College Sports Betting Picks – Stanford Hosts Dangerous Arizona Wildcats

Quarterback Andrew Luck has thrust himself in to the Heisman race, and to have any chance of keeping his Stanford Cardinals relevant in the college sports betting season, he’ll have to survive a visit from the Arizona Wildcats. The Wildcats will try overcome their lackluster play as of late. They’ve fallen to just 1-4 ATS in the past 5 games.

The numbers on the road don’t get much better for Arizona either. The Wildcats may have gone 7-1 SU this season, as well as undefeated in their past 5 games on the road, but they’re just 3-9 ATS in the past 12 college football betting matchups on the road.

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Against Stanford, Arizona has gone just 2-5 SU and ATS, while holding the UNDER in 5-of-6 games overall against the Red Birds.

To have a chance against Stanford, Arizona will have to rely on a pass defense that allows 196.0 yards against when playing on the road. Quarterback Andrew Luck has been steady in the past two games, tossing 191.0 yards per game and a total of four touchdowns but he won’t have as much room to throw against the Wildcats.

#15 Arizona Wildcats (7-1) vs. #13 Stanford Cardinals (7-1)

Saturday, November 6th — Stanford Stadium — 8:00pm EST

College Sports Betting Line: Stanford -9.5 (56)

What makes this a dicey college sports betting pick for Stanford is that quarterback Nick Foles of Arizona has been dynamite this season. The Wildcats have averaged 316.6 passing yards per game, boasting the 9th best passing offense in the country. At home, Stanford gives up 219.3 passing yards against, and Arizona is very much built to beat a team like Stanford.

The Wildcats also have a definitive advantage on the ground. Their road rushing is pretty strong overall, but it’s the rush defense that gives teams fits. On the road, they give up just 63.7 yards against and that might mean Stanford’s 9th ranked rushing attack will be stifled more than they expect.

Stanford has been as troubling at home as Arizona has been on the road in college sports betting. Both are 1-2 ATS in those circumstances. While I think that Stanford is a very well coached team, Arizona’s balanced offense can certainly make this an extremely competitive game.

It’s also worth mentioning that, up until they throttles a Locker-less Washington team, Stanford had picked up a 0-3 college sports betting record against formidable Pac-10 opponents.

Arizona may not be BCS worthy, but they’re very, very close. The lack of national coverage and the massive public sway on Stanford is making this a much tighter game than you think. Take the Wildcats to cover this line because even in a loss, their offense can chase points in garbage time to close this college sports betting line.

Furious College Sports Betting Pick – Arizona +9.5 (OVER)

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