Arizona vs West Virginia Prediction: There Will Be Plenty of Points

Arizona lost to BYU in Week 2, but it's been on a roll ever since with three straight wins, including a dominant 34-7 victory over a previously unbeaten Cincinnati team last week. The Wildcats have scored 34 points or more in the four wins. West Virginia started 3-0, but lost its first two Big 12 games in firefights against Oklahoma State and Iowa State. The Mountaineers have scored 24 or more in every game this season, and allowed 24 or more in all four FBS games. There will be points scored.

Arizona gets three of the next four games at home with Iowa State next followed by a home date against Texas Tech.

West Virginia gets Cincinnati at home next week before going on the road to face TCU and Texas Tech.

This is just the second time the two programs have met. West Virginia won 31-26 in a 2024 Big 12 matchup.

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It's not that West Virginia doesn't care about the defensive side of the ball; it's that it's not very good at keeping other college football teams from scoring points. The Oklahoma State and Iowa State passing games were explosive against the Mountaineers, and the respective running games were consistently terrific. The Cowboys and Cyclones combined for 1,116 yards of total offense. Arizona came up with a great performance in last week's win over Cincinnati with 284 yards through the air, 238 on the ground, and it should all continue against this West Virginia D.

No one's slowing down this West Virginia running game. Army and Air Force – those are the only two teams averaging more rushing yards per game than the Mountaineers. It took a year for Rich Rodriguez to get the right guys in place, and with quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. and running back Cam Cook, it's all working. The passing attack has the downfield ability to open it up on the Wildcats. BYU averaged 10.7 yards per throw in its win over Arizona, and West Virginia is averaging over ten yards per pass. The offense has to connect on a few bombs, because …

Arizona vs West Virginia Prediction, Betting Lines

The Arizona defense is a rock against the run. It hasn't faced anything like what the Mountaineers are about to bring, but it'll still be gouged enough to open up the scoring and make this a back-and-forth fight. However, the Wildcats are 11th in the nation against the run, allowing 79 yards per game. They might give that much up on the first drive, but they'll come up with the one big stop needed in the fourth quarter, and Hawkins won't be accurate enough for the West Virginia passing game, to pull this off.

Arizona 34, West Virginia 30 Latest Consensus Line: Arizona -3.5, o/u: 61.5 ATS Confidence (out of 5) : 3 Must See Rating (out of 5) : 3.5

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