Arizona vs North Dakota State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/16/2021
North Dakota State Bison (2-0) vs. Arizona Wildcats (2-0)
November 16, 2021 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Wildcats -15 ; Over/Under: 140.5
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The North Dakota State Bison and the Arizona Wildcats meet Tuesday in college basketball action from McKale Memorial Center. North Dakota State is fresh off a Monday matchup versus UNLV. In that one the Bison lost a tough one by just two points. As for Arizona, they’re sitting at 2-0 so far following wins over Northern AZ and UTRGV. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
North Dakota State got off to a good start with a big win over Concordia College (MN) in their opener. The Bison were up 39-22 at the break and won 88-44. In game two against Cal Poly it was a tighter result but still a win. ND State took that one 60-57 to move to 2-0.
On Monday versus UNLV, the Bison were down 32-27 heading into halftime but made a game of it from there. North Dakota State put up 35 points in the second half but fell just short in a 64-62 loss. Rocky Kreuser put up 17 points with 10 rebounds and three assists to lead the team.
Over on the Arizona side, they opened the year versus Northern Arizona. The Wildcats surged to a 42-22 halftime lead and cruised from there in an 81-52 blowout victory. Kerr Kriisa topped the team on 17 points with five assists and two boards.
In game two against Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Arizona put up another strong performance. The Wildcats were up big at halftime again 49-24 and rode the wave to a 104-50 win. Azuolas Tubelis was the leading scorer there with 20 points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes.
Arizona is 4-11 ATS in their last 15 versus a team with a winning percentage above .600 and the under is 7-2 in their last nine at home. The over is 15-5-1 in the Wildcats’ last 21 Tuesday games.
Meanwhile, the Bison are 4-1 ATS in their last five as a road underdog and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games versus a team with a winning home record. ND State is 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine overall.
PICK: I’m going to stay with Arizona. The Wildcats have put up a pair of convincing wins so far (against lesser teams, granted) and are looking good in the early-going. Arizona shot a blistering 60.7 percent from the field in their last game, collecting 54 rebounds and 25 team assists along the way. It wasn’t perfect—18 turnovers and 22 fouls—but it was pretty close. If Arizona can keep up the hot shooting and get off to a good start in this one it’ll be hard to slow them down.
