Arizona vs West Virginia Prediction 10/10/2026 Today’s College Football Picks

The Arizona Wildcats and the West Virginia Mountaineers meet in week 6 college football action from Milan Puskar Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Arizona Wildcats vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction.

Arizona Wildcats Recap

The Arizona Wildcats come into this game looking to add on to their 34-7 win over Cincinnati last time out to sit at 4-1 this season. After this game, Arizona will head home for a game against Iowa State.

Wildcats Win 3 Straight

Noah Fifita has thrown for 1,415 yards, 13 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 73.8% passing while Kedrick Reescano leads Arizona in rushing with 218 yards and 3 touchdowns through 5 games this season. Antwan Roberts sits behind Reescano on the ground with 162 yards and a touchdown. Tre Spivey leads the Wildcats in receiving with 314 yards and 22 catches along with 4 touchdowns, while Giovanni Richardson trails with 187 yards and 16 catches. On defense, Taye Brown has a team-high 30 tackles while Arizona’s defense as a whole has combined for 18 sacks and 2 interceptions through 5 games this season.

West Virginia Mountaineers Recap

The West Virginia Mountaineers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 45-42 loss at the hands of Iowa State last time out to sit at 3-2 this season. After this game, West Virginia will head home for a game against Cincinnati.

Mountaineers Drop Back-To-Back Games

Michael Hawkins Jr. has thrown for 836 yards, 7 touchdowns and an interception on 56.6% passing while Cam Cook leads West Virginia in rushing with 652 yards and 5 touchdowns through 5 games this season. Hawkins Jr. sits behind Cook on the ground with 574 yards and 11 touchdowns. DJ Epps leads the Mountaineers in receiving with 393 yards and 14 catches along with 4 touchdowns, while Jaden Bray trails with 152 yards and 9 catches. On defense, Isaiah Patterson has a team-high 37 tackles while West Virginia’s defense as a whole has combined for 12 sacks and 3 interceptions through 5 games this season.

Arizona Wildcats @ West Virginia Mountaineers Betting Trends: Week 6

Why the West Virginia Mountaineers will win

• Arizona has lost each of its last six October road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• West Virginia has won 16 of its last 21 games against non-AP-ranked teams at Milan Puskar Stadium.
• Arizona has failed to cover the spread in five of its last six games.
• West Virginia has covered the spread in each of its last three October games as a home underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Arizona has lost the first half in each of its last nine October road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• The underdog has won the first quarter in three of Arizona’s last four games.

Why the Arizona Wildcats will win

• Arizona has won each of its last eight games as a favorite.
• West Virginia has lost each of its last five home games in October.
• Arizona has covered the spread in four of its last five games against conference opponents.
• West Virginia has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five home games in October.
• West Virginia has lost the first half in each of its last six games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Arizona has won the first quarter in each of its last four road games in October.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Arizona’s last six games against conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Each of West Virginia’s last five games have gone OVER the total points line.

West Virginia Mountaineers Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 6, Michael Hawkins Jr. ranks T1st amongst FBS players for touchdowns (11) this season.

Arizona Wildcats Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 6, Gio Richardson ranks T7th amongst qualified players for catch rate (94.1%) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• West Virginia ranks 137th among FBS teams for Q4 opponent points per game this season (12.0).
• West Virginia ranks 3rd among FBS teams for rushing yards per game this season (294.0).
• Arizona ranks 3rd among FBS teams for 3rd down conversion percentage this season (57.8).
• Arizona ranks 4th among FBS teams for red zone percentage against this season (63.6).

Arizona Wildcats vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction

I’m leaning towards West Virginia here. The Mountaineers have a tough home field edge for any visiting team to deal with, and you just had the coaching staff call out the Mountaineers for their defensive showing, or lack thereof, against Iowa State at home last time out as this team did next to nothing defensively.  Arizona has solid QB play with Fifita, but I think the Mountaineers are live to win this game at home so give me WVU here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: West Virginia +3