The Arizona Wildcats travel to Toledo to take on the Rockets on Friday (8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN). It is only the third meeting between the two teams – Arizona won the first two.
The Wildcats are heavily favored to win this game as well; Arizona is a 16-point favorite at SBG Global and the total is set at 60.
Arizona had a decent season a year ago until they played the Holiday Bowl against Nebraska and embarrassed themselves, losing 33-0. Despite that loss, Arizona is capable of competing for a Pac-10 title this season.
The Wildcats are led by quarterback Nick Foles who threw for 2,466 yards last year. Arizona returns running backs Keola Antolin and Nic Grigsby so they should have a balanced attack. The Arizona defense is solid led by defensive ends Ricky Elmore and Brooks Reed.
Toledo must replace quarterback Aaron Opelt so it may be a tough season for the Rockets. Austin Dantin is the starter and he wasn’t very good last year with four TDs and four interceptions.
Dantin does have a great receiver in Eric Page who led all freshmen last season with 82 receptions and 1,159 yards. The running game looks to be led by Morgan Williams.
The Rockets are not likely to be as good on offense as they were last year. That is a major problem because their defense is not very good. Last year it was atrocious. They do have All-Mac senior Archie Donald so all is not lost.
Arizona should be able to score against a poor Toledo defense. The question in this game is whether or not Toledo’s offense can put up enough points to keep this game competitive.
Here are some key college football betting stats for Friday’s game:
Arizona has not been a good team on the road in recent years. The Wildcats are 2-7 ATS in their last nine road games. The Wildcats are 0-4 ATS in their last four non-conference games.
Toledo, meanwhile, hasn’t been kind to backer either; the Rockets are 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall.
Looking at the total in this game, the under is 6-1 in the Wildcats’ last seven games overall but the over is 16-7 in the Rockets’ last 23 home games.
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