The Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State Sun Devils meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Desert Financial Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Arizona State vs Arizona Prediction.
Arizona Recap
The Arizona Wildcats come into this game looking to build on an 86-75 win over Iowa State last time out to improve to 14-6 on the year. After this game, Arizona will head on the road to take on BYU.
Wildcats Win Three Straight
Caleb Love leads Arizona in scoring with 15.6 PPG along with 4.4 RPG and 3 APG while Jaden Bradley has 11.3 PPG and 4 APG of his own to lead Arizona in assists. KJ Lewis has 10.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this year while Tobe Awaka has 7.9 PPG and a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. Anthony Dell’Orso also has 8.9 PPG and Trey Townsend has 9.6 PPG and 4.1 RPG so far this season. Henri Veesaar also has 7.6 PPG with 4.5 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Arizona is averaging 82.9 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three-point range and 75.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Arizona Wildcats will win
- Arizona has won 10 of its last 11 games.
- Arizona State has lost each of its last three home games.
Arizona State Recap
The Arizona State Sun Devils come into this game looking to build on their 70-68 win over Colorado last time out to improve to 12-8 on the year. After this game, Arizona State will welcome Kansas State to town.
Sun Devils Looking For Consistency
BJ Freeman leads Arizona State in scoring with 12.5 PPG along with 4.1 RPG and 2.5 APG while Joson Sanon has 11.8 PPG with 3.1 RPG this season. Basheer Jihad has 12.3 PPG with 6.2 RPG while Alston Mason has 11.6 PPG with 2.8 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Sun Devils in assists. Adam Miller has 10.1 PPG with 2.2 APG while Jayden Quaintance has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead ASU on the glass up to this point in the year and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Arizona State so far this season. As a team, Arizona State is averaging 73.4 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 35.9% from three and 70.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Arizona State Sun Devils will win
- Arizona State has won 12 of its last 13 day games at Desert Financial Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Arizona has lost three of its last four road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Twelve of Arizona State’s last 13 games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 142 or fewer points.
- Each of Arizona’s last five day games have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.
Arizona State vs Arizona Prediction
I’m on the Arizona Wildcats here. I get the reasoning for taking a look at the Sun Devils with a potential letdown spot for Arizona after the big win over Iowa State, but the concern for ASU is BJ Freeman leaving the Colorado game after four minutes with an injury and Jayden Quaintance missed the last game as well with an injury. Those are two big pieces to be down against an Arizona team that’s started to turn it on in conference play after a mediocre start to the year. I think Arizona continues their dominance over their in-state rival with a win and cover here.