California Golden Bears vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 3/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN+

Desert Financial Arena is the location where the Arizona State Sun Devils (12-16) will take on the California Golden Bears (12-17) on Thursday.

The California Golden Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Stanford and went home with a win by a final score of 53-39 in their last game. California walked away from the game having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (22 of 51) and converted 5 of their 21 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Golden Bears knocked down 4 of 8 tries for a rate of 50.0%. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 36 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 12 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to defending, California allowed their opponent to shoot 23.5% from the floor on 12 of 51 shooting. Stanford distributed 5 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Stanford grabbed 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Stanford ended up going 78.6% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 14 attempts. They made 4 of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Golden Bears ended up finishing with 15 and Stanford had 11 fouls.

Jordan Shepherd is a guy who was important in this matchup. He shot 68.8% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He played 34 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He notched 28 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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California will enter this contest with a record of 12-17 for the year. They average 63.9 points per game (332nd in Division 1) while connecting on 43.0% from the floor. The Golden Bears are connecting on 32.2% on 3-point shots (164 of 509) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, California is pulling down 35.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 311 assists this season, which is 310th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Golden Bears are forcing their opponents into 9.6 turnovers per game while drawing 14.1 personal fouls. They concede 30.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 57th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (65.1). The Golden Bears defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.3% (668 of 1,619) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 14th in college basketball in giving up assists with 272 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Arizona State Sun Devils got the win with a final of 63-61 when they faced Utah. The Sun Devils pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive boards totaling 30 for this contest. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 2 steals for the game. Utah earned 12 fouls for this game which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They were able to bury 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 45.5%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Arizona State buried 6 out of 22 tries (27.3%). When the game finished, the Sun Devils finished shooting 26 for 53 from the field which had them sitting at 49.1%. The Sun Devils permitted Utah to convert 23 of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2% for the matchup. They finished 26.1% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 23 and finished the contest at 9 of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Arizona State allowed Utah to get 26 in total (2 on the offensive glass).

Jay Heath ended up being a major contributor for the Sun Devils for the game. He totaled 20 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He made 7 out of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Arizona State has a record of 12-16 on the campaign. As an offense, the Sun Devils are connecting on 40.7% from the floor, which is 326th in the nation. Arizona State has totaled 1,821 points on the campaign (65.0 per contest) and they pull in 35.8 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 13.1 times per contest (176th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per game. The Sun Devils are responsible for committing 18.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 66.8% from the free throw line.

The Sun Devils on the defensive side of the court are 156th in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.3. They are able to force 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (36th in college basketball). The Arizona State defense surrenders 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (207 of 661) and their opposition knocks down 72.4% of their foul shots. They concede 13.0 dimes and 40.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 219th and 355th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take California

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