Las Vegas Bowl:BYU-Arizona Preview

Two teams that reside near the desert will show up in the desert December 20 for the annual Las Vegas Bowl. BYU and Arizona will both be gunning for a victory at Sam Boyd Stadium in a game that pits the 10-2 Cougars against the 7-5 Wildcats. Oddsmakers currently have the Wildcats listed as 3-point favorites versus the Cougars, while the game's total is sitting at 60. BYU was crushed 48-24 by Utah in Week 13, as 7-point underdogs. The 72 points sailed OVER the posted total of 55. Harvey Unga carries the ball 15 times for 116 yards with two touchdowns in the loss. Willie Tuitama threw two touchdown passes in leading Arizona to a 31-10 victory over Arizona State in their regular-season finale. Arizona covered the 10.5-point spread, while the 41 points went UNDER the posted total of 49. Tuitama completed 24-of-37 pass attempts for 270 yards for Arizona. Nic Grigsby ran for 112 yards off 21 carries with one TD in the win. Team records: BYU: 10-2 SU, 3-8 ATS Arizona: 7-5 SU, 7-5 ATS BYU most recently: When playing in December are 4-6 When playing on turf are 8-2 After outgaining opponent are 8-2 When playing outside the conference are 8-2 Arizona most recently: When playing in December are 3-1 When playing on turf are 5-5 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing outside the conference are 5-5 A few trends to consider: BYU is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of BYU's last 5 games BYU is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games Arizona is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games