Arizona at Hawaii 8/24/19 - CFB Betting Picks & Odds
Arizona Wildcats vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
CFB: 10:30 PM EST
Aug. 24, 2019
TV: CBSSN
Latest Odds : ARI -11 Total 70
On Saturday August 24, the Arizona Wildcats open their 2019 college football regular season on the road at Aloha Stadium against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Last season, the Wildcats were a disappointing 5-7 overall and 4-5 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats regressed from a 7-6 season in 2017 and pressure mounted late in the season on first-year coach Kevin Sumlin.
Hawaii finished its 2018 season at 8-6 and was 5-3 in the Mountain West Conference. The season was a huge turnaround from its 2017 season when the Rainbow Warriors were a disappointing 3-9. Hawaii lost the Hawaii Bowl last season to Louisiana Tech 31-14. Head coach Nick Rolovich will be in his fourth season at the helm and an improvement over last season’s record is expected.
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Khalil Tate returns as the starting quarterback for the Wildcats. Last season Tate threw for 2,530 yards with 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions. J.J. Taylor is the leading rusher returning from last season when he scampered for 1,435 yards and six touchdowns with a 5.6 yards per carry average. Shun Brown is the top receiver returning form 2018. Brown finished 2018 with 65 receptions for 655 yards and six touchdowns.
Hawaii’s Cole McDonald returns from last season when he threw for 3,875 yards, 36 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The leading rusher returning from last season is Fred Holly III who rushed for 468 yards and four touchdowns with an average of 4.3 yards per carry. John Ursua is the leading receiver returning from last season. Ursua in 2018 had 89 receptions for 1,343 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Recent Betting Trends:
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5
The OVER has cashed in each of the Wildcats last 4 versus opponents from the Mountain West Conference
Hawaii is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Rainbow Warriors last 5 at home
Free Betting Pick: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors +11
Hawaii likes to air the ball out but will be facing an Arizona defense that forced 13 fumbles and intercepted 7 passes while sacking the quarterback 23 times. The Pac-12 is considered a much stronger conference than the Mountain West and the Arizona offense will prove to be too tough to stop for Hawaii, but the Rainbow Warriors will rally late to cover. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Wildcats win but fall short ATS 38-30