Iowa State vs Arizona Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 8)

Sun, Oct 25, 12:00 AM ET

About this game

This season, Iowa State is 2-2 with 123 points for and 64 against; Arizona is 3-1 with 128 points for and 76 against.

Iowa State is 3-2 in its last 5, averaging 28.6 scored and 15.4 allowed; most recently losing to Utah 17-31 on September 26, 2026. Arizona is 3-2 in its last 5, averaging 29.4 scored and 20.0 allowed; most recently beating Washington State 34-24 on September 26, 2026.

These teams have met once in our results history, on September 27, 2025: Arizona 14, Iowa State 39.

Injury report: Iowa State lists 6 (Salahadin Allah, Injured; Evan Boyd, Injured; Carter Pabst, Injured; more below); Arizona lists 4 (Ismail Mahdi, Injured; Cole Rusk, Injured; Hannibal Navies II, Injured; more below).

Injuries

Iowa State

  • Salahadin Allah: Injured, Lower Leg
  • Evan Boyd: Injured, Undisclosed
  • Carter Pabst: Injured, Undisclosed
  • Tristan Exline: Injured, Undisclosed
  • Sullivan Schlimgen: Injured, Lower Leg
  • Micah Harper: Injured, Undisclosed

Arizona

  • Ismail Mahdi: Injured, Undisclosed
  • Cole Rusk: Injured, Lower Leg
  • Hannibal Navies II: Injured, Lower Leg
  • Johno Price: Injured, Undisclosed

Recent form

Iowa State

  • September 26, 2026: L 17-31 vs Utah
  • September 19, 2026: W 55-7 vs Bowling Green
  • September 12, 2026: L 13-16 at Iowa
  • September 5, 2026: W 38-10 vs Southeast Missouri State
  • November 29, 2025: W 20-13 at Oklahoma State

Arizona

  • September 26, 2026: W 34-24 at Washington State
  • September 19, 2026: W 42-17 vs Northern Illinois
  • September 12, 2026: L 17-28 at BYU
  • September 5, 2026: W 35-7 vs Northern Arizona
  • January 2, 2026: L 19-24 at SMU

Head to head

  • September 27, 2025: Arizona 14, Iowa State 39

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