Florida Gators vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

State Farm Arena is the site where the Arizona State Sun Devils (8-1) will compete against the Florida Gators (9-0) on Saturday.

The Florida Gators played Virginia and went home with a win by a final score of 87-69 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Gators left the arena with 12 while Virginia racked up 17 personal fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 21 attempts from three-point range. Virginia went 90.0% from the free throw line by burying 9 of their 10 attempts. On top of that, Virginia pulled down 30 rebounds (13 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Virginia distributed 14 dimes and had 2 steals in the game. In relation to defense, Florida allowed the other team to go 45.6% from the floor on 26 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected 30 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gators buried 15 of 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Florida finished the contest having earned a 51.7% FG percentage (31 out of 60) and knocked down 10 of their 25 3-pointers.

Walter Clayton Jr. is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He played 34 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 52.6% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Florida steps onto the court with a mark of 9-0 so far this year. They have an average of 86.6 pts per contest (15th in the nation) while hitting 47.3% from the floor. The Gators are hitting 33.6% on shots from downtown (87 of 259) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida is collecting 43.0 boards per contest and has tallied 140 assists so far this season, which is 176th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 9.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.3 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Gators are able to force 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 46th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (65.0). The Gators are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 38.4% (211 of 550) and they relinquish 33.8 boards per game as a squad. They rank 12th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 87 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils got the victory with a final of 90-53 against San Diego. The Sun Devils pulled down 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this game. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. San Diego was called for 24 fouls for this game which took the Sun Devils to the free throw line for 35 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 62.9%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Arizona State knocked down 12 out of 23 attempts (52.2%). Overall, the Sun Devils went 28 out of 57 from the floor which had them shooting 49.1%. The Sun Devils allowed San Diego to convert 21 of their 63 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.3% in this contest. They finished 10.5% from three-point range by going 2 out of 19 and ended up shooting 9 out of 13 at the charity stripe (69.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Arizona State allowed San Diego to collect 32 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Basheer Jihad pitched in for the Sun Devils for this game. He accumulated 19 points in his 21 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this game. He converted 5 out of 11 in the matchup giving him a rate of 45.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Arizona State has a mark of 8-1 for the campaign. The Sun Devils have committed 16.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.6 times per game (151st in the country) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. Arizona State has scored 720 pts for the year (80.0 per game) and they collect 38.2 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Sun Devils are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which ranks them 103rd in the nation.

The Arizona State defense concedes 30.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (69 of 228) and their opponents are connecting on 72.5% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.0 assists and 34.9 total boards per game, which is 187th and 201st in those categories. The Sun Devils are ranked 182nd in the nation in PPG allowed with 71.1. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (70th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona State

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