The Loggers in northern Arizona (1-0) meets No. 18 Arizona Wildcats (1-0) Saturday in a non-conference game. Kickoff is at 10 p.m. ET at Arizona Stadium (ESPN+). Below we analyze the odds from FanDuel Sportsbook around the Northern Arizona vs Arizona Opportunitiesand give our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Lumberjacks opened play last week with a 66-6 win over the Lincoln Oaklanders.
Arizona is number 18 in the Survey of LBM trainers in the USA and just won 61-39 at home against New Mexico. As favorites, they were unable to overcome the 28-point lead and the over (60) was able to benefit from this.
– US LBM Coaches Survey: Conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports
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Odds for Northern Arizona vs Arizona
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; visit the USA TODAY sports scores and betting odds hub for a complete list. Odds last updated at 10:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): From the board
- Against the spread (ATS): Northern Arizona +35.5 (-110) | Arizona -35.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 61.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Tips and predictions for Northern Arizona vs Arizona
forecast
Arizona 52, Northern Arizona 10
Money line
The Lumberjacks have beaten Arizona just twice in 18 meetings since 1931. This is a classic regional payday game for NAU, an FCS team in the Big Sky that plays its home games in a stadium that holds just over 7,000 people.
Arizona won last year 38-3.
You can’t bet on the moneyline anyway, so don’t worry about betting here.
HAPPEN.
Against the spread
The last meeting ended in a 35-point win for Arizona, but if that were to happen again this weekend, it would be a NAU win.
Arizona’s offense destroyed New Mexico when QB Noah Fifita threw passes for 422 yards and 4 TDs. WR Tetairoa McMillan caught 10 passes for 304 of those yards and all 4 points.
If that happened to them against an FBS team, how bad will it be on Saturday?
BET ARIZONA -35.5 (-110).
Over/Under
Arizona scored 61 points last week. 50 points seems certain this weekend. The question is can NAU score two points? The Lumberjacks scored 66 points last week, so maybe they can score at least 10 points.
BET OVER 61.5 (-110).
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