Arizona Wildcats vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 2/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Baylor Bears

Date: Monday, February 17, 2025

Location: Foster Pavilion in Starkville, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Baylor Bears (15-9) will take on the Arizona Wildcats (17-7) at Foster Pavilion on Monday.

The Arizona Wildcats faced off with Kansas State and took a loss by a score of 73-70 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 19 while Kansas State accumulated 15 personal fouls. They made 1 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. Kansas State went 61.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 26 tries. In addition, Kansas State collected 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Kansas State recorded 9 assists and had 14 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Arizona allowed 45.2% from the field on 28 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 42 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 16 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Arizona walked away from the contest with a 41.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 63) and made 2 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

KJ Lewis is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He recorded 15 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Arizona will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 17-7 this year. They average 82.3 points per outing (24th in the nation) while shooting 47.4% from the floor. The Wildcats are hitting 31.8% from downtown (163 of 513) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Arizona is pulling in 40.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 407 assists for the year, which ranks 33rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 124th in college in PPG allowed (69.8). The Wildcats defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.2% (593 of 1,474) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 146th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 316 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a final score of 76-65 against Houston. The Bears earned 13 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 17 for the contest. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. Houston had 16 fouls for this contest which took the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Baylor made 9 of their 15 attempts (60.0%). In all, the Bears ended up going 22 for 38 from the floor which had them shooting 57.9%. The Bears permitted Houston to convert 27 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9% in this matchup. They finished 41.7% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 24 and ended up shooting 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning rebounding, Baylor allowed Houston to get 21 in total (8 offensive).

Norchad Omier pitched in for the Bears in the game. He buried 8 out of 9 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 37 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Baylor has a win-loss record of 15-9 on the season. The Bears are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (79th in the country) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. Baylor has scored 1,904 points this year (79.3 per game) and they snag 35.9 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bears are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 106th in college.

The Baylor defense gives up 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (196 of 539) and their opposition knocks down 68.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.8 dimes and 32.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 309th and 51st in college hoops. The Bears on defense are ranked 124th in the nation in PPG allowed with 69.8. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (205th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor

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