Colorado at Arizona 10/1/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Buffaloes visit Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday to play the Arizona Wildcats. Colorado remained winless and dropped to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in Pac-12 play following its 45-17 loss to the UCLA Bruins on Saturday. Colorado gained only 309 yards of total offense and turned the ball over twice, while allowing UCLA 515 yards of total offense. Colorado was outscored in the second half 24-7.

Colorado quarterback Owen McCown has thrown for 310 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The leading rusher is Deion Smith with 175 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Daniel Arias with 206 yards. On defense, the leading tackler is linebacker Quinn Perry with 33. Colorado has three quarterback sacks and one interception.

Arizona dropped to 2-2 following its 49-31 loss to the California Golden Bears on Saturday. Arizona gained 536 yards of total offense but was careless with the ball, turning it over three times. Arizona allowed Cal 599 yards of total offense which included two touchdown runs of 72 yards or more by the Golden Bears against the subpar Wildcats rushing defense.

Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura has passed for 1,149 yards with eight touchdowns and six interceptions. The leading rusher is Michael Wiley with 210 yards and three touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Jacob Cowing with 386 yards and six touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Jerry Roberts is the leading tackler with 35. Arizona has six quarterback sacks and two interceptions.