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Carrie Stroup here with your Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils odds to win the Pac 12 in 2014 with all future odds courtesy of our friends at Sportsbook.ag.
ARIZONA WILDCATS
2013 Statistics:
SU Record: 8-5 (4-5 in Pac-12)
ATS Record: 6-6-1 (50%)
Over/Under: 5-8
Points Scored: 33.5 PPG (36th in FBS)
Points Allowed: 24.2 PPG (39th in FBS)
Odds to Win 2015 BCS National Championship: 120/1
2014 Preview:
Offense: Starters Returning: 6
Defense: Starters Returning: 6
Rich Rodriguez will have his third quarterback in three years since coming to Arizona: USC transfer Jesse Scroggins or redshirt freshman Anu Solomon. The team will get top WR Austin Hill (1,364 rec yds, 11 TD in 2012) back after he missed all of 2013 with a knee injury, but must replace All-American RB Ka’Deem Carey. Each of the top competitors for that job—RBs Zach Green, Nick Wilson and Jonathan Haden—has yet to log a carry. They’ll get help from a veteran O-Line that features three-year starting OTs Mickey Baucus and Fabbians Ebbele. After improving to 24.2 PPG allowed (35.3 PPG in 2012), the defense could take a step back. They have little on the defensive line and will be led by sophomore LB Scooby Wright (83 tackles, 9 TFL). The secondary is solid, with veteran starters CB Jonathan McKnight (8 PD), S Jared Tevis (83 tackles, 3 FF) and
hybrid Tra’Mayne Bondurant (4 INT).
ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
2013 Statistics:
SU Record: 10-4 (8-2 in Pac-12)
ATS Record: 7-7 (50%)
Over/Under: 9-5
Points Scored: 39.7 PPG (10th in FBS)
Points Allowed: 26.6 PPG (T-64th in FBS)
Odds to Win 2015 BCS National Championship: 120/1
2014 Preview:
Offense: Starters Returning: 7
Defense: Starters Returning: 2
Todd Graham and the Sun Devils have a backfield loaded with talent, led by QB Taylor Kelly (3,635 pass yds, 28 TD, 12 INT; 608 rush yds, 9 TD) and big WR Jaelen Strong (1,122 rec yds, 7 TD). They lost leading rusher Marion Grice, but RB D.J. Foster (501 rush yds, 653 rec yds, 10 total TD) is more than capable of filling the lead back role. The arrival of Auburn transfer Christian Westerman, a likely immediate starter at guard, helps make up for the loss of two O-Line starters. The defense may not hold up its end of the bargain after losing nine starters, including stars Will Sutton and Carl Bradford. ASU will be relying on an influx of freshman and JUCO players battling it out this fall. S Damarious Randall (71 tackles, 2 FF) anchors a secondary that lost both starting corners, while LB Salamo Fiso (71 tackles, 3 sacks) and freshman D.J. Calhoun will try to hold the linebacking corps together.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
