Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: CBSSN

McKale Center is the site where the Arizona Wildcats (3-4) will try to beat the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (8-2) on Saturday.

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds took the court against Park and notched a win by a score of 90-55 in their last game. Southern Utah ended the game with a 44.3% field goal percentage (35 of 79) and made 7 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Thunderbirds converted 13 of their 20 shots for a rate of 65.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 53 with 19 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of defense, Southern Utah allowed 29.9% from the field on 23 out of 77 shooting. Park earned 12 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Park pulled down 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Park finished the game at 20.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 1 of their 5 attempts. They converted 8 of 28 shots from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Thunderbirds ended up with 6 and Park accounted for 19 fouls.

JT Langston Jr. is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He was on the hardwood for 17 minutes played and snagged 7 rebounds. He finished with 14 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Southern Utah heads into this game with a win-loss record of 8-2 on the year. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a team are committing 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Southern Utah is pulling in 41.0 boards per game and has accounted for 138 assists for the year, which has them ranked 86th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Thunderbirds are shooting 33.6% on shots from downtown (72 of 214) and 72.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.5 pts per contest (109th in the country) while going 46.4% from the field.

On defense, the Thunderbirds are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 294th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 129 surrendered on the campaign. The Thunderbirds are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.8% (265 of 666) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 30.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 128th in D-1 in opponents PPG (68.7).

The last time they took the court, the Arizona Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 83-76 when they played West Virginia. The Wildcats pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the game. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. West Virginia committed 10 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 84.6%. In terms of three-point shots, Arizona made 7 of their 21 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Wildcats finished shooting 29 for 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. The Wildcats allowed West Virginia to convert 27 out of their 68 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 39.7% in this game. They shot 35.3% from distance by going 12 of 34 and ended up going 17 of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). When discussing team rebounding, Arizona permitted West Virginia to collect 31 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Caleb Love ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this contest. He earned 24 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He converted 9 of 20 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 45.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 3-4 for the season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per game and they go 71.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.0 times per game (131st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. Arizona has 595 points this season (85.0 per game) and they grab 43.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 137th in the country.

The Wildcats are ranked 247th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 73.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (96th in the country). The Arizona defense gives up 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (68 of 191) and opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 14.3 assists and 33.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 270th and 124th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southern Utah

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