Some curveball lately in the Territorial Cup lately, with the road team winning big the past two seasons. This one should be closer but it's also Arizona's turn after absorbing a frightful 49-7 beating from the Sun Devils a year ago in Tucson. These aren't the same Wildcats, however, a couple of plays from being 9-1, while QB Noah Fafita has sufficiently rehabbed his rep from a bumpy 2024, tossing 25 TD passes vs. just 5 picks this season. Full respect for ASU's Kenny Dillingham and turning journeyman Jeff Sims (at his fourth school) into a competent pilot in the wake of Sam Leavitt's injury, but the Fifita-led Cats seem to be playing with a sharper edge. And there's the revenge motive, too! Play Arizona
