Arizona State Sun Devils vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

CU Events Center is the location where the Colorado Buffaloes (9-10) will try to defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils (11-8) on Tuesday.

The Arizona State Sun Devils played Iowa State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-61 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Sun Devils ended up with 23 and Iowa State finished the game with 20 fouls. They also made 8 of 19 shots from beyond the arc. Iowa State finished the game shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of 30 tries. On top of that, Iowa State pulled down 28 boards (3 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Iowa State distributed 9 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. With respect to defending, Arizona State let their opponent shoot 45.8% from the field on 22 out of 48 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected a total of 21 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Sun Devils made 11 of 18 tries for a percentage of 61.1%. Arizona State walked away from the contest with a 44.7% field goal percentage (21 out of 47) and made 8 out of their 24 3-point attempts.

Adam Miller is one player who came through in the game. He finished the game shooting 36.4% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins but concluded the game with no rebounds. He notched 13 points on 4 out of 11 shooting.

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Arizona State will take the court with a mark of 11-8 so far this season. They are averaging 73.5 pts per contest (211th in D-1) while connecting on 44.5% from the floor. The Sun Devils are hitting 36.1% on 3-point shots (165 of 457) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Arizona State is collecting 36.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 253 dimes so far this season, which ranks 283rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a team are committing 16.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Sun Devils are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They concede 30.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 191st in college in PPG allowed (71.7). The Sun Devils are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.5% (486 of 1,172) and they relinquish 35.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 148th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 254 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes took a loss by a score of 78-63 against Arizona. The Buffaloes snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this matchup. They gave up possession 14 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Arizona had 11 personal fouls for the game which got the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for 8 attempts. They were able to bury 6 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Colorado converted 9 out of 19 tries (47.4%). In all, the Buffaloes went 24 for 56 from the floor which had them at 42.9%. The Buffaloes allowed Arizona to knock down 30 of 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.9% for this game. They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line via 9 out of 27 and ended up going 9 out of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). In relation to how they rebounded, Colorado permitted Arizona to grab 35 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Julian Hammond III was important for the Buffaloes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 13 for the game for a rate of 53.8%, and added 3 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Colorado has a mark of 9-10 on the campaign. The Buffaloes are committing 16.0 fouls every game while shooting 76.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.5 times per game (88th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 15.1 times per contest. Colorado has earned 1,383 points for the year (72.8 per game) and they pull in 34.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Buffaloes are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 138th in the nation.

The Colorado defense gives up 33.3% on 3-point shots (151 of 454) and opponents are connecting on 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.5 dimes and 32.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 140th and 97th in college hoops. The Buffaloes on the defensive end are ranked 220th in college hoops in points given up per game with 72.5. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the field (159th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona State

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