Arizona Wildcats vs Utah Utes Prediction, 12/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Utah Utes

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Utah Utes (5-2) will go up against the Arizona Wildcats (6-0) at Jon M. Huntsman Center on Thursday.

The Arizona Wildcats played Creighton and walked away with a win by a score of 81-79 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 18 and Creighton racked up 11 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. Creighton finished the game at 78.9% from the charity stripe by burying 15 of their 19 attempts. On top of that, Creighton collected 28 rebounds (3 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Creighton earned 15 assists and had 8 steals in the game. In regard to defense, Arizona allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists for the matchup while creating 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 36 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Wildcats made 4 of their 7 attempts for a rate of 57.1%. Arizona ended the game having earned a 52.9% field goal percentage (36 of 68) and made 5 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Oumar Ballo is a player who came through for the game. He ended up scoring 30 points on 14 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and grabbed 13 rebounds. He went 82.4% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Arizona steps onto the court with a mark of 6-0 on the year. They are turning it over 17.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Arizona is pulling in 41.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 131 dimes this year, which ranks 19th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 45.0% on three-point attempts (50 of 111) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They average 97.5 points per contest (1st in Division 1) while going 60.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats have forced 11.7 turnovers every game while drawing 23.2 personal fouls. They rank 72nd in college hoops in allowing assists with 69 relinquished on the season. The Wildcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.5% (164 of 405) and they concede 29.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 36.4% on shots from distance and they rank 340th in college basketball in opponents PPG (78.7).

For their last game, the Utah Utes took home the win by a final score of 95-66 when they played St. Thomas. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Utah allowed St. Thomas to get 28 in all (8 offensive). They finished 34.8% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Utes allowed St. Thomas to convert 23 out of their 56 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 41.1% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Utes ended up going 36 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.0%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Utah buried 10 of their 16 attempts (62.5%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a rate of 68.4%. St. Thomas committed 17 fouls in the game which got the Utes to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Utes were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game.

Branden Carlson pitched in for the Utes for this contest. He converted 7 of 10 in the game for a rate of 70.0%, and added 7 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 27 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for the contest.

Utah has a record of 5-2 for the campaign. The Utes are committing 14.4 fouls per game and they go 69.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per game (144th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.3 times per contest. Utah has scored 498 points so far this year (71.1 per contest) and they snag 42.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Utes are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which ranks them 151st in D-1.

The Utah defense allows 25.6% from downtown (42 of 164) and their opposition makes 64.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.0 dimes and 35.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 105th and 231st in D-1. The Utes on defense are ranked 15th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 56.7. They have forced 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 33.7% from the floor (2nd in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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