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Arizona enters at 5-1 with a four-game winning streak, scoring 214 points through six games and allowing 114. The Wildcats have been especially sharp at home and have balanced passing and rushing production well, with 306.7 passing yards and 149.8 rushing yards per game. Iowa State is 3-3 and has dropped its last game, with 178 points scored and 130 allowed on the year. The Cyclones run the ball well at 181.5 rushing yards per game, but their passing attack has been more modest at 178.2 yards per game, and that places more pressure on efficiency when they face a defense that has limited opponents to 214.2 passing yards allowed per game.
Arizona is the more complete team on both sides of the ball, and the home field edge adds to that case. The Wildcats’ offense has been the more explosive unit, and Iowa State has not shown enough road consistency to suggest it can slow the game into a lower-scoring script. With Arizona projected to control enough of the matchup to reach the mid-30s and Iowa State projected in the mid-20s, the best fit is Over 51.5, with Arizona winning 35-24.
