Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats 2010 NCAAF Week 14 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Head football coach Dennis Erickson will lead his Arizona State Sun Devils on the road to take on the No. 24 Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium on Thursday night at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN. The Sun Devils come in at 5-6 7th in the PAC 10 while the Wildcats are 7-4 good for 3rd in the conference. “We tried to stay in it as long as we could,” Arizona head football coach Mike Stoops said regarding their game against No. 1 Oregon. “They put a lot of pressure on you in a lot of different ways with their offense, and, really, we couldn’t handle it in the second half.” Ericson is going with sophomore Brock Osweiler as his starter. “He was just outstanding,” Erickson said after the game. “He didn’t turn the football over, and he threw it accurately. He missed some throws, but he didn’t make any mistakes. The guy is a tremendous athlete and a great competitor. He started running and giving himself a second chance. It was a great effort by Brock.” Vegas odds makers have the Arizona Wildcats a -5 1/2 point favorite at home against the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Arizona is coming off the 48-29 loss on the road to the Oregon Ducks moving them to just 3-7 ATS for the season. Quarterback Nick Foles completed 29 of 54 passes for 448 yards 3 touchdowns and a pick hitting Juron Criner with 3 passes for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns. Arizona led early before getting spanked in the second half. Arizona is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona State. The Wildcats are ranked at 24th in the FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 14 Rankings.
The Sun Devils are coming off a big PAC 10 win over UCLA 55-34 at home moving to an impressive 6-2-1 ATS for the season. Quarterback Brock Osweiler completed 27 for 36 passes for 4 touchdowns without a pick while carrying the ball 6 times for 35 yards and another score. Arizona State is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games and the total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona State’s last 5 games when playing Arizona. Odds makers at BetUS have the over/under for the total score at 55 points combined of the Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats.
I predict the Arizona State Sun Devils to cover so take the points to win.