Arizona State Sun Devils vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 3/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Friday, March 10, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona State (+7)

The Arizona State Sun Devils (21-11) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Arena on Friday where they will try to defeat the Arizona Wildcats (25-6). Arizona State opens as 7-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 155.

The Arizona State Sun Devils faced off with Oregon State and took home the win by a score of 63-57 in their last game. Arizona State walked away from the game having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (23 out of 58) and converted 5 out of their 21 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Sun Devils converted 12 of 19 shots for a percentage of 63.2%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 34 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in the matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing defense, Arizona State let their opponent shoot 34.0% from the floor on 18 out of 53 shooting. Oregon State recorded 9 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Additionally, Oregon State pulled down 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Oregon State finished the game at 81.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of 22 attempts. They also made 3 of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Sun Devils ended up with 16 while Oregon State finished the game with 20 fouls.

DJ Horne is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He notched 13 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also totaled 1 rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Arizona State heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 21-11 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 11.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Arizona State is snagging 37.2 boards per game and has tallied 456 dimes so far this season, which ranks 98th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Sun Devils are shooting 31.1% on 3-point shots (235 of 755) and 69.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 70.5 points per contest (203rd in the nation) on 41.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Sun Devils are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 100th in the nation in points per game allowed (67.3). The Sun Devils defense is allowing a FG percentage of 39.3% (735 of 1,872) and they surrender 38.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 156th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 393 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-73 against UCLA. The Wildcats were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. UCLA earned 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a rate of 68.8%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Arizona made 8 out of 20 tries (40.0%). In all, the Wildcats went 27 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4%. The Wildcats allowed UCLA to bury 28 out of 67 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 41.8% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 27.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 22 and finished the game at 20 out of 22 from the charity stripe (90.9%). When discussing how they rebounded, Arizona permitted UCLA to get 34 in total (9 offensive).

Azuolas Tubelis ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in the matchup. He earned 24 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 8 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Arizona has a mark of 25-6 on the season. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 49.3% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the nation. Arizona has accounted for 2,577 pts for the season (83.1 per game) and they grab 39.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 19.3 times per contest (2nd in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per game and they hit 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 236th in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.9. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (37th in college hoops). The Arizona defense gives up 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (249 of 759) and opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.7 dimes and 33.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 185th and 138th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-7)

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