Utah Utes vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 1/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona State Sun Devils (5-9) will play the Utah Utes (8-9) at Desert Financial Arena on Monday.

The Utah Utes stepped onto the hardwood against Arizona and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-64 in their last contest. Utah wrapped up the contest with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 out of 56) and converted 6 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Utes converted 12 of their 12 tries for a rate of 100.0%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 27 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 9 assists for the contest as well as creating 15 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning defending, Utah let their opponent shoot 50.8% from the field on 33 out of 65 shooting. Arizona distributed 24 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Arizona pulled down 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Arizona finished the game at 81.3% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 16 tries. They also made 3 of 18 attempts from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Utes finished with 18 and Arizona finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Lahat Thioune is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished with 10 points on 3 of 5 shooting. He saw the court for 18 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Utah comes into this matchup with a mark of 8-9 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Utah is collecting 38.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 238 dimes so far this season, which ranks 109th in the nation in terms of passing. The Utes are connecting on 33.4% on three-point shots (129 of 386) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.2 points per game (201st in college basketball) while going 42.5% from the field.

On defense, the Utes are forcing 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are 238th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 213 conceded for the campaign. The Utes defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.9% (444 of 1,034) and they relinquish 35.2 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 29.4% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 204th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Arizona State Sun Devils walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-57 against Colorado. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Arizona State permitted Colorado to grab 44 overall (8 on the offensive side). They shot 40.0% from downtown via 10 of 25 and ended up shooting 15 of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). The Sun Devils allowed Colorado to make 25 out of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.1% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Sun Devils went 20 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.9%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Arizona State made 5 out of their 21 attempts (23.8%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.0%. Colorado committed 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Sun Devils were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game.

Jay Heath ended up being important for the Sun Devils in this contest. He buried 4 of 7 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

Arizona State has a mark of 5-9 for the year. The Sun Devils are committing 18.0 fouls every game and they shoot 69.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 11.6 times per contest (288th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. Arizona State has scored 877 points for the campaign (62.6 per game) and they collect 36.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Sun Devils are shooting 38.5% from the field, which is 350th in college basketball.

The Arizona State defense surrenders 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (117 of 343) and their opposition makes 67.1% of their foul shots. They allow 13.6 dimes and 39.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 258th and 349th in Division 1. The Sun Devils defensively are ranked 162nd in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.9. They have forced 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the floor (112th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona State

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