Washington vs. Arizona: TV info, betting odds, and score predictions
Washington heads to Tucson for its first Pac-12 road game of the season. The road was an issue early for Kalen DeBoer’s Huskies a season ago — in the state of Arizona as well — but this year’s group made a rout of things the first time it left the friendly confines of Husky Stadium.
UW is up to No. 7 in the country, the highest-ranked team in the Pac-12, thanks to a 4-0 start. The Huskies have yet to be held under 41 points in a game, and they have not really been challenged thus far, with an average margin of victory north of 30 points.
Arizona enters with health concerns in the backfield, but the Wildcats are 3-1, won their Pac-12 opener a weekend ago against Stanford, and will look to prove this rebuild is well on track against one of the Pac-12’s elites.
Here’s all the info you need to know for the game.
TV and Kickoff Time
Kickoff time: 7 p.m. PT
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
TV Network: Pac-12 Network
Betting odds
Line: Washington -19
Total: 65.5
Money line: Washington -1200, Arizona +750
Via Bet365
Score predictions
ESPN’s FPI gives Washington an 86.4% chance to beat the Wildcats.
Bill Connelly’s SP+ projects a 40-22 Washington victory.
Saturday Out West’s Jon Gold predicts a 41-17 Washington win:
This feels like a trap game for the Huskies, but I’m all in on them. And I think Arizona is a year away.
The Cats certainly don’t have the manpower to shut down the best passing attack in the country. Michael Penix Jr. has been almost flawless in leading UDub to a 4-0 start. He leads the country in passing yardage (1,636) and passing touchdowns (16), and he just recently replaced Caleb Williams as the odds-on Heisman favorite right now.
Saturday Out West’s Derek Peterson picked Washington to cover:
I like the Huskies on the road, even in a potential trap game. Arizona’s defense is much-improved, but potentially having to role with a new starting quarterback gives me pause. With the country’s most explosive offense on the other sideline, Arizona will likely find itself chasing the game. If Jayden de Laura is playing, we’ve seen his tendencies when playing from behind and they’re not good. If Noah Fifita is in the game, I think UW turns up the pressure and comes after him to try and force some “first start” mistakes.