Arizona has not beaten Arizona State in its last three tries, with the most recent Territorial Cup victory coming in 2016. The three-game losing streak to their rival is the longest since the mid-2000s, and a fourth straight defeat would tie for the longest losing stretch since the mid-70s.
According to most prognosticators it’s going to happen.
Besides a lovely ESPN computer that back in August gave the Wildcats a 52.5% chance of beating the Sun Devils in a September 26 tilt that ultimately never happened, predictions favoring Kevin Sumlin to notch his first victory in the Duel in the Desert are tough to come by.