After getting blown out against Kansas State and following with a bye week, Arizona now must head on the road as a heavy underdog against the Utah Utes on Saturday. The Wildcats are 12.5 point underdogs according to DraftKings and the ESPN FPI formula gives the Wildcats a 22.8% chance of coming away with the upset.
Arizona is 4-5-1 against the spread (ATS) in its last 10 games coming off a bye week. The Wildcats are also 6-4 ATS (and 1-9 overall) in its last 10 games as a road underdog of at least 10 points.
Last season, Arizona built a 28-0 lead by the first play of the second quarter. The win was monumental for the Wildcats as they intercepted passes by Bryson Barnes twice in their own end and forced a turnover on downs near midfield to beat four AP Top 25 teams in a season for the first time since 1989…