knows something. Wouldn't surprise me if AZ won outright.

It has to be a better game to watch than that shit show Temple tried to pass as college ball last night
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tabascojet said:

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Sgt Brutus said:

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MARK FRANCO
Matchup: Utah at Arizona
Time: 10:30pm ET
9/22 Free Pick: UTAH -3 (-120)
Analysis:
Utah
The Pac-12 Conference’s most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks will duel in the desert on Friday, when No. 21 Utah visits Arizona. The game also will serve as the Pac-12 opener for both teams, who just completed winning non-conference seasons. The Utes are coming off their fifth straight undefeated non-conference season and are now looking to win their Pac-12 opener for the third straight campaign. Wide receiver Darren Carrington II, a transfer from Oregon, has struck up an immediate bond with Huntley as they’ve hooked up 26 times for 409 yards and four TDs so far. On the other side of the ball, linebacker Sunia Tauteoli (team-high 18 tackles) and safety Chase Hansen (14) lead a unit which is tops in the conference in total defense (246 yards) and turnovers forced (nine), including six interceptions. The Wildcats bounced back from a 19-16 loss to Houston with a 63-16 rout of host UTEP last week as Dawkins threw for three touchdowns and added three more on the ground while rolling up 288 yards of total offense. Utah has a decided edge in the kicking game, with Matt Gay a perfect 11-for-11 on both field-goal and extra-point attempts so far, while 2016 Ray Guy Award winner Mitch Wishnowsky ranks fifth nationally in net yardage (45.4). Utes are 14-3 ATS in their last 17 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. Wildcats are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 conference games.

I always avoid the games that seem to good to be true on the spread. This be one of those games. Seems like a trap.

osubuckeye89 said:

I always avoid the games that seem to good to be true on the spread. This be one of those games. Seems like a trap.

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Too tempting, I have Utah by >17

I would take Utah BIG

I was going to take Utah also and backed off. I haven't seen them play. Only impressive win over arch-rival BYU and BYU hasn't done much this year. An upset is a definite possibility here.

Block out the haters.

#BearDown

The Derski said:

Block out the haters.

#BearDown

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Sgt Brutus said:

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If you set it up, sure. I'll play with fire tonight.

Also, I think Houston probably beats BYU 7 out of 10 times this season.

I got Utah.

The Derski said:

Also, I think Houston probably beats BYU 7 out of 10 times this season.

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10 out of 10 times. BYU is really bad. They swamped QB's last week, but it didn't do much.

NU_FTW said:

It has to be a better game to watch than that shit show Temple tried to pass as college ball last night
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I hope so. Temple is a glorified Philly community college and these are two PAC 12 teams.

Zona still has a very potent version of the high flying pass heavy air raid style offense. It's their defense that has been their downside in recent years and that unit does better at home than on the road (obviously). Utah features arguably the leagues top ranked defense, but hasn't been that productive on offense in recent years.

Both teams are strength against strength and weakness against weakness. A big part of why Vegas is probably sort of split on it.

No way I'd lay anything heavy on this one. Too many entirely unknown elements to it. If it was in Utah then for sure I'd take the Utes all day. Zona at home early in the year is a different critter though. UW was fortunate to escape with a W last year in this exact same position.

I mean I'll put something on the Ute's tonight, but not that much.

olympicoscar said:

I was going to take Utah also and backed off. I haven't seen them play. Only impressive win over arch-rival BYU and BYU hasn't done much this year. An upset is a definite possibility here.

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The Utes had a tough time putting the ball in the end zone vs BYU. It might be that it was a rivalry game or it might be their O isn't good at finishing. It's in the desert and I'm sure it'll be nice and hot...so I'm thinking it's a stay away.