Arizona State Sun Devils vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 3/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona State Sun Devils (20-9) are en route to Pauley Pavilion on Thursday where they will try to beat the UCLA Bruins (25-4).

The Arizona State Sun Devils took the court against Arizona and went home with a win by a final score of 89-88 in their last contest. Arizona State wrapped up the game with a 53.7% FG percentage (36 out of 67) and made 11 out of their 28 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Sun Devils made 6 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists for this contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to defense, Arizona State allowed the other team to go 50.9% from the floor on 27 of 53 shooting. Arizona totaled 16 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Moreover, Arizona grabbed 32 boards (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Arizona finished the contest at 67.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of 34 tries. They converted 11 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Sun Devils ended up walking away with 23 and Arizona had 15 fouls.

Desmond Cambridge is one guy who had an impact in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played 32 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 4 dimes.

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Arizona State will take the court with a win-loss record of 20-9 so far this year. They average 71.2 points per outing (189th in college basketball) while connecting on 42.2% from the field. The Sun Devils are shooting 31.6% on shots from 3-point land (217 of 687) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Arizona State is snagging 37.6 boards per game and has accounted for 421 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 115th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a team are committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Sun Devils are able to force 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are conceding 33.7% on 3-pointers while they are 94th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (67.2). The Sun Devils defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 39.3% (670 of 1,706) and they concede 38.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 144th in D-1 in giving up assists with 366 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the UCLA Bruins walked away with a victory by a final of 60-56 when they faced Colorado. The Bruins recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. Colorado committed 16 fouls for the contest which took the Bruins to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a clip of 68.2%. With regard to shots from distance, UCLA converted 1 out of 14 attempts (7.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Bruins finished the game shooting 22 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7%. The Bruins allowed Colorado to make 18 of 54 attempts from the field which left them shooting 33.3% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 31.8% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 23 at the free throw line (56.5%). In relation to cleaning the glass, UCLA permitted Colorado to pull down 38 overall (14 offensive).

Jaime Jaquez ended up having an impact for the Bruins in the matchup. He accumulated 17 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup. He converted 7 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 5 rebounds.

UCLA has a win-loss record of 25-4 for the season. The Bruins have committed 15.6 personal fouls per game and they connect on 70.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per contest (76th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.2 times per contest. UCLA has scored 2,138 pts for the campaign (73.7 per contest) and they snag 35.6 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Bruins are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 75th in college basketball.

The UCLA defense concedes 30.7% on three-point shots (188 of 613) and their opposition knocks down 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 11.3 assists and 32.1 rebounds per game, which ranks them 80th and 64th in those defensive categories. The Bruins on the defensive side of the court are 6th in college basketball in PPG given up with 59.7. They are forcing 16.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (27th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona State

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