The Arizona Wildcats are set to play their first official Big 12 football game Saturday ... and it feels like same old, same old.
Arizona is visiting No. 10 Utah, which accompanied the Wildcats in relocating from the Big 12 to the Pac-12. The game is in the #Pac12AfterDark window, set to kick off at 7:15 p.m. Arizona time, 8:15 in Salt Lake City.
What is new and fun is that you can watch Big 12 football from morning till night. The conference slate kicks off at 9 a.m. and hits every broadcast window.
Below you'll find picks on every game from Star sports staffers Brett Fera, Michael Lev and Justin Spears.
For more on our predictions — including a complete breakdown of the Arizona-Utah game — check out The Wildcast Podcast. It’s available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
BYU linebacker Jack Kelly, bottom center, forces Kansas State running back DJ Giddens (31) to fumble the football during their game Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Provo, Utah.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
Matchup: Oklahoma State (+4.5) at Kansas State
Time/TV: 9 a.m., ESPN
Fera’s prediction: Oklahoma State to win outright
Lev’s prediction: Kansas State to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: Kansas State to win and cover
Matchup: BYU (+3.5) at Baylor
Time/TV: 9 a.m., FS1
Fera’s prediction: BYU to win outright
Lev’s prediction: Baylor to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: BYU to win outright
Matchup: Colorado (+14.5) at UCF
Time/TV: 12:30 p.m., FOX/11
Fera’s prediction: UCF to win, Colorado to cover
Lev’s prediction: UCF to win, Colorado to cover
Spears’ prediction: UCF to win, Colorado to cover
Matchup: TCU (+1.5) at Kansas
Time/TV: 12:30 p.m., ESPN+
Fera’s prediction: Kansas to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Kansas to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: TCU to win outright
Matchup: Iowa State (-14) at Houston
Time/TV: 4 p.m., FS1
Fera’s prediction: Iowa State to win and cover
Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton prepares to pass the ball during the second half of the Red Raiders' game against Washington State on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.
Lev’s prediction: Iowa State to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: Iowa State to win and cover
Matchup: Cincinnati (+2.5) at Texas Tech
Time/TV: 5 p.m., ESPN2
Fera’s prediction: Texas Tech to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Texas Tech to win and cover
Spears’ prediction: Cincinnati to win outright
Matchup: Arizona (+11) at Utah
Time/TV: 7:15 p.m., ESPN
Fera’s prediction: Utah to win and cover
Lev’s prediction: Utah to win, Arizona to cover
Spears’ prediction: Utah to win and cover
LAST WEEK'S RECORDS
Fera: 5-3 straight up, 4-4 against the spread
Lev: 5-3 SU, 5-3 ATS
Spears: 5-3 SU, 5-3 ATS
SEASON TO DATE
Fera: 23-9 SU, 15-17 ATS
Lev: 23-9 SU, 16-16 ATS
Spears: 22-10 SU, 16-16 ATS
