Arizona Wildcats vs Colorado Buffaloes Matchup

Check out our free Colorado Buffaloes vs Arizona Wildcats pick and preview for this CFB week 8 game in Tucson. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this week 8 CFB matchup.

Arizona Stadium in Tucson is the setting for this week eight matchup between the Colorado Buffaloes and Arizona Wildcats, with kick-off set for 4:00 ET. The game will be broadcast on FOX, and the Wildcats are the -3.5 point favorites at home. The over/under line is currently at 55.5 points. The Buffaloes come in with a 4-2 record, while the Wildcats are 3-3 on the season.

Buffaloes vs. Wildcats Matchup At A Glance

Sport: CFB
Teams: Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats
Where: Tucson at Arizona Stadium
Date: Saturday, October 19th
Betting Odds ARZ -3.5, COL +144 | ARZ -175 O/U 55.5

Buffaloes Preview:

Colorado enters Week 8 against Arizona with a 4-2 record, ranked 30th in our power rankings. They have a 93.4% chance of becoming bowl-eligible. So far, they are 2-1 on the road and 0-1 at home this season.

Against the spread, Colorado is 3-1, with a +6.2 average scoring margin. They’ve been favored in just one game, going 1-0 ATS as the favorite and 2-1 as the underdog.

Their over/under record is 2-2, with an average line of 56.6 points. This week’s line is set at 55.5 points, and their games have averaged 54.8 points per contest.

Buffaloes Offense Breakdown

Colorado’s offense has been driven by their passing game, ranking 8th nationally with 336.3 yards per game. They are 3rd in completions, averaging 28.7 per game, and 10th in attempts. Overall, they are 39th in scoring, with 30.5 points per game, and we have them 31st in our offensive power rankings heading into week 8.

Shedeur Sanders leads the team with 2,018 passing yards and a passer rating of 114. He has completed 72.6% of his passes, throwing 17 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Travis Hunter is the top receiver, with 587 yards and 6 touchdowns on 49 catches. Colorado’s run game has struggled, averaging just 62.5 yards per game.

Buffaloes Team Defense

Colorado's defense has allowed an average of 24.3 points per game this season, including 31 points in their recent 31-28 loss to Kansas State. In that game, they gave up 426 total yards, with 238 yards coming through the air and 188 yards on the ground.

Opponents have averaged 161.7 rushing yards per game against Colorado, while quarterbacks have posted a 95.7 passer rating and completed 65.2% of their passes, averaging 226 passing yards per game.

Wildcats Preview:

Against the spread, Colorado is 3-1, with a +6.2 average scoring margin. They’ve been favored in just one game, going 1-0 ATS as the favorite and 2-1 as the underdog.

Their over/under record is 2-2, with an average line of 56.6 points. This week’s line is set at 55.5 points, and their games have averaged 54.8 points per contest.

Wildcats Offense Breakdown

Arizona’s offense has been centered around their passing game, ranking 14th in passing attempts per game. They are 32nd in passing yards, averaging 272.7 yards per game, and 23rd in completions. Overall, they are 59th in scoring, with 25.7 points per game, and they rank 77th in our offensive power rankings heading into week 8.

Noah Fifita has thrown for 1,636 yards, but he has a passer rating of 75, with nine interceptions and eight touchdowns. Arizona is 71st in third down conversions, and their completion percentage is also 58.9%. Quali Conley leads the rushing attack with 458 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 5 yards per carry. Tetairoa McMillan has 742 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 42 catches.

Wildcats Team Defense

Arizona's defense struggled in their recent game against BYU, allowing 41 points in a 41-19 loss. They gave up 398 total yards, including 251 passing yards and three passing touchdowns. BYU also gained 147 rushing yards on 27 carries.

For the season, Arizona's defense ranks 57th nationally, giving up 26.5 points per game. They’ve allowed 211.7 passing yards per game and 147.8 rushing yards. Opposing quarterbacks have completed 57.4% of their passes against Arizona’s defense.

Buffaloes vs Wildcats Betting Odds, Trends & Analysis

In their last ten games away from home, the Colorado Buffaloes have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 5-4-1 vs. the spread. The team averaged 21 points per game in this stretch.
The Arizona Wildcats are 3-2 ATS in their last home games and 3-2 straight-up.
Spanning across their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Colorado Buffaloes have gone 7-3 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 1-9.
Against the spread, the Arizona Wildcats have put together of 2-3 in their last five games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 4-1 straight up.