California Golden Bears vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: PAC12

The Arizona State Sun Devils (11-9) will try to defeat the California Golden Bears (8-12) at Desert Financial Arena on Saturday.

The California Golden Bears played Stanford and notched a win by a score of 73-71 in their last contest. California ended the contest having earned a 41.0% FG percentage (25 out of 61) and made 5 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Bears made 18 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 8 assists for this game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing defense, California allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the field on 23 of 58 shooting. Stanford dished out 11 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. On top of that, Stanford snagged 35 rebounds (5 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Stanford shot 81.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 22 shots. They converted 7 of their 24 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Golden Bears finished with 18 while Stanford totaled 19 fouls.

Keonte Kennedy is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 11 points on 4 of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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California heads into this one with a win-loss record of 8-12 this season. They turn it over 11.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, California is collecting 37.5 boards per game and is sitting with 241 dimes on the campaign, which is 313th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Bears are connecting on 33.9% on shots from downtown (173 of 510) and 71.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.5 points per outing (150th in the nation) while hitting 43.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Bears are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers every game and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are 93rd in college basketball in allowing assists with 244 surrendered on the campaign. The Golden Bears defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.8% (535 of 1,195) and they relinquish 34.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.9% on shots from distance while they are 298th in college basketball in points per game allowed (76.3).

In their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils took a loss by a score of 84-71 when they played Oregon State. The Sun Devils were able to pull down 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 25 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. Oregon State committed 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Sun Devils to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 22 of those for a rate of 88.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Arizona State made 3 of 26 tries (11.5%). Overall, the Sun Devils ended up going 23 for 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.8%. The Sun Devils permitted Oregon State to bury 26 of 46 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 56.5% in the game. They finished 21.4% from distance by connecting on 3 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 49 at the charity stripe (59.2%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Arizona State allowed Oregon State to snag 42 overall (8 offensive).

Jose Perez ended up being a major contributor for the Sun Devils for the matchup. He scored 19 points in his 30 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in this game. He made 5 out of 12 in this game for a rate of 41.7%, and added 5 rebounds.

Arizona State has a record of 11-9 for the season. The Sun Devils are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 65.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.0 times per game (287th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per game. Arizona State has totaled 1,388 points this season (69.4 per contest) and they snag 33.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Sun Devils are hitting on 41.7% from the field, which is 318th in Division 1.

The Arizona State defense allows 31.9% on 3-point attempts (148 of 464) and their opponents are connecting on 67.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 14.4 dimes and 41.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 303rd and 361st in those categories. The Sun Devils are ranked 174th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 71.6. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (198th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take California

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