Utah Utes vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 1/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Thursday, January 4, 2024

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN

The Arizona State Sun Devils (8-5) are welcoming the Utah Utes (11-2) at Desert Financial Arena on Thursday.

The Utah Utes played Washington and earned the victory with a final of 95-90 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Utes ended up with 19 and Washington accumulated 19 fouls. They also made 8 out of their 23 tries from 3-point land. Washington finished shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of 25 tries. Furthermore, Washington totaled 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Washington earned 15 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Pertaining to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the field on 31 out of 78 shooting. They also distributed 20 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Utes converted 10 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 45.5%. Utah wrapped up the game with a 52.9% field goal percentage (37 of 70) and made 11 of their 24 shots from downtown.

Branden Carlson is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 60.9% from the field and recorded 7 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 34 points on 14 out of 23 shooting.

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Utah enters this contest with a record of 11-2 on the campaign. They cough up possession 11.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Utah is collecting 40.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 237 dimes on the year, which is 23rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Utes are hitting 38.9% on shots from downtown (110 of 283) and 69.0% from the free throw line. They average 81.7 pts per contest (49th in D-1) while connecting on 48.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Utes are forcing 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 135th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.3). The Utes are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (335 of 831) and they surrender 35.7 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 217th in college hoops in giving up assists with 177 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils took home the win by a final score of 71-69 against California. The Sun Devils corralled 28 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. California had 13 fouls for this contest which took the Sun Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 78.6%. When talking about three-point attempts, Arizona State made 10 of their 31 tries (32.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Sun Devils ended up going 25 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.5%. The Sun Devils permitted California to convert 23 out of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.3% for the matchup. They shot 18.5% from distance via 5 out of 27 and ended up shooting 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). With respect to rebounding, Arizona State permitted California to snag 41 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Frankie Collins ended up having an impact for the Sun Devils for the matchup. He totaled 25 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He buried 10 of 17 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Arizona State has a win-loss record of 8-5 on the year. As an offense, the Sun Devils are shooting 41.2% from the field, which is 318th in the nation. Arizona State has totaled 883 pts this season (67.9 per contest) and they average 35.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.9 times per contest (298th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.2 times per game. The Sun Devils have committed 15.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 62.7% from the charity stripe.

The Sun Devils on the defensive end are ranked 147th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (119th in D-1). The Arizona State defense gives up 30.1% on shots from beyond the arc (98 of 326) and opponents are connecting on 69.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 14.6 assists and 42.8 total boards per game, ranking them 307th and 362nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona State

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