Colorado Buffaloes vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN2

Desert Financial Arena is where the Arizona State Sun Devils (5-8) will meet the Colorado Buffaloes (11-3) on Saturday.

The Colorado Buffaloes took the court against Washington and notched a win by a score of 78-64 in their last contest. Colorado finished having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 64) and converted 8 of 20 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Buffaloes knocked down 8 of their 12 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 43 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 dimes in this game as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. With regard to the defense, Colorado allowed the other team to shoot 36.2% from the floor on 21 out of 58 shooting. Washington distributed 11 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. Moreover, Washington totaled 23 rebounds (2 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Washington went 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 16 shots. They also buried 10 out of their 23 attempts from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Buffaloes ended up with 14 and Washington recorded 15 personal fouls.

Tristan Da Silva is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He played for 33 mins and also collected 6 boards. He left the arena with 22 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Colorado heads into this game with a record of 11-3 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per game and as a team they commit 15.6 fouls every game. As a team, Colorado is pulling down 38.6 boards per game and is sitting with 178 dimes so far this year, which is 250th in the country in terms of passing. The Buffaloes are hitting 32.2% on shots from downtown (76 of 236) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.4 points per game (176th in the nation) while hitting 45.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Buffaloes are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 69th in the country in allowing assists with 157 relinquished for the campaign. The Buffaloes defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.9% (329 of 804) and they concede 30.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 32.4% on three-point shots and they rank 116th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (66.0).

The last time they took the court, the Arizona State Sun Devils went home defeated by a final of 74-50 when they faced California. The Sun Devils were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. California earned 16 fouls in this game which took the Sun Devils to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. In regard to 3-pointers, Arizona State converted 3 of their 17 attempts (17.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Sun Devils ended up going 19 out of 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.8%. The Sun Devils allowed California to bury 27 out of 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% in this contest. They finished 47.4% from 3-point land via 9 of 19 and ended up shooting 11 of 17 from the charity stripe (64.7%). When discussing rebounding, Arizona State allowed California to snag 34 in total (4 on the offensive side).

DJ Horne pitched in for the Sun Devils for the contest. He converted 6 out of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this contest.

Arizona State has a win-loss record of 5-8 this year. As an offensive unit, the Sun Devils are hitting on 38.9% from the floor, which is ranked 347th in the nation. Arizona State has totaled 820 points this year (63.1 per game) and they average 36.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.0 times per contest (275th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Sun Devils have committed 17.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 68.9% from the free throw line.

The Arizona State defense surrenders 33.6% on 3-point shots (107 of 318) and opponents are making 67.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.4 dimes and 39.5 boards every game, which ranks them 241st and 344th in D-1. The Sun Devils on the defensive end are ranked 149th in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.3. They have forced 13.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (110th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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