Stanford vs Arizona 1/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Arizona Wildcats and the Stanford Cardinal meet Thursday in college basketball action from Maples Pavilion. Arizona is currently 14-1 on the year. The Wildcats posted a win over Utah in their last game on Saturday. As for Stanford, they’re 10-5 so far. The Cardinal lost to Washington in their most recent appearance. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Arizona stormed out of the gate this year on an 11-game win streak that stretched from November 9 to December 18. The Wildcats’ lone blemish was a loss to Tennessee, but since then they’ve beaten Washington, Colorado and Utah to bounce back. 

In the Utah game on Saturday, Arizona had a slim 3-point edge at halftime. The Wildcats outscored the Utes 48-33 from there in an 82-64 win. Leading Arizona scorer Azuolas Tubelis put up 32 points with eight rebounds and five assists during the victory. 

Over on the Stanford side, they hit a 6-4 run to start the year with losses to Santa Clara, Baylor, Colorado and Texas along the way. After wins over Wyoming, Liberty, USC and Washington State, the Cardinal lost to Washington on Saturday.

In the Washington game, the Cardinal had a 43-25 deficit in the first half. Stanford got better from there with 39 second-half points but still lost 67-64. Brandon Angel led the way on 13 points, and Lukas Kisunas doubled up on 10 points and 12 boards. 

The Cardinal are 4-0 ATS in their last four at home and 5-1 ATS in their last six overall. Stanford is 4-1 ATS in the last five Thursday games.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six overall and 2-5 ATS in their last seven Thursday games. Arizona is 1-3-1 ATS in the last five after a straight-up win.

PICK: I’m going to stay with Arizona. The Wildcats have been on a nice offensive stretch during this three-game win streak. They’ve hit 76 or more points in each game and won each by double-digits as well. In fact, Arizona has scored 73 or more points in every game this season. 

As for Stanford, they’re going to want to keep the pace slow here; the Cardinal have scored 66 or fewer in four of their last six outings. Keeping up is going to be a difficult proposition. Arizona should be in line for the cover if they play to their capabilities here.