Sonoran Hot Reads: Arizona three point underdogs to ASU

You gonna put some money down on the Wildcats?

Both the Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils aren’t particularly good at football this year (second worst T-Cup combined record since 1958), so it’s not a huge surprise that the betting line is fairly close. In this roundup of all the Rivalry Week lines, Arizona is a 3-point underdog at home for Friday night. TCU/Texas is the only P5 Conference game that is closer, and I think it’s interesting that Oregon and Oregon State is the exact same 3-point line. What a weird year

- What are the five most controversial T-Cup games? Shane Dale has you covered there, since he is the expert on the rivalry. I get the feeling that Friday could see something bad. Especially with the way some ASU players are talking so far

- Todd Graham gave his thoughts on the rivalry as ASU looks to become bowl eligible

- Is Rich Rodriguez worried about his job security? Not really

- You should check out Kaelen Jones’ Arizona preview. He does a really good job with everything ASU football

- Speaking of House of Sparky, I answered some questions about Arizona for them. They will return the favor in the coming days

- There aren’t any Pac-12 teams in this week’s College Football Playoff top four. Colorado at nine though (eyeball emoji)

- The Arizona in the NFL recap this week was pretty short, but Earl Mitchell did some good things

- Even though it’s been a bad year, don’t let the seniors go out on a bad note

Basketball

- Kadeem Allen said he felt great after getting the start on Monday and playing extended minutes for the first time since the opener

- Santa Clara’s Jared Brownridge scored 32 points against Sacred Heart on Monday

Baseball

- Here’s an interesting look at how Mark Melancon gets the job done as one of the game’s top closers

Other sports

- Women’s basketball set an attendance record on school day, but lost to North Texas by four points. That was North Texas’ first win of the year

Tucson news

- The Roadrunners returned to the ice for practice on Tuesday, and had a strip-shootout and 11-on-11 scrimmage. Here’s what head coach Mark Lamb said about the team’s current situation

- I’ll be heading to Flagstaff for Thanksgiving, and if you’re doing the same, Snowbowl got some fresh powder this week

- Twenty more bighorns were released into the Catalinas on Tuesday. Also, the wildlife crossing along Oracle has become an instant success

- There was a stabbing at the JCPenney at Irvington and I-19

- Naughton’s has filed for bankruptcy

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