Oregon Ducks vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 2/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN

The Arizona State Sun Devils (8-15) will play the Oregon Ducks (17-8) at Desert Financial Arena on Thursday.

The Oregon Ducks faced off with Washington State and walked away with a win by a score of 62-59 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Ducks left the arena with 17 while Washington State accounted for 15 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Washington State finished 63.6% at the free throw line by burying 7 of 11 tries. On top of that, Washington State grabbed 43 rebounds (18 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Washington State recorded 9 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, Oregon allowed their opponent to shoot 30.1% from the floor on 22 of 73 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest while creating 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 38 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Ducks knocked down 7 of 14 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Oregon finished having earned a 41.7% FG percentage (25 out of 60) and made 5 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

N'Faly Dante is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He was able to score 13 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 20 mins played and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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Oregon will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 17-8 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.5 fouls every game. As a team, Oregon is snagging 34.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 302 dimes on the season, which is 231st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Ducks are shooting 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (183 of 527) and 66.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.7 points per game (143rd in the nation) while hitting 46.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Ducks are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are giving up 30.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 122nd in the country in opponents PPG (66.8). The Ducks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.3% (607 of 1,436) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a team. They are 143rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 294 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arizona State Sun Devils went home victorious with a score of 58-55 when they faced Washington State. The Sun Devils were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 33 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. Washington State committed 15 fouls for this contest which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 7 tries. They were able to convert 4 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Arizona State buried 6 out of 16 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Sun Devils finished 24 for 49 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.0%. The Sun Devils permitted Washington State to bury 18 of 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 30.0% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 30.3% from downtown by shooting 10 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 10 from the free throw line (90.0%). Regarding rebounds, Arizona State allowed Washington State to pull down 29 in all (14 offensive).

Luther Muhammad ended up being important for the Sun Devils for the matchup. He made 5 of 8 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. He recorded 12 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

Arizona State has a mark of 8-15 this season. The Sun Devils commit 19.3 fouls per contest and they go 67.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.7 times per contest (209th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.2 times per contest. Arizona State has 1,470 points for the campaign (63.9 per game) and they collect 35.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sun Devils are shooting 39.2% from the field, which ranks them 351st in Division 1.

The Sun Devils on defense are ranked 213th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 70.0. They are able to force 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.5% from the field (48th in college basketball). The Arizona State defense concedes 33.2% on 3-pointers (181 of 546) and their opponents are converting on 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.7 dimes and 42.0 boards every game, which ranks them 264th and 355th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona State

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