San Diego Toreros vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 12/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Toreros vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Hulu Live TV

The San Diego Toreros (6-5) are traveling to Desert Financial Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils (10-1).

The San Diego Toreros stepped onto the hardwood against UC-San Diego and walked away with a win by a score of 84-76 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Toreros ended up with 15 while UC-San Diego finished the game with 20 fouls. They also buried 8 of 22 tries from beyond the arc. UC-San Diego finished 47.1% at the free throw line by making 8 of 17 tries. Furthermore, UC-San Diego grabbed 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UC-San Diego earned 15 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, San Diego allowed the other team to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 30 out of 62 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 26 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Toreros buried 7 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 58.3%. San Diego finished the game with a 51.6% FG percentage (32 out of 62) and knocked down 13 of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Marcellus Earlington is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He played 22 mins played and collected 2 boards. He finished the contest at 72.7% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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San Diego heads into this game with a record of 6-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 79.5 pts per game (56th in the country) while connecting on 46.0% from the field. The Toreros are shooting 39.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (97 of 244) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, San Diego is pulling down 35.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 176 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 46th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Toreros are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are surrendering 40.2% on 3-point shots while they are 304th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (74.1). The Toreros are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (296 of 627) and they surrender 33.0 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 350th in college hoops in giving up assists with 184 conceded so far this season.

When they last played, the Arizona State Sun Devils went home victorious with a score of 73-57 against Creighton. The Sun Devils were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 3 steals for the matchup. Creighton committed 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of them for a percentage of 53.3%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Arizona State made 11 of 24 attempts (45.8%). When all was said and done, the Sun Devils went 27 out of 64 from the floor which had them at 42.2%. The Sun Devils allowed Creighton to knock down 18 of 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.7% for this game. They finished the game shooting 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 24 and ended up going 12 out of 18 at the charity stripe (66.7%). With respect to rebounding, Arizona State allowed Creighton to snag 28 in total (8 offensive).

Desmond Cambridge was important for the Sun Devils in the game. He tallied 19 points in his 18 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup. He buried 7 of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 5 rebounds.

Arizona State has a mark of 10-1 for the year. The Sun Devils are responsible for committing 19.0 personal fouls per game and they go 69.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.8 times per contest (103rd in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. Arizona State has totaled 794 pts for the year (72.2 per contest) and they pull in 40.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Sun Devils are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which is 237th in D-1.

The Arizona State defense concedes 27.5% on 3-point attempts (67 of 244) and their opponents are connecting on 66.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 11.9 dimes and 38.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 141st and 327th in those defensive categories. The Sun Devils on the defensive side of the court are 29th in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 34.6% from the floor (5th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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