"Despite a 3-1 conference record and despite last week's upset of Texas Tech, ASU has only a 4.8% title chance at the moment, per SP+. From a statistical standpoint, a conference title run would be just as unexpected as last year's. It would be one hell of a story if they caught fire again."

Victory is the only goal for No. 24 Arizona State (5-2, 3-1) this week, as the Sun Devils welcome Houston (6-1, 3-1) to Tempe.

Arizona State coach Bryan Carrington has worked his way up the college football ranks, becoming a key figure in the Sun Devils’ turnaround.

Arizona State has a 71.9% chance to defeat Houston, 35.1% chance to knock off Iowa State, 89.7% chance to topple West Virginia, 49.7% chance to take down Colorado, and a 61.9% chance to keep the Territorial Cup against rival Arizona per ESPN's FPI.