Arizona State at Arizona, 2022 Territorial Cup

Fans and players try to get their hands on the Territorial Cup after Arizona defeated Arizona State to win Saturday’s rivalry game at Arizona Stadium.

The Arizona Wildcats have opened up Territorial Cup week as two-score favorites.Β 

As of Sunday afternoon, the Wildcats are 10-point favorites to beat in-state rival Arizona State on Saturday in Tempe, according to Draft Kings Sportsbook; FanDuel has Arizona as 9.5-point favorites.Β 

It's the most points Arizona has been favored to win a Territorial Cup since it was 12.5-point favorites in 2008, when the Wildcats snapped their 10-year bowl drought and beat the Sun Devils en route to the Las Vegas Bowl.Β Β 

Arizona is also favored to beat ASU in Tempe for the first time since 2017.

Fresh off five straight wins, including four over ranked opponents, Arizona (8-3) will end the regular season against Arizona State (3-8) on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN. The Wildcats could punch their ticket to the Pac-12 championship in Las Vegas on Dec. 1 with a win over ASU and Oregon State beating Oregon.Β 


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Contact Justin Spears, the Star's Arizona football beat reporter, at jspears@tucson.com. On X(Twitter): @JustinESports