Oregon Ducks vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: fuboTV

The Arizona State Sun Devils (15-7) host the Oregon Ducks (13-9) at Desert Financial Arena on Saturday.

The Oregon Ducks faced off with Utah and walked away with a win by a score of 68-56 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Ducks ended up walking away with 17 and Utah finished the game with 13 fouls. They also buried 8 of 23 tries from beyond the perimeter. Utah ended up shooting 84.2% from the free throw line by making 16 of their 19 attempts. In addition, Utah snagged 29 boards (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Utah doled out 11 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, Oregon allowed the other team to shoot 28.1% from the floor on 16 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Ducks knocked down 6 of 9 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Oregon ended the game with a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 of 58) and made 8 out of their 26 3-pointers.

Jermaine Couisnard is someone who came through for the contest. He totaled 18 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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Oregon comes into this one with a mark of 13-9 this year. They currently have an average of 70.3 points per contest (210th in D-1) while connecting on 45.0% from the field. The Ducks are connecting on 30.6% on 3-pointers (155 of 506) and 68.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oregon is grabbing 37.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 292 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 197th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Ducks are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 131st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 270 relinquished on the campaign. The Ducks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.7% (526 of 1,291) and they concede 32.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 33.2% on 3-pointers and they rank 79th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (66.0).

For their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils took a loss by a final score of 75-58 against Washington State. The Sun Devils earned 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. Washington State had 15 fouls for the contest which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Arizona State converted 5 of 15 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Sun Devils ended up going 19 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.9%. The Sun Devils allowed Washington State to bury 24 of 65 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 36.9% in this game. They shot 41.2% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 34 and ended up going 13 of 18 at the charity stripe (72.2%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Arizona State permitted Washington State to snag 42 in total (15 offensive).

Frankie Collins ended up being a factor for the Sun Devils for the game. He tallied 16 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He buried 5 of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Arizona State has a record of 15-7 on the campaign. The Sun Devils are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.8 times per game (80th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. Arizona State has accumulated 1,574 pts on the campaign (71.5 per game) and they pull down 38.2 boards per contest. As an offense, the Sun Devils are shooting 42.1% from the floor, which is 304th in the nation.

The Arizona State defense surrenders 32.6% on shots from distance (167 of 512) and opponents are converting on 70.3% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.3 assists and 38.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 156th and 352nd in the country. The Sun Devils on the defensive end are ranked 110th in the nation in points given up per game with 67.0. They are forcing 14.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.7% from the floor (9th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona State

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