Arizona vs Stanford Odds: Stanford’s Unsure About Its Quarterbacks
The Cardinal Will Play Two Quarterbacks Again in Week 4
The Arizona Wildcats will visit the Stanford Cardinal for an exciting Pac-12 Matchup between the conference’s bottom feeders.
Arizona looks better than Stanford to begin the year. The Wildcats are coming off a win against UTEP, 31-10, and their only loss came against Mississippi State on the road in overtime.
Meanwhile, Stanford most recently lost to Sacramento State, 30-23, after losing to USC, 56-10. Therefore, the Wildcats are solid favorites on the road in this game.
Will the Wildcats continue to play quality football on Saturday?
Check out the Arizona vs Stanford odds for Saturday’s game on the Pac12 Network.
Arizona Wildcats vs Stanford Cardinal 
Day/Time: Saturday, September 23, 7:00 pm ET, 4:00 pm PT
Location: Stanford Stadium
Streaming: PAC 12
Jayden de Laura Has Gone Under The Radar
Jayden de Laura and Arizona have averaged over 480 yards of offense per game.
He’s thrown eight touchdowns but also has five interceptions in three games. His QBR is currently at 57.7, which is about average in college football.
De Laura transferred from Washington State in 2022 after two seasons. He thew for 28 touchdowns and added 12 interceptions on over 500 passing attempts.
With Arizona, he completed 62.5% of passes last season and totaled 25 touchdowns with a career-high 3,685 yards thrown.
The junior quarterback still has another year of eligibility next season if he chooses to stay with Arizona. He’s already thrown for over 8,000 yards in his career and has 61 touchdowns. However, he’s also got 31 interceptions and has been sacked 50 times.
He and the offensive line will need to clean up those areas. But de Laura is still on pace for over 3,500 yards again this season. If he stays healthy and continues this pace, he could even reach 4,000 yards. He’s got nearly 1,000 yards in just three games and will play a lot of Pac-12 teams that don’t have terrific defenses.
Should Stanford Quit Football?
The Stanford message boards are taking over.
Fans aren’t happy with Stanford’s play recently.
The Cardinal just lost to an FCS school last weekend. Granted, it was Sacramento State. But still, it’s not a good look for a power-five team with so much history.
Stanford has allowed over 450 yards of offense and hasn’t even earned 400 yards on offense per game this season.
Ashton Daniels and Justin Lamson each played a half at quarterback last weekend against Sacramento State. Both of those guys struggled badly, each throwing an interception.
Combined against an FCS school, Stanford threw 11 completions on 24 attempts.
Stanford head coach Troy Taylor hasn’t figured out who will start at quarterback for the remainder of the season.
That’s a bad look when it’s been a month since training camp. Therefore, both quarterbacks will get another shot to perform on Saturday.
Daniels was dinged up on Saturday, another reason Lamson got a chance. But Taylor said he’s comfortable with either quarterback during his most recent press conference.
However, it doesn’t seem like the NCAA Football odds are nearly as comfortable as Taylor is about his quarterback situation.
Below, we’ll look at the Arizona vs Stanford odds for Saturday’s Pac-12 affair.
Arizona vs Stanford Odds
The Arizona Wildcats are 12-point favorites against the Stanford Cardinals on Saturday. Meanwhile, the total is stuck at 60 in this game.
Arizona is 6-4 against the spread in their last ten games. However, they’ve begun the season with three straight overs against Northern Arizona, Mississippi State, and UTEP. The Wildcats were favorites in their two home games but nine-point underdogs against Mississippi State on the road. The Miss State Bulldogs needed overtime to escape Arizona.
However, the Under has also hit in their first three games.
On the other hand, Stanford covered its first game against Hawaii in a 37-24 win. However, they didn’t cover a 28-point cushion against USC and lost outright against Sacramento State as 6.5-point favorites.
The Under for the Cardinal has hit in two straight games.
Arizona’s Improved!
The Arizona Wildcats have improved this season. The Wildcats have averaged nearly 500 yards of offense and have held teams to 301 yards on defense.
It’s not like the Wildcats played nobodies. They took on Mississippi State on the road and played against an average UTEP team.
The pass protection has been incredible, and the run game has done well, with Michael Wiley leading the way. Wiley has added 168 yards on 38 carries and has one touchdown. He’s the leading rusher on a team that has added almost 175 yards per game on the ground.
On defense, Arizona held teams to 90.7 yards on the ground. The run defense is terrific. However, the secondary can use some work.
However, Stanford doesn’t have much of a passing game. They’ve added under 200 yards per game in the air. They likely won’t allow either starter to get into a rhythm in this game.
The quarterbacks haven’t had much time in the pocket. The pass protection for Stanford has been abysmal. However, the run game has worked, where the Cardinal have added 182.3 yards per game on the ground.
It’s unlikely that Stanford will have much success against an excellent Arizona run defense.
Meanwhile, Stanford has allowed nearly 115 yards on the ground and over 340 in the air this season. Arizona’s offense should dominate a poor secondary with a balanced attack.
Stanford’s Ugly Season Is About To Get Uglier!
Stanford might not be as bad as Arizona State. Unfortunately, those two teams don’t play against one another on the college football schedule, so we’ll never know which team is worse.
However, Stanford is one of the worst teams in the Pac-12 and has recently played horrendous football. They’ll be toward the bottom of the entire Football standings when the year concludes.
Not even the head coach is sold on a quarterback yet.
Teams will have success against Arizona in the passing game. But you can’t count on Stanford to put together much offense throwing the football, especially with one of the worst pass protection units in college football this season.
Conversely, Arizona’s compiled close to 500 yards of offense. They’ve earned over 300 yards passing and more than 170 yards on the ground. They’re a balanced offense that should dominate this Stanford defense.
Plus, if Stanford decides to try and run the football, knowing they’re without a quality quarterback, the Cardinal will get stuffed by an excellent Arizona run defense.
We’ll back Arizona -12 in this one. Stanford’s in an ugly spot right now.
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