The Arizona Wildcats are 2.5-point underdogs for its upcoming home test against the 23rd-ranked BYU Cougars.
BYU opened up as a 1.5-point favorite, but the line moved to 2.5 as of Sunday, according to Action Network. The over/under for total points is 50.5 points.
Saturday will be BYU’s first trip to Tucson since the 2018 season, when the Cougars beat the Wildcats in former head coach Kevin Sumlin’s first game at Arizona.
Arizona lost to BYU, 41-19, last season in Provo in the first conference matchup between the two teams.
The Wildcats are 12-13-1 all-time against BYU dating back to 1936. Arizona and BYU have matched up as non-conference opponents in recent years. Arizona kicked off the 2016 season against BYU in Glendale, then opened up the Sumlin era in 2018 with a loss in Tucson. Arizona also started the Jedd Fisch era against BYU in Las Vegas, with the Cougars winning 24-16.
Since Arizona beat BYU in the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl, the Wildcats have lost four straight games to the Cougars.
“We know these guys really well and they have a great program,” Arizona head coach Brent Brennan said of BYU. “Any time you have a chance to play a great program coming off a win, let’s go.”
Arizona faces BYU at Arizona Stadium Saturday at 5 p.m. on ESPN2.
