Arizona Wildcats vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 9/3/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Location: Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, CA

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Aztecs (-10)

Total/Over-Under: 50.5

The Arizona Wildcats (1-11 last season) are hitting the road to Snapdragon Stadium on Saturday where they will compete against the San Diego State Aztecs (12-2 last year). Arizona opens this contest as 10-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 50.5.

The Arizona Wildcats wrapped up their year with a 1-11 record. The last time they took the field, the Wildcats played against the Arizona State Sun Devils and ended up losing by a score of 38-15. Will Plummer connected on 28/38 with 346 yds passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rating of 153.6 and walked away from the contest with 1 interception. Jamarye Joiner was the best rusher for the Wildcats with 5 attempts for 28 yds (5.6 yds per attempt). In the game, they tallied 73 plays which totaled 396 yards. The Arizona Wildcats ended up running the ball 34 times and totaled 50 yds, earning them an average of 1.5 yards per tote. When it came to stopping the run, the Wildcats gave up 228 yards on 37 attempts, which is an average of 6.2 yds per run allowed. Arizona conceded 10 completions on 14 attempts for 86 yds, and a completion rate of 71.4%.

When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Arizona Wildcats held an average of 17.2 points per contest. Offensively they maintained an average of 128.7 yds via the ground game, which ranked them 97th in the nation. The Wildcats earned 4,276 total yards for the prior campaign. Arizona compiled 12 passing touchdowns and 6 rushing touchdowns. Arizona amassed 248 1st downs as a unit, and they were flagged for 104 penalties for 840 yds. They turned the football over 23 different times.

The Wildcats ranked 101st in Division 1 when it comes to team defense, allowing 31.4 points per game. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.6 yards per rush on the ground and 182.4 rushing yards per game last season. For the year, they allowed 2,189 yards via the running game in 12 games. In terms of passing yards, the Wildcats allowed 2,281 yards which had them ranked 6th in Division 1. In their 12 games played, they gave up 190.1 yards per game through the air as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 58.3%. They conceded 372.5 yards per outing which put them 59th in D-1. They conceded 25 touchdowns via the pass and 17 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Aztecs finished the season with a 12-2 mark. In their last game, the Aztecs got the win with a final of 38-24 when they faced the UTSA Roadrunners. Greg Bell carried the ball 26 times for 101 yards, ending the contest with 3.9 yards per attempt for San Diego State. Lucas Johnson (3 TDs) walked away from the contest with 333 yds on 24/36 passing while his QB rating was 171.9. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 9.3. San Diego State surrendered 24 attempts on the ground for 117 yards (4.9 yds per carry). The Aztecs secondary gave up a completion percentage of 57.9%, relinquishing 271 yds on 22 for 38 passing. The Aztecs finished with a total of 489 yds while they ran 76 plays (6.4 yards per play). San Diego State ran for 3.9 yards per tote, finishing the game with 156 yards on 40 carries.

The San Diego State Aztecs averaged 344.7 yards/game, which had them sitting 104th in the nation. The San Diego State offense totaled 944 penalty yards on 104 infractions, which had them ranked 10th in the country in terms of giving up free yards. Last season, the Aztecs compiled 2,390 passing yards as well as averaging 170.7 passing yards per game, ranking them 115th in the nation. In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Aztecs sat 77th in the nation scoring 27.4 PPG.

The Aztecs conceded 19.8 points per contest, ranking them 17th in college football. San Diego State conceded a total of 1,127 yards rushing (80.5 yards/game) in addition to 7 touchdowns rushing over the course of last year. Overall, they conceded 277 total points. They gave up 25 touchdowns via the pass as well as 244.1 yards per contest, which put them in 92nd in Division 1. The Aztecs defense took the field for 958 plays, which was 119th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's Wildcats/Aztecs college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Aztecs -10

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