Arizona is still rebuilding under second-year coach Jedd Fisch. They were 124th in the nation in scoring last season and 101st in total yards. The Wildcats have new QBs competing with sophomore Jayden de Laura being the expected starter after coming over from Washington State where he had 23 TDs and 9 INTs. The offensive line lost two longtime starters, and depth on the line is already a concern. Defenses are usually ahead of the offenses in the first month of the season, and Arizona is 9-4 UNDER the total in September. The strength of the team is the defensive secondary with everyone back. They face a San Diego State team off of a 12-2 campaign and is returning seven starters on a defense that allowed 19.8 points per game and was 15th in total yards allowed. San Diego State is 78-52 UNDER the total as a favorite, including 51-31 UNDER as home chalk, and the offense lost its best players. Virginia Tech transfer QB Braxton Burmeister gets a shot to start while the offensive line has just two returning starters, and they lost top rusher Greg Bell (1,091 yards). San Diego State is 80-42 UNDER the total in the first half of the season and 23-10 UNDER in the first two weeks of the new campaign. Back the UNDER in this one.
This pick was released to clients on August 31, 2023 at 10:59AM ET.
CFB
Arizona at San Diego State
September 3, 2022
3:30 PM Eastern
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 46.5 -109 (risk 1 to return 1.92)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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