Utah Utes vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: PAC12

The Utah Utes (11-2) are traveling to McKale Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Arizona Wildcats (10-3).

The Utah Utes faced off with Washington and took home the win by a score of 95-90 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Utes ended up with 19 and Washington racked up 19 fouls. They knocked down 8 of their 23 attempts from long range. Washington walked away from this one shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 25 attempts. Additionally, Washington snagged 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Washington earned 15 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. In relation to the defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the field on 31 out of 78 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 45 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Utes buried 10 of their 22 tries for a rate of 45.5%. Utah ended the game having earned a 52.9% FG percentage (37 out of 70) and made 11 of their 24 three-point attempts.

Branden Carlson is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished 60.9% from the field and also recorded 7 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. He recorded 34 points on 14 of 23 shooting.

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Utah heads into this one with a win-loss record of 11-2 on the season. They currently have an average of 81.7 points per contest (51st in Division 1) while shooting 48.9% from the field. The Utes are connecting on 38.9% on 3-pointers (110 of 283) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is pulling in 40.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 237 assists for the year, which ranks 29th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.3 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Utes are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They give up 32.8% on 3-pointers and they are 134th in the country in PPG 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 currently rank 201st in college basketball in giving up assists with 177 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 100-82 when they faced Stanford. When talking about cleaning the glass, Arizona permitted Stanford to snag 31 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 64.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 16 out of 25 and finished the game at 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Wildcats permitted Stanford to make 36 out of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 58.1% for the game. When all was said and done, the Wildcats went 32 out of 73 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Arizona knocked down 7 out of 26 tries (26.9%). They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. Stanford was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Wildcats were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 32 in this matchup.

Caleb Love ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for this game. He converted 9 of 19 for the game giving him a rate of 47.4%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 33 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 10-3 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are connecting on 49.5% from the floor, which is 25th in the country. Arizona has scored 1,200 pts for the year (92.3 per contest) and they snag 44.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 19.8 times per game (6th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.6 personal fouls per game and they go 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Arizona defense allows 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (113 of 330) and opponents are connecting on 68.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.2 dimes and 31.2 boards every game, which ranks them 285th and 34th in Division 1. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 240th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 73.4. They have forced 14.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (155th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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