It was quite a jump last season for the Wildcats, who improved four wins from 2021 under second-year head coach Jedd Fisch. Fisch has quickly been able to clean up the mess inherited from Kevin Sumlin. Proving a shrewd operator in the portal, Fisch looks like a genius after luring quarterback Jayden de Laura, who passed for almost 3,700 yards in his UA debut, from Washington State. With a proper pilot finally in the cockpit, the Wildcats would score 31 or more points on eight occasions, a far cry from the wingless aircraft that couldn't achieve liftoff in 2021 ...

Bruce Marshall's full breakdown of Arizona's 2023 outlook, which includes how he's playing their win total, can be found below as part of SportsLine's preview of the Pac-12 season.

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2023 Arizona Wildcats at a glance

• Last Year: 5-7 SU, ATS 6-6, 7-5 O/U
• Returning starters: Offense 8; Defense 3
• Win total: 5 (Over -105, Under -125)

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