Arizona Wildcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 12/31/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Youtube TV

The Arizona Wildcats (12-1) are traveling to Desert Financial Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Arizona State Sun Devils (11-2).

The Arizona Wildcats played Morgan State and earned the victory with a final of 93-68 in their last contest. Arizona ended the contest having earned a 57.6% FG percentage (34 out of 59) and buried 8 of 25 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 17 of their 24 shots for a rate of 70.8%. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 25 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to the defense, Arizona allowed the other team to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 out of 57 shooting. Morgan State distributed 20 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In addition, Morgan State snagged 19 rebounds (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Morgan State went 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 8 attempts. They knocked down 12 of 23 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 13 while Morgan State had 19 personal fouls.

Azuolas Tubelis is a guy who played a role for this game. He ended up scoring 26 points on 9 of 10 shooting. He played 30 mins and pulled down 9 rebounds. He finished the contest at 90.0% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Arizona enters this one with a win-loss record of 12-1 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Arizona is snagging 41.7 boards per game and has accounted for 270 dimes for the year, which is 2nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are shooting 37.2% on 3-pointers (106 of 285) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They average 90.2 pts per contest (2nd in the country) while shooting 53.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game while drawing 21.5 fouls. They surrender 33.5% on 3-pointers and they are 303rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (73.8). The Wildcats defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.9% (351 of 859) and they concede 31.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 245th in college hoops in giving up assists with 171 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Arizona State Sun Devils went home defeated by a final of 97-60 when they played San Francisco. Regarding rebounding, Arizona State permitted San Francisco to get 39 overall (5 offensive). They went 51.7% from three-point range via 15 out of 29 and finished the game at 18 of 27 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Sun Devils allowed San Francisco to make 32 of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.1% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Sun Devils ended up shooting 19 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 27.9%. In reference to shots from distance, Arizona State buried 5 of their 26 tries (19.2%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 56.7%. San Francisco committed 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Sun Devils corralled 19 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the game.

Duke Brennan ended up being a factor for the Sun Devils for the game. He accumulated 12 points in his 19 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist. He converted 3 out of 3 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Arizona State has a win-loss record of 11-2 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sun Devils are shooting 42.3% from the field, which ranks them 286th in the country. Arizona State has 945 points for the year (72.7 per game) and they average 40.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per contest (109th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game. The Sun Devils commit 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 67.9% from the charity stripe.

The Sun Devils on defense are ranked 70th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 64.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.7% from the field (11th in college hoops). The Arizona State defense concedes 30.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (92 of 300) and their opponents are converting on 65.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.4 dimes and 38.5 boards per game, ranking them 170th and 343rd in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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