Washington vs Arizona Picks and Prediction – 10/1/2023

The Washington Huskies take a road trip this week to Tucson, AZ for a matchup with the Arizona Wildcats. Washington has ranked number seven in the country undefeated through four games following a 27 point blowout of Cal over the weekend. For other team action see our College Football Picks. The Washington offense has been the team's biggest strength this season as the Huskies average nearly 600 total yards and have scored 199 points through four games played. Defensively Washington had had a few issues giving up seventeen points on 371 yards per game.

Michael Penix Jr. has made his case for the Heisman this season leading Washington with 1636 yards passing and 16 scores on 103 completions. Dylan Johnson is the top ball carrier for the Huskies with 149 yards and two scores, while Will Nixon has added 121 yards on only 18 carries. Rome Odunze leads the team with 544 yards and four touchdowns on 27 grabs.

The Arizona Wildcats return home this week with three wins for their first four games played following a narrow one point victory over Stanford. Jayden De Laura has led Arizona through the first four games this season completing 69.6% of his passes for 1069 yards and nine scores. Michael Wiley and Jonah Coleman lead Arizona this season with 176 yards rushing apiece.

The Arizona defense faltered a ton against Stanford this past week giving up 20 points on 358 total yards of offense but allowed just three points in the final quarter to secure the win. Offensively Arizona was mediocre with 349 total yards and 21 points after fourteen in the second half. Jayden de Laura made the difference down the stretch for Arizona completing 14 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown.