Cal Poly Mustangs vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 11/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cal Poly Mustangs vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN+

Desert Financial Arena is the site where the Arizona State Sun Devils (4-1) will try to defeat the Cal Poly Mustangs (3-2) on Wednesday.

The Cal Poly Mustangs faced off with Eastern Washington and notched a win by a score of 82-78 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Mustangs left the arena with 15 and Eastern Washington finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. Eastern Washington finished 68.8% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 16 attempts. Additionally, Eastern Washington grabbed 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Eastern Washington earned 17 dimes and had 16 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Cal Poly allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 29 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 15 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Mustangs converted 5 of 11 tries for a percentage of 45.5%. Cal Poly wrapped up the game having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 of 64) and converted 11 of their 31 shots from distance.

Owen Koonce is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished the game at 57.1% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played 30 mins and also snagged 7 rebounds. He notched 19 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Cal Poly comes into this contest with a mark of 3-2 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 18.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Cal Poly is collecting 39.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 78 assists for the campaign, which is 43rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Mustangs are hitting 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (51 of 148) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They average 81.4 points per game (128th in Division 1) on 47.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Mustangs are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They rank 300th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 66 relinquished for the campaign. The Mustangs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.8% (138 of 330) and they relinquish 34.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 30.1% on 3-point shots while they are 302nd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (78.4).

For their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 81-66 when they faced St. Thomas. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona State allowed St. Thomas to pull down 23 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 29.7% from distance via 11 of 37 and ended up shooting 3 out of 5 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Sun Devils allowed St. Thomas to make 26 out of their 66 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.4% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Sun Devils shot 27 out of 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Arizona State knocked down 9 of their 22 tries (40.9%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.2%. St. Thomas committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Sun Devils to the free throw line for 26 tries. They also turned it over 13 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Sun Devils corralled 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this game.

Basheer Jihad ended up being important for the Sun Devils for this game. He converted 6 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 28 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Arizona State has a mark of 4-1 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Sun Devils are hitting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 149th in D-1. Arizona State has accounted for 384 points for the season (76.8 per contest) and they pull in 36.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per game (189th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest. The Sun Devils have committed 16.2 fouls per game and they connect on 74.5% from the charity stripe.

The Arizona State defense surrenders 28.8% on three-point shots (40 of 139) and their opponents are knocking down 71.6% of their free throw shots. They allow 14.6 dimes and 35.6 boards every game, which ranks them 271st and 216th in college basketball. The Sun Devils on the defensive side of the court are 175th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 70.4. They are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (102nd in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Arizona State and under the total points

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