Arizona State Sun Devils vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 2/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: FS1

The Arizona State Sun Devils (11-11) are headed to CU Events Center on Thursday where they will meet the Colorado Buffaloes (15-7).

The Arizona State Sun Devils played California and took a loss by a score of 81-66 in their last game. Arizona State finished with a 38.6% field goal percentage (27 out of 70) and made 8 of 24 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Sun Devils knocked down 4 of their 7 attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 31 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 12 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing defending, Arizona State allowed 50.0% from the field on 27 out of 54 shooting. California earned 18 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, California pulled down 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. California finished the contest at 84.2% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 19 tries. They made 11 out of their 22 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Sun Devils ended up walking away with 16 and California totaled 10 fouls.

Alonzo Gaffney is a player who was important for the contest. He walked away with 14 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He played 29 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 41.7% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Arizona State enters this one with a mark of 11-11 so far this year. They are giving up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.0 fouls every game. As a team, Arizona State is pulling down 33.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 264 dimes on the campaign, which is 295th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Sun Devils are connecting on 29.8% on shots from downtown (151 of 506) and 65.2% from the free throw line. They average 68.9 pts per contest (296th in the nation) while hitting 41.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Sun Devils have forced 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.1 fouls. They concede 32.6% on shots from downtown while they are 188th in college basketball in opponents PPG (72.0). The Sun Devils defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (576 of 1,311) and they surrender 41.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 289th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 320 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the Colorado Buffaloes took a loss by a score of 73-68 against Utah. The Buffaloes earned 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. Utah earned 15 fouls in the matchup which took the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.6%. Regarding three-point attempts, Colorado buried 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Buffaloes shot 25 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.9%. The Buffaloes allowed Utah to make 26 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.4% in the game. They wrapped up this game 31.8% from distance by shooting 7 out of 22 and ended up shooting 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Colorado allowed Utah to grab 34 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

KJ Simpson ended up having an impact for the Buffaloes in this contest. He scored 25 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in this matchup. He converted 10 out of 22 for this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and added 9 rebounds.

Colorado has a win-loss record of 15-7 so far this season. The Buffaloes commit 15.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.4 times per contest (34th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. Colorado has 1,775 points for the season (80.7 per game) and they collect 37.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Buffaloes are shooting 49.3% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in college hoops.

The Buffaloes are ranked 169th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.2. They have forced 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (175th in D-1). The Colorado defense surrenders 33.5% from downtown (155 of 463) and their opposition makes 71.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 10.7 assists and 30.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 32nd and 13th 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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