Arizona Wildcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: PAC12

Desert Financial Arena is the location where the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-14) will try to defeat the Arizona Wildcats (21-6) on Wednesday.

The Arizona Wildcats played Washington and notched a win by a score of 91-75 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 13 and Washington recorded 17 personal fouls. They made 9 of their 30 attempts from 3-point range. Washington went 61.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 13 shots. On top of that, Washington collected 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Washington distributed 19 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. When discussing the defense, Arizona allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 29 out of 76 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for this game while creating 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 51 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 16 of their 21 shots for a rate of 76.2%. Arizona finished having earned a 47.1% FG percentage (33 of 70) and made 9 out of their 21 3-point attempts.

Caleb Love is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He racked up 28 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He played 33 mins and totaled 7 rebounds. He went 47.4% from the field and also recorded 5 assists.

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Arizona will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 21-6 on the year. They are giving up possession 11.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Arizona is pulling down 43.4 boards per game and has earned 511 assists for the year, which has them ranked 6th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are shooting 36.9% on 3-pointers (209 of 567) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 90.1 points per contest (2nd in the country) while shooting 48.9% from the field.

On defense, the Wildcats have forced 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are 282nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 391 conceded on the season. The Wildcats defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.3% (720 of 1,704) and they relinquish 32.4 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.1% on 3-pointers while they are 215th in college basketball in opponents PPG (73.1).

When they last played, the Arizona State Sun Devils took home the win by a final score of 73-61 against Washington State. In the matter of rebounding, Arizona State permitted Washington State to get 33 overall (13 offensive). They finished 16.7% from distance by shooting 3 of 18 and ended up shooting 10 of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Sun Devils permitted Washington State to knock down 24 out of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.3% in this game. In all, the Sun Devils went 29 out of 59 from the floor which had them at 49.2%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Arizona State made 6 of their 14 tries (42.9%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. Washington State had 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Sun Devils earned 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game.

Jose Perez ended up being important for the Sun Devils for this game. He buried 4 of 10 in this contest giving him a rate of 40.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Arizona State has a mark of 14-14 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sun Devils are connecting on 42.1% from the floor, which ranks them 302nd in Division 1. Arizona State has accumulated 1,965 points on the season (70.2 per contest) and they pull in 33.6 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per contest (260th in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.5 times per game. The Sun Devils are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls every game and they go 65.7% from the free throw line.

The Sun Devils are ranked 222nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.3. They have forced 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (230th in the country). The Arizona State defense gives up 32.0% on 3-pointers (208 of 649) and their opponents are converting on 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 15.1 assists and 41.1 boards every game, which ranks them 334th and 361st in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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