UCF Knights vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

McKale Center is the site where the Arizona Wildcats (9-5) will go up against the UCF Knights (11-3) on Saturday.

The UCF Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Colorado and went home with a win by a final score of 75-74 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Knights finished with 21 and Colorado totaled 22 fouls. They buried 7 of 13 attempts from distance. Colorado shot 79.2% at the charity stripe by making 19 of their 24 tries. On top of that, Colorado grabbed 31 boards (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Colorado distributed 15 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, UCF let their opponent shoot 52.2% from the field on 24 of 46 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the matchup while creating 21 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 26 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Knights converted 21 of their 28 tries for a rate of 75.0%. UCF finished having earned a 39.3% FG percentage (22 of 56) and made 10 of their 28 3-pointers.

Jordan Ivy-Curry is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He shot 53.8% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. He notched 22 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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UCF comes into this one with a mark of 11-3 for the season. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a group they commit 16.6 fouls every game. As a unit, UCF is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per contest and has totaled 205 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 221st in college hoops in terms of passing. The Knights are hitting 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (117 of 344) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.5 points per contest (104th in D-1) while shooting 42.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They relinquish 34.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 304th in the country in points per game allowed (76.4). The Knights defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.6% (389 of 892) and they surrender 37.9 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 206th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 203 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Arizona Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 75-56 when they played West Virginia. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Arizona permitted West Virginia to collect 27 in total (6 offensive). They went 27.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 out of 29 and ended up shooting 6 of 8 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Wildcats allowed West Virginia to convert 21 of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats ended up shooting 31 for 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Arizona made 7 out of their 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 60.0%. West Virginia committed 10 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Wildcats pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game.

KJ Lewis ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for the matchup. He made 9 out of 13 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 26 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for this game.

Arizona has a record of 9-5 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are shooting 48.7% from the field, which is 43rd in the country. Arizona has accounted for 1,178 points so far this year (84.1 per contest) and they pull in 41.4 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.2 times per game (31st in college) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 16.4 personal fouls per game and they go 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 90th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.7. They are forcing 13.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the field (34th in college). The Arizona defense allows 32.3% from downtown (119 of 368) and opponents are converting on 68.1% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.9 assists and 31.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 174th and 38th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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