Utah vs Arizona State – Week 10 College Football

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Utah in Road Dog Role Again at ASU

By Charles Jay

In case BetAnySports patrons hadn’t noticed, the battle for the Pac-12 championship is starting to heat up big-time. And as part of that, the Utes of Utah, coming off a big win over USC, will take to the road as they tackle the Arizona State Sun Devils in a game that could help determine the eventual participant in the Rose Bowl, with college football betting action beginning at 11 PM ET at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ.

For Arizona State, there is some good news and bad news. The good news is that quarterback Taylor Kelly has returned to the lineup after having to sit out a month with an injury to his foot. The bad news was that in the game with Washington last weekend, he took a very big hit in the process of throwing his final touchdown pass and it was feared he may have had a concussion.

Utah has used a couple of quarterbacks, by design. One of them, Travis Wilson, offers more of the dropback style, while Kendal Thompson is better at running the ball. Coach Kyle Whittingham has used this to give defenses more to think about, although Wilson may be his main man from this point forward.

In the college football betting lines that have been established on this game by the people at BetAnySports, Arizona State is a favorite at home:

Arizona State Sun Devils -6
Utah Utes +6

Over 58 points -110
Under 58 points -110

Both of these teams are nationally -ranked; Arizona State is 15th in the Associated Press poll, and 14th with the coaches, as well as the new playoff rankings that were issued this week. Utah is rated 18th in both major polls and 17th in the playoff rankings.

Whittingham elected to give the aforementioned Wilson, who stands 6′ 7″, the start and let him go all the way against USC. He certainly justified that decision, leading his team to a touchdown with eight seconds to go to seal away the victory. Devontae Booker had been on a tear, and he did pretty well against the Trojans, with 102 yards rushing.

Kelly, as mentioned, took a hit to the head against Washington, but coach Todd Graham insists that he is just fine and indeed did not suffer a concussion. The weather conditions were not very good for Kelley’s return, as the wind was swirling. So the fact that he was able to complete 14 of his 25 passes with two touchdowns was actually pretty good. BetAnySports customers know that Mike Bercovici, who filled in for Kelly, can probably step then at a moment’s notice if need be. Those college football bettors who watched the game against the Huskies might conclude that Kelly’s timing was a bit off, and that he wasn’t putting a lot of weight on his back foot when he threw the ball.

One thing you can guarantee about Utah is the fact that they will pin their ears back and go after Kelly. They lead the nation in sacks, with 35, so if the ASU quarterback didn’t get enough of an indoctrination in Seattle, he will get it here. Arizona State intends to put its share of pressure on Wilson, after chalking up five sacks last weekend. But Wilson showed some legs at the end against USC, going on a 19-yard scamper to set up the winning TD.

BetAnySports patrons know that Utah has been a rough customer on the road, scoring wins at Michigan, UCLA and Oregon State already. Are they getting enough respect here? They have the toughest part of their schedule upcoming, with games against Oregon, Stanford and Arizona, so nothing’s easy.

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Utah vs Arizona State - Week 10 College Football

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Week 10 College football betting line - Utah vs Arizona State: Arizona State Sun Devils -6, Utah Utes +6, Over/Under 58 points -110.

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Charles Jay