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Despite seven consecutive wins and a top-12 national ranking, the Arizona Wildcats are not expected to beat Texas Tech on Saturday. The latest betting odds for Arizona's Big 12 matchup vs. the Red Raiders in Lubbock,

The Wildcats are in a tailspin. They have lost six of their past seven games and are coming off a 87-57 loss against Houston. That 30-point margin was the biggest loss of the Jerome Tang era. K-State has slumped hard on offense during that stretch. The Wildcats haven’t topped 71 points in a game since early December.

It’s been a tremendous start for Arizona in the Big 12, sitting tied for first with preseason favorites Houston and Iowa State. It’s the ninth time since joining the Pac-10 in the late 1970s that the Wildcats have begun at least 5-0 in league play,