Last year, Arizona State went 3-9 in the Pac 12's swan song season. It had not won 10 games since the 2014 season.
In his second year at his alma mater, Kenny Dillingham has the Sun Devils in position to win the Big 12 in its first year in the league.
Iowa State will also enter this matchup at 10-2 after its first 10-win season in school history.
Matt Campbell is also known as one of the nation's top rebuilders, but he is still searching for his first Big 12 Championship.
Arizona State is a 1.5-point favorite on the spread with a 49.5-point over/under.
Read on for my Arizona State vs. Iowa State same-game parlay.
Arizona State vs. Iowa State Odds
| Arizona State Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -105 | 49.5 -110o / -110u | -118 |
| Iowa State Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -115 | 49.5 -110o / -110u | -102 |
- Spread: Arizona State -1.5 (-105) · Iowa State -1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 49.5 (-110o/-110u)
- Moneyline: Arizona State -118 · Iowa State -102
Arizona State vs. Iowa State Picks, Predictions, Same-Game Parlay
- Rocco Becht 225+ Passing Yards (-172)
- Jayden Higgins Anytime Touchdown (-105)
- Cameron Skattebo 100+ Rushing yards (-230)
- Cameron Skattebo 2+ Touchdowns (+150)
Parlay Odds: +598 (FanDuel)
Please always remember to bet responsibly. SGPs are long shots for a reason.
Rocco Becht 225+ Passing Yards (-172) & Jayden Higgins ATTD (-105)
Redshirt sophomore Rocco Becht threw for over 3,000 (3,021) yards for the second consecutive season.
He did so by throwing for 225 yards in nine of 12 games. That includes a season-high 383 passing yards against Kansas.
Arizona State's defense ranks 69th nationally in total passing defense, allowing 219.8 passing yards per game. It has allowed seven signal-callers to throw for over 200 yards this season. Five of those seven reached 225 yards, with BYU's Jake Retzlaff throwing for 346 against the Sun Devils just two weeks ago.
Becht also enters this matchup with 20 touchdown passes on the year. Nine have gone to Jayden Higgins, who has 80 receptions for 1,068 receiving yards. He leads the team in all categories, and at 6-foot-4, he gives Becht a big target in the red zone.
Higgins has scored in nine of 12 games this season, so we are getting a 75% hit rate at -110 odds.
Considering the stakes of this game, expect Becht to target his WR1 early and often.
Cam Skattebo 100+ Rush Yards (-230) & 2+ TDs (+150)
Becht threw for 383 yards against Kansas because the Cyclones were in chase mode after falling behind 31-10 at halftime.
In that game, Kansas ran for 237 yards with 116 yards and two touchdowns for lead back Devin Neal.
The Cyclones are giving up 173.7 rushing yards per game, which ranks 97th in the FBS.
They will have their hands full with Cameron Skattebo this week.
Skattebo comes into the week eighth in the FBS with 1,398 rushing yards and ninth with 17 rushing touchdowns. He has six 100-yard games this season, five of which have come in his seven games.
Over his last seven games, he is averaging 138.4 rushing yards per game. He has had 20 carries in six of those games and 17 in the other. With 247 total carries this season, Skattebo has been the bellcow with Kyson Brown the next closest Sun Devil running back with 66 carries.
He has also found the endzone in nine of 11 games this season.
However, when Skattebo finds the endzone once, he usually does it twice, scoring two touchdowns in six of his last eight games. He is -350 to find the endzone once this week, so I am going for a bit more value with two touchdowns at +135 odds.
With his usual 20 carries this week, 100 yards and two rushing touchdowns is well within his reach.
