Arizona State Sun Devils vs Utah Utes Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Utah Utes

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona State Sun Devils (11-11) are en route to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday where they will meet the Utah Utes (15-7).

The Arizona State Sun Devils played California and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-66 in their last game. Arizona State ended the contest with a 38.6% field goal percentage (27 out of 70) and made 8 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Sun Devils converted 4 of 7 shots for a rate of 57.1%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists in this contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing defense, Arizona State allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 27 out of 54 shooting. California earned 18 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, California pulled down 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. California shot 84.2% at the free throw line by converting 16 of 19 tries. They buried 11 out of their 22 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Sun Devils finished with 16 and California totaled 10 fouls.

Alonzo Gaffney is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 41.7% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He played for 29 minutes played and also grabbed 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Arizona State enters this game with a mark of 11-11 this year. They are averaging 68.9 pts per game (297th in college hoops) while going 41.4% from the field. The Sun Devils are hitting 29.8% on shots from 3-point land (151 of 506) and 65.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Arizona State is collecting 33.3 rebounds per contest and has earned 264 assists on the year, which has them ranked 306th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Sun Devils are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 280th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 320 surrendered on the campaign. The Sun Devils defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.9% (576 of 1,311) and they concede 41.6 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 32.6% from beyond the arc while they are 187th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (72.0).

The last time they took the court, the Utah Utes walked away with a victory by a final of 73-68 against Colorado. The Utes earned 30 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game. They gave up possession 14 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. Colorado was called for 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Utes to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Regarding three-point shots, Utah made 7 of their 22 tries (31.8%). Overall, the Utes walked away from this one shooting 26 for 56 from the field which had them at 46.4%. The Utes permitted Colorado to convert 25 out of 66 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 37.9% for this game. They finished 30.0% from 3-point land by hitting 6 out of 20 and ended up shooting 12 of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Utah allowed Colorado to pull down 39 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Gabe Madsen pitched in for the Utes for the game. He made 7 out of 12 for this contest giving him a rate of 58.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this game.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 15-7 for the campaign. The Utes are committing 15.6 fouls per contest and they go 65.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.2 times per game (20th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. Utah has totaled 1,725 points for the season (78.4 per contest) and they average 38.9 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Utes are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which is ranked 57th in the nation.

The Utes defensively are ranked 168th in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.2. They are able to force 11.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (104th in D-1). The Utah defense gives up 35.3% from downtown (184 of 521) and their opponents are making 65.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.0 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per game, which is 289th and 249th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona State

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