BYU Cougars vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 11/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Thursday, November 23, 2023

Location: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN

The Arizona State Sun Devils (2-1) will take on the BYU Cougars (4-0) at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Thursday.

The BYU Cougars faced off with Morgan State and earned the victory with a final of 93-50 in their last game. BYU ended having earned a 55.9% field goal percentage (33 out of 59) and made 10 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Cougars knocked down 17 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 89.5%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 24 assists in the matchup as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning the defense, BYU allowed the other team to shoot 34.9% from the floor on 22 out of 63 shooting. Morgan State dished out 8 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Moreover, Morgan State grabbed 20 boards (8 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Morgan State finished the game at 60.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 3 of their 5 shots. They also knocked down 3 out of their 14 tries from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Cougars ended up with 13 and Morgan State accounted for 15 fouls.

Jaxson Robinson is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He notched 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He played 27 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.

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BYU steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 4-0 on the season. They turn it over 9.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.3 fouls per contest. As a team, BYU is snagging 48.5 boards per game and is sitting with 92 assists for the season, which has them ranked 16th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are shooting 37.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (50 of 135) and 82.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 95.5 points per outing (6th in D-1) while connecting on 49.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Cougars are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 32nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 34 surrendered this year. The Cougars defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 38.0% (90 of 237) and they surrender 29.0 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 19.7% from 3-point land and they are ranked 11th in D-1 in PPG allowed (56.5).

When they last played, the Arizona State Sun Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 71-69 when they played UMass Lowell. With respect to rebounding, Arizona State permitted UMass Lowell to collect 39 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished 37.5% from three-point range by going 6 of 16 and finished the game at 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Sun Devils allowed UMass Lowell to knock down 26 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 48.1% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Sun Devils walked away from this one shooting 26 for 63 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Arizona State converted 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 57.1%. UMass Lowell committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Sun Devils to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 13 steals for this contest. The Sun Devils were able to pull down 18 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game.

Jose Perez ended up being a major contributor for the Sun Devils for the contest. He made 7 out of 9 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and earned 3 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and totaled 4 dimes in this game.

Arizona State has a win-loss record of 2-1 so far this season. As an offense, the Sun Devils are hitting on 37.0% from the field, which is ranked 348th in college hoops. Arizona State has totaled 190 pts for the year (63.3 per game) and they pull in 35.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.7 times per contest (260th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.0 times per contest. The Sun Devils have committed 14.3 fouls every game and they shoot 58.7% from the charity stripe.

The Sun Devils on the defensive end are ranked 77th in the country in points allowed per contest with 64.0. They have forced 18.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (96th in D-1). The Arizona State defense gives up 29.6% on shots from distance (21 of 71) and their opponents are knocking down 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.3 dimes and 44.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 145th and 355th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take BYU

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