BYU Cougars vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Berkeley, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona State Sun Devils (13-14) will go up against the BYU Cougars (19-8) at Desert Financial Arena on Wednesday.

The BYU Cougars faced Arizona and notched a win by a score of 96-95 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Cougars ended up walking away with 21 while Arizona totaled 18 personal fouls. They also buried 10 of 22 tries from 3-point range. Arizona walked away from this one shooting 84.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 25 tries. Moreover, Arizona grabbed 32 boards (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Arizona distributed 23 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. In relation to the defense, BYU let their opponent shoot 54.2% from the field on 32 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists in the game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 20 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cougars buried 10 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. BYU finished the game with a 55.4% field goal percentage (36 of 65) and buried 14 of their 31 3-pointers.

Richie Saunders is one guy who was important for the game. He was able to score 23 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 80.0% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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BYU enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 19-8 for the season. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, BYU is collecting 37.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 466 assists on the season, which is 21st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are shooting 37.0% on three-point attempts (288 of 779) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 80.8 points per game (35th in Division 1) on 48.5% from the field.

On defense, the Cougars have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.9 fouls. They are surrendering 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 107th in the country in points per game allowed (69.5). The Cougars defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.1% (664 of 1,540) and they relinquish 31.0 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 168th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 361 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 66-54 against Kansas State. In regard to rebounding, Arizona State permitted Kansas State to pull down 38 in total (13 on the offensive side). They went 19.2% from beyond the arc by going 5 of 26 and finished the game at 5 out of 8 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Sun Devils allowed Kansas State to bury 22 of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Sun Devils ended up shooting 25 out of 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Arizona State made 9 out of their 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.0%. Kansas State committed 11 personal fouls in this contest which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Sun Devils corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the matchup.

Jayden Quaintance ended up having an impact for the Sun Devils in the game. He buried 8 out of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 26 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Arizona State has a win-loss record of 13-14 this season. The Sun Devils are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per game (209th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. Arizona State has accumulated 1,989 pts so far this year (73.7 per game) and they snag 34.8 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Sun Devils are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which ranks them 228th in college.

The Arizona State defense surrenders 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (203 of 658) and their opponents are converting on 76.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.8 dimes and 37.1 rebounds every game, which is ranked 244th and 320th in those defensive categories. The Sun Devils on the defensive end are ranked 236th in college in points allowed per game with 73.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (99th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take BYU

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