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Arizona Wildcats open as three-score favorite against UTEP

Arizona returns home this Saturday to host UTEP in its final non-conference game of the season. Oddsmakers expect the Wildcats should take care of business decisively.

Arizona has opened as a 16.5-point favorite over UTEP according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

The game kicks off at 8 p.m. MST on Pac-12 Network.

Arizona enters the game 1-1, while UTEP is 1-2. The Wildcats won their season opener against NAU 38-3, then fell to Mississippi State in overtime 31-24.

The Miners lost their Week 0 opener to Jacksonville State (coached by Rich Rodriguez) 17-14, responded with a 28-14 victory over Incarnate World, then fell at Northwestern 38-7 in a game they were actually favored to win.