Utah Utes vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: PAC12

McKale Center is where the Arizona Wildcats (12-1) will take on the Utah Utes (8-8) on Saturday.

The Utah Utes took the court against Washington State and took a loss by a score of 77-61 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Utes walked away with 17 and Washington State totaled 22 personal fouls. They also made 12 of 30 attempts from long range. Washington State finished 76.5% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 17 attempts. On top of that, Washington State snagged 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Washington State recorded 16 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the floor on 26 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for this contest while creating 13 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Utes made 20 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Utah ended the game with a 35.3% field goal percentage (18 of 51) and converted 5 of 22 shots from distance.

Both Gach is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played 25 mins and also pulled down 2 boards. He racked up 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Utah will enter this contest with a mark of 8-8 this year. They currently have an average of 71.7 points per contest (194th in the nation) while going 42.6% from the floor. The Utes are connecting on 33.2% on shots from downtown (123 of 370) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 38.8 boards per contest and has totaled 229 dimes this season, which has them ranked 90th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.1 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Utes are forcing 9.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are giving up 30.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 186th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.8). The Utes are allowing a FG percentage of 42.4% (411 of 969) and they relinquish 35.2 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 203rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 189 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Arizona Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 95-79 when they faced Washington. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona allowed Washington to pull down 29 overall (11 on the offensive side). They went 29.2% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 out of 24 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Wildcats permitted Washington to bury 31 of their 75 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3% for the contest. Overall, the Wildcats shot 33 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.0%. With respect to three-point attempts, Arizona made 12 out of their 25 attempts (48.0%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.0%. Washington was called for 16 fouls for this game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Wildcats were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 42 for the contest.

Bennedict Mathurin ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this matchup. He earned 27 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists in the matchup. He made 10 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Arizona has a mark of 12-1 for the campaign. The Wildcats are committing 17.5 fouls every game while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.8 times per game (1st in the country) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. Arizona has accumulated 1,169 points so far this season (89.9 per game) and they grab 43.9 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are shooting 49.8% from the floor, which ranks them 12th in the nation.

The Wildcats are ranked 95th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 65.2. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 36.8% from the floor (4th in college hoops). The Arizona defense concedes 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc (97 of 310) and opponents are connecting on 62.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.1 assists and 33.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 82nd and 117th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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