Arizona Wildcats vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 1/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs California Golden Bears

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: PAC12

The California Golden Bears (9-9) will take on the Arizona Wildcats (15-1) at Haas Pavilion on Sunday.

The Arizona Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Stanford and earned the victory with a final of 85-57 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 17 and Stanford finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They also made 7 of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Stanford finished the contest at 53.3% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 15 tries. Moreover, Stanford had 41 boards (20 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Stanford recorded 10 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, Arizona allowed their opponent to shoot 30.0% from the field on 21 of 70 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 32 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 17 of their 21 tries for a rate of 81.0%. Arizona wrapped up the contest having earned a 55.4% FG percentage (31 out of 56) and knocked down 6 out of their 21 three-point shots.

Oumar Ballo is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 87.5% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He saw the court for 22 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 21 points on 7 out of 8 shooting.

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Arizona comes into this game with a win-loss record of 15-1 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Arizona is snagging 43.1 boards per game and has 348 assists so far this season, which ranks 3rd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are shooting 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc (131 of 381) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 88.3 points per contest (2nd in Division 1) while hitting 50.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 52nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 175 conceded on the year. The Wildcats defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 36.3% (373 of 1,027) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 30.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 62nd in the country in points per game allowed (63.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the California Golden Bears took a defeat with a final score of 65-57 when they played Washington State. The Golden Bears corralled 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 6 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. Washington State earned 13 fouls in this matchup which took the Golden Bears to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to bury 10 of them for a clip of 71.4%. In relation to three-point attempts, California made 5 of their 20 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Bears finished 21 for 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.6%. The Golden Bears allowed Washington State to convert 22 out of 56 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 39.3% for this game. They finished 27.3% from three-point range by hitting 6 of 22 and ended up shooting 15 of 21 at the charity stripe (71.4%). Regarding how they rebounded, California allowed Washington State to pull down 37 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Andre Kelly ended up being a factor for the Golden Bears in this game. He made 5 of 9 in this contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and tallied 14 rebounds. He recorded 12 points in his 30 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

California has a mark of 9-9 so far this year. The Golden Bears commit 15.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.8 times per game (324th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. California has accounted for 1,163 points for the year (64.6 per game) and they collect 35.7 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Golden Bears are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which has them ranked 181st in the country.

The California defense allows 29.3% on 3-point attempts (106 of 362) and opponents are connecting on 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 9.2 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 8th and 96th in college hoops. The Golden Bears are ranked 36th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 62.7. They are forcing their opponents into 10.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (67th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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