UCLA Bruins vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: PAC12

Desert Financial Arena is the location where the Arizona State Sun Devils (10-6) will attempt to beat the UCLA Bruins (7-10) on Wednesday.

The UCLA Bruins took the court against Washington and earned the victory with a final of 73-61 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Bruins ended up with 20 and Washington accumulated 22 personal fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 25 tries from downtown. Washington ended up going 65.0% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 20 shots. In addition, Washington collected 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Washington earned 6 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, UCLA allowed the other team to go 40.4% from the floor on 21 out of 52 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bruins knocked down 17 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. UCLA walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (25 of 50) and made 6 of their 14 3-point shots.

Adem Bona is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He shot 76.9% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 27 mins played and also collected 1 rebound. He accounted for 22 points on 10 out of 13 shooting.

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UCLA enters this game with a record of 7-10 this season. They are turning it over 12.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UCLA is grabbing 34.9 boards per game and has totaled 199 assists so far this year, which ranks 288th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bruins are shooting 29.0% on 3-point shots (74 of 255) and 70.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 64.7 pts per game (345th in Division 1) while going 41.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bruins are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 26th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.8). The Bruins are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.0% (364 of 911) and they concede 32.6 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 41st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 178 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Arizona State Sun Devils took a loss by a score of 82-67 against Washington. The Sun Devils corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. Washington earned 18 fouls in this matchup which took the Sun Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of them for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about three-point shots, Arizona State made 4 of 17 attempts (23.5%). When the game finished, the Sun Devils went 24 out of 59 from the field which had them at 40.7%. The Sun Devils permitted Washington to bury 30 of 59 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.8% for this contest. They went 52.0% from three-point range via 13 of 25 and finished the game at 9 of 16 at the free throw line (56.3%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Arizona State permitted Washington to pull down 36 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Jamiya Neal ended up being a factor for the Sun Devils for this game. He tallied 14 points in his 34 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for this game. He converted 6 of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and added 5 rebounds.

Arizona State has a win-loss record of 10-6 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sun Devils are hitting on 41.9% from the field, which has them ranked 308th in the nation. Arizona State has totaled 1,108 pts on the year (69.3 per contest) and they collect 34.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.2 times per contest (275th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per game. The Sun Devils commit 15.4 fouls per game and they shoot 63.5% from the charity stripe.

The Arizona State defense gives up 31.8% on shots from distance (125 of 393) and their opponents are converting on 68.2% of their foul shots. They give up 14.5 assists and 42.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 302nd and 362nd in those categories. The Sun Devils on defense are ranked 160th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 70.8. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (137th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona State

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