Colorado vs Arizona Prediction College Football Picks 10/19/24

The Colorado Buffaloes and the Arizona Wildcats meet in week 8 college football action from Arizona Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado vs. Arizona prediction.

Colorado Recap

The Colorado Buffaloes will try to get back on track after ending up with a 31-28 loss to Kansas State last time out, snapping their three-game win streak and dropping the Buffaloes to 4-2 on the year. After this game, Colorado will head home for a matchup with Cincinnati.

Buffaloes Aiming For Bowl Eligibility

Shedeur Sanders has thrown for 2,018 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions on 72.6% passing while Isaiah Augustave has a team-high 127 rushing yards while Micah Welch has 113 rushing yards and 3 TDs. Travis Hunter leads Colorado’s receiving group with 49 grabs for 587 yards and 6 touchdowns while Jimmy Horn Jr. has 26 receptions for 347 yards and a touchdown as well on the year. LaJohntay Wester has 318 receiving yards and 7 TDs while Will Sheppard has 330 receiving yards and 2 TDs as well this season. Omarion Miller also chipped in 216 receiving yards. On defense, Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig has 43 total tackles including 36 solo tackles while Hunter and Preston Hodge each have a pair of interceptions and Taje McCoy has a team-high 3 sacks.

Why the Colorado Buffaloes will win

• Arizona has lost nine of its last 10 October games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Colorado has won four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Colorado has covered the spread in seven of its last eight games against conference opponents.
• Arizona has failed to cover the spread in five of its last six games as a favorite against non-AP-ranked teams.

Arizona Recap

The Arizona Wildcats come into this one looking to get back above .500 on the year after falling to 3-3 this season with back-to-back losses thanks to a 41-19 loss to BYU last time out. After this game, Arizona will welcome West Virginia to Tuscon.

Wildcats Looking To Right The Ship

Noah Fifita has thrown for 1,636 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions on 58.9% passing while Quali Conley has a team-high 458 rushing yards with 6 TDs. Tetairoa McMillan leads Arizona’s receiving group with 42 receptions for 742 yards and 4 touchdowns and Keyan Burnett chipped in 205 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Jacob Manu has a team-high 43 total tackles. As a unit, Arizona’s defense has combined for 11 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.

Why the Arizona Wildcats will win

• Colorado has lost each of its last 10 October games as a road underdog.
• Arizona has won each of its last seven games as a favorite against Colorado.
• Colorado has failed to cover the spread in each of its last seven October road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The favorite has covered the spread in each of Colorado’s last four games at Arizona Stadium.

Colorado vs. Arizona Prediction

I’m on the over in this one. Maybe it’s a square play on the total, but I see Colorado I think track meet and I think Arizona has the horses to go score for score with the Buffs. Shedeur Sanders hasn’t been shy about airing it out and passing the football is about all Colorado can do. On the flipside, the defense isn’t great and the combination of McMillan and Fifita is still rock solid. I think this one’s going to be fun so give me the over here.