Arizona vs Central Michigan Prediction 12-21-24 College Basketball Picks

The Central Michigan Chippewas and the Arizona Wildcats meet Saturday in college basketball action from the McKale Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Arizona vs Central Michigan Prediction.

Central Michigan Recap

The Central Michigan Chippewas come into this game looking to bounce back after an 83-59 loss to Mississippi State last time out. After this game, Central Michigan will take on subdivision Cleary.

Chippewas Drop Back-To-Back Games

Going into the game against Mississippi State, Anthony Pritchard leads the Chippewas in scoring and assists with 13.6 PPG and 4.9 APG along with 4.3 RPG and 2.4 SPG while Jakobi Heady has 13.1 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Chippewas on the glass. Ugnius Jarusevicius has 12.4 PPG with 5.3 RPG and Kyler Vanderjagt has 11.4 PPG while Damarion Bonds has 11 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Central Michigan up to this point in the year. Cayden Vasko also has 8.2 PPG with 6 RPG and 3.3 APG as well this season. As a team, Central Michigan is averaging 79.3 PPG on 47.7% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 69.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Central Michigan Chippewas will win

• Arizona has lost three of its last four day games.

Arizona Recap

The Arizona Wildcats come into this game looking to build on their 96-64 beatdown win over Samford last time out. After this game, Arizona will take on TCU in their conference opener.

Wildcats Looking For Another Confidence Booster Win

Entering the game against Samford, Caleb Love leads Arizona in scoring with 13.3 PPG along with 4.1 RPG and 2.9 APG while Jaden Bradley has 12 PPG and 3.4 APG of his own to lead Arizona in assists. Trey Townsend has 11.1 PPG with 4.1 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 7.9 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. Anthony Dell’Orso also has 9.2 PPG and KJ Lewis has 9.7 PPG so far this season. As a team, Arizona is averaging 83.4 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 30% from three and 72.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Arizona Wildcats will win

• Arizona has won each of its last 18 games at McKale Memorial Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Central Michigan has lost five of its last six games against non-Conference opponents.

Arizona vs Central Michigan Prediction

I’m on Arizona here. The Wildcats are 0-5 against top-50 teams this year like Wisconsin, Duke, Oklahoma, West Virginia and UCLA, but against the rest of their opposition, the Wildcats have crushed them, especially at home where they have wins by 29, 58, 36 and 32 points. Central Michigan just doesn’t score enough to keep pace and I think Arizona runs away with this one. Give me the Wildcats in a rout.