The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (1-0) face the No. 18 Arizona Wildcats (1-0) Saturday in non-conference action. Kickoff is at 10 p.m. ET at Arizona Stadium (ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Northern Arizona vs. Arizona odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Lumberjacks opened play last week with a 66-6 win over the Lincoln Oaklanders.
Arizona is No. 18 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and is coming off a 61-39 home win over New Mexico. They failed to cover the 28-point spread as favorites and the Over (60) cashed in.
– US LBM Coaches Poll: Conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports
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Northern Arizona at Arizona odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:20 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML): Off the board
Against the spread (ATS): Northern Arizona +35.5 (-110) | Arizona -35.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 61.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Northern Arizona at Arizona picks and predictions
Prediction
Arizona 52, Northern Arizona 10
Moneyline
The Lumberjacks have only beaten Arizona twice in their 18 meetings, dating back to 1931. This is a classic regional payday game for NAU, an FCS team in the Big Sky, plays home games in a stadium that holds a little more than 7,000 people.
Arizona won 38-3 last year.
You can’t bet the moneyline anyway, so don’t worry about any wager here.
PASS.
Against the spread
The last matchup was a 35-point win by Arizona, but if that were to happen this weekend, it would be an NAU cover.
Arizona’s offense torched New Mexico, as QB Noah Fifita passed for 422 yards and 4 TDs. WR Tetairoa McMillan hauled in 10 passes for 304 of those yards and all 4 scores.
If they did that against an FBS team, how bad will it be Saturday?
BET ARIZONA -35.5 (-110).
Over/Under
Arizona scored 61 points last week. Scoring 50 seems like a lock this weekend. The question is whether NAU can get 2 scores. The Lumberjacks did put up 66 points last week, so maybe they can get to at least 10 points.
BET OVER 61.5 (-110).
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