Washington State Cougars vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 11/19/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ

TV: PAC12

Odds/Point Spread: Wildcats (+3.5)

Total/Over-Under: 62.5

Arizona Stadium is the site where the Arizona Wildcats (4-6) will attempt to beat the Washington State Cougars (6-4) on Saturday. Arizona is 3.5-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 62.5.

The Washington State Cougars step onto the field holding a record of 6-4 for this year. In their last matchup, the Cougars faced the Arizona State Sun Devils and walked away with a win by a score of 28-18. Cameron Ward finished 22/37 with 219 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rate of 118.1 and walked away from the game with no interceptions. Nakai Watson was the best rusher for the Cougars with 20 attempts for 116 yds (5.8 yds per carry). The Washington State Cougars ended up running the ball 35 times and amassed 137 yards, earning them an average of 3.9 yards per carry. In all, they ran 72 plays which gave them 356 yards. Washington State allowed 18 completions on 33 attempts for a total of 212 yards, and a completion percentage of 54.5%. In the running game, the Cougars conceded 121 yards on 34 tries, which averages out to 3.6 yds per rush allowed.

The Cougars have racked up 3,719 yards in total this season. In terms of getting the ball in the endzone, Washington State has amassed 21 passing touchdowns and 12 touchdowns via the ground. They have surrendered the ball 16 different times. Washington State has a total of 195 1st downs, and they have committed 55 infractions for 477 yards. As a team they are averaging 110.8 yards via the ground game which ranks them 112th in the nation. In terms of getting in the endzone, the Washington State Cougars have an average of 26.9 PPG.

The Cougars sit in 20th in the country regarding the opposition scoring, allowing 19.8 PPG. The opposition is running for an average of 3.4 yards per rush and 122.7 rushing yards per contest for the campaign. Over the course of this year, they have allowed 1,227 rushing yards through 10 outings. When talking about yards via the pass, the Cougars are giving up 2,358 yds which puts them in 79th in the country. They have conceded 235.8 yards per contest via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 62.4%. Overall, they have allowed 358.5 yards per outing putting them at 44th in the country. They have surrendered 13 touchdowns by air in addition to 10 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Wildcats head into this matchup 4-6 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 34-28 when they played the UCLA Bruins. Jayden De Laura (2 TDs) ended the game with 315 yards on 22/28 passing while his quarterback rate was 196.6. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per attempt was 11.3. Michael Wiley ran the ball 21 times for 97 yards, ending the contest with 4.6 yds per attempt for Arizona. Arizona ran the football for 3.4 yards per tote, finishing the game with 124 yards on 36 attempts. The Wildcats finished the contest with a total of 436 yards while they ran 65 plays (6.7 yds per play). The Wildcats pass defense conceded a completion rate of 66.7%, relinquishing 245 yards on 26 out of 39 through the air. Arizona allowed 37 rushing attempts for 219 yards (5.9 yards per rush).

The Arizona Wildcats maintain an average of 462.2 yards/game, ranking them 22nd in the country. The Arizona offense has racked up 453 yds of penalties on 50 infractions, which is good for 106th in the country in terms of helping out the opposition. During the season thus far, the Wildcats have thrown for 3,264 passing yards along with holding an average of 326.4 passing yards per outing, which has them sitting 6th in the country. In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Wildcats sit 46th in the nation by scoring 31.2 PPG.

Arizona has given up a total of 2,187 yards on the ground (218.7 yards per outing) in addition to 29 touchdowns via the rush for the year. They have conceded 21 touchdowns through the air and 253.4 yards per game, which has them in 100th in the nation. The Wildcats defense has participated in 691 plays, which has them ranked 71st in the country. The Wildcats are relinquishing 37.2 points per contest, which has them 126th in the nation. Overall, they have surrendered 372 points.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Cougars -3.5

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