Arizona vs Kansas State Betting Pick & Preview – 9/13/2024

The Arizona Wildcats will be facing the Kansas State Wildcats on September 13, 2024, at 8:00 pm ET. According to the betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, the Arizona Wildcats are listed as 7 point underdogs. Currently, 78% of spread bets are in favor of the Arizona Wildcats, while 22% are backing the Kansas State Wildcats. The total of 58.5 has led to a split in bets, with 49% on the under and 51% on the over. Here, we break down Friday's Arizona vs Kansas State matchup and provide our best bet for this marquee conference matchup.

Arizona Faces First Road Challenge

The Arizona Wildcats enter this week ranked 20th in the country after a 2-0 start to the season. But their path to a 2-0 start has not been as convincing as anticipated. They pulled away from New Mexico in the second half of their season opener before scraping by in a 22-10 game against FCS Northern Arizona in Week 2. This week, Arizona will need to bring a more consistent level of performance if they are going to remain undefeated after their Big 12 opener.

So far this year, Arizona has been guilty of playing to the level of their competition on one or both sides of the ball in their first two games. Their defense struggled early against New Mexico before the offense seemed listless against Northern Arizona. That kind of inconsistent play could cost them dearly this week in their first conference game as a member of the Big 12.

Kansas State Looks to Punish Inconsistent Arizona

The Kansas State Wildcats are 2-0 and ranked 14th in the country, having beaten Tennessee Martin in their opener and Tulane in their second game of the season. That win over Tulane was an impressive one, as they went on the road to New Orleans to beat the Green Wave 34-27. Now the Wildcats have a chance to improve to 3-0 while grabbing their first conference win of the season in one of just two matchups between ranked teams this weekend in college football.

Stopping the connection between Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita and wide receiver Tatairoa McMillan will be the biggest key to Kansas State as they look for a win in this Arizona vs Kansas State matchup. McMillan is averaging over 150 receiving yards per game through the first two games of the season, with the majority of that yardage coming in Week 1 against New Mexico. If K-State can slow him down on Friday night, they could really tilt the scales in their favor in this contest.

Arizona vs Kansas State Best Bet

Both of these teams are 2-0 and both of them are ranked heading into Week 3 of the college football season. But the inconsistent play of Arizona is troubling going into this Arizona vs Kansas State matchup from Manhattan. We will lay the points with the Wildcats, who should be able to do enough to slow down the Fifita-McMillan connection to create some separation in one of the games of the week in college football.

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