UCLA Bruins vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 1/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: Youtube TV

Desert Financial Arena is the location where the Arizona State Sun Devils (15-3) will go up against the UCLA Bruins (16-2) on Thursday.

The UCLA Bruins faced Colorado and earned the victory with a final of 68-54 in their last game. UCLA ended with a 38.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 63) and converted 4 out of their 19 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Bruins knocked down 16 of 24 shots for a rate of 66.7%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 21 turnovers and earning 15 steals. Concerning defending, UCLA allowed their opponent to shoot 30.6% from the floor on 15 of 49 shooting. Colorado doled out 8 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Furthermore, Colorado snagged 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Colorado ended up going 87.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 23 attempts. They made 4 of their 14 tries from long range. When talking about fouls, the Bruins walked away with 20 and Colorado finished the game with 16 fouls.

Jaime Jaquez is a guy who was a major contributor for the game. He scored 23 points on 11 out of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and totaled 13 rebounds. He shot 47.8% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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UCLA will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 16-2 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 9.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, UCLA is pulling in 35.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 276 assists this year, which is 81st in the nation in terms of passing. The Bruins are hitting 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (113 of 313) and 72.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.7 points per game (72nd in D-1) while hitting 47.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Bruins are forcing 17.0 turnovers every game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They surrender 29.0% from beyond the arc and they are 13th in college hoops in points per game allowed (59.8). The Bruins defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.9% (400 of 979) and they surrender 32.6 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 91st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 207 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils took home the win by a final score of 74-69 when they played Oregon State. The Sun Devils pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 26 for this contest. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. Oregon State committed 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of shooting from distance, Arizona State knocked down 8 out of their 18 tries (44.4%). In all, the Sun Devils finished the game shooting 24 for 49 from the floor which had them shooting 49.0%. The Sun Devils allowed Oregon State to bury 24 out of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9% in the matchup. They finished 41.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 at the charity stripe (78.6%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona State permitted Oregon State to get 24 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Desmond Cambridge pitched in for the Sun Devils in the game. He scored 21 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup. He made 8 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 1 rebound.

Arizona State has a mark of 15-3 for the year. The Sun Devils are committing 18.7 fouls every game and they go 68.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.2 times per contest (63rd in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. Arizona State has totaled 1,319 points for the year (73.3 per game) and they pull in 39.3 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Sun Devils are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which is 243rd in college hoops.

The Sun Devils are ranked 85th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 65.6. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 37.7% from the floor (9th in college hoops). The Arizona State defense allows 31.2% on three-point shots (133 of 426) and their opponents are making 69.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.6 dimes and 38.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 180th and 337th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UCLA

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