Arizona State Sun Devils running back Raleek Brown (3) carries the ball in the first quarter against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

The Arizona Wildcats (8-3, 5-3 Big 12) face the Arizona State Sun Devils (8-3, 6-2) in a Black Friday rivalry game for Big 12 positioning. Kickoff from Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, is set for 9 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the Arizona vs. Arizona State odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

After a series of 3 losses in 4 games, the Wildcats have righted the ship, winners of 4 straight. The latest was a 41-17 demolition of Baylor at home Saturday. QB Noah Fifita was 14-for-25 for 183 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. WR Kris Hutson had a big day with 9 grabs for 133 yards and a score. He has 17 catches for 256 yards and 1 TD over the last 2 games.

The Sun Devils crushed the Colorado Buffaloes 42-17 Saturday. QB Jeff Sims was 11-for-24 for 206 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT. RB Raleek Brown was a monster, running 22 times for 255 yards and a touchdown. ASU started the season 4-1 before losing starting QB Sam Leavitt (foot) for the season Oct. 25. WR Jordyn Tyson (hamstring) returned from a multi-week absence against Colorado and had 2 grabs for 61 yards.

These teams last met at Arizona Nov. 30, 2024, with the Sun Devils scorching the Wildcats 49-7 as 7.5-point road favorites. ASU is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

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Arizona at Arizona State odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Arizona -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Arizona State +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Arizona -1.5 (-110) | Arizona State +1.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 47.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Arizona at Arizona State picks and predictions

Prediction

Arizona State 24, Arizona 21

Moneyline

The home team is a moot point here as the schools are located 110 miles apart. The Fifita-to-Hutson connection is one to fear, but Tyson has a 59-689-8 receiving on the season to match for ASU. The big-play ability of Brown in the backfield is what swings this to the home side. He had an 88-yard scamper last week and broke a 75-yard run earlier in the season.

LEAN ARIZONA STATE (+100).

Against the spread

There's no point in playing the spread since we're taking the value on the ML.

PASS.

Over/Under

ASU is 4-7 O/U on the season, and Arizona is 5-6. Head-to-head has been different in recent meetings with the Over cashing 8 of 10 times. The theme with those games, though, was one team was a mismatch. These teams are both just outside of the Top 25, and I look for a closer contest, resulting in UNDER 47.5 (-110).

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