Colorado Buffaloes vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 2/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona State Sun Devils (18-8) are welcoming the Colorado Buffaloes (14-12) at Desert Financial Arena on Thursday.

The Colorado Buffaloes played Utah and took a loss by a final of 73-62 in their last contest. Colorado wrapped up the game having earned a 37.1% FG percentage (23 out of 62) and made 4 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Buffaloes converted 12 of 13 shots for a rate of 92.3%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 12 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about defense, Colorado allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the field on 27 out of 55 shooting. Utah recorded 17 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Utah grabbed 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Utah ended up shooting 68.4% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 19 shots. They buried 6 of 17 shots from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Buffaloes ended up with 16 while Utah racked up 15 personal fouls.

KJ Simpson is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished shooting 38.5% from the field and recorded 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and totaled 5 boards. He accounted for 14 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Colorado will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-12 on the year. They have an average of 70.9 points per game (191st in the country) while hitting 43.9% from the floor. The Buffaloes are connecting on 31.8% from downtown (163 of 513) and 68.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Colorado is collecting 37.5 boards per game and has tallied 336 assists for the year, which ranks 203rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.5 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Buffaloes are forcing 14.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 51st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 278 relinquished for the year. The Buffaloes are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.9% (611 of 1,457) and they concede 33.2 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 32.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 69th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (65.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arizona State Sun Devils took home the win by a final score of 70-62 when they played California. With respect to rebounding, Arizona State allowed California to get 36 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished 37.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 out of 27 and finished the contest at 10 of 17 at the free throw line (58.8%). The Sun Devils allowed California to convert 21 of their 62 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 33.9% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Sun Devils went 23 out of 69 from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.3%. Concerning 3-point shots, Arizona State knocked down 6 of 26 attempts (23.1%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.8%. California earned 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Sun Devils to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Sun Devils pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in the matchup.

Desmond Cambridge was important for the Sun Devils in this matchup. He converted 6 of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes for the contest.

Arizona State has a win-loss record of 18-8 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Sun Devils are shooting 41.9% from the field, which is 312th in college hoops. Arizona State has accounted for 1,851 points this season (71.2 per contest) and they snag 38.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.3 times per game (100th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest. The Sun Devils have committed 18.5 fouls per game and they connect on 69.6% from the free throw line.

The Arizona State defense concedes 33.6% on 3-pointers (204 of 608) and opponents are making 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.5 assists and 38.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 178th and 353rd in those categories. The Sun Devils on defense are ranked 93rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 66.7. They are forcing 14.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.8% from the floor (7th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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