Arizona State vs Arizona 2/7/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Arizona Wildcats (19-2) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (7-13)
February 7, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona State Sun Devils +13.5 / Arizona Wildcats -13.5; Over/Under: +142
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The Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils meet Monday in college basketball action at the Desert Financial Arena. The Arizona Wildcats look for a win after winning 10 of their last 12 games. The Arizona State Sun Devils need a win after losing seven of their last nine games.
The Arizona Wildcats are averaging 84.9 points on 48 percent shooting and allowing 64.5 points on 36.8 percent shooting. Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 16.5 points and 2 assists, while Azuolas Tubelis is averaging 14.4 points and 6.3 rebounds. Christian Koloko is the third double-digit scorer and Kerr Kriisa is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The Arizona Wildcats are shooting 33.4 percent from beyond the arc and 72.6 percent from the free throw line. The Arizona Wildcats are allowing 31.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.5 rebounds per game.
The Arizona State Sun Devils are averaging 63.5 points on 38.7 percent shooting and allowing 68.9 points on 39.8 percent shooting. DJ Horne is averaging 13.2 points and 1.7 assists, while Kimani Lawrence is averaging 10.6 points and 7.2 rebounds. Marcus Bagley is the third double-digit scorer and Jay Heath is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The Arizona State Sun Devils are shooting 28 percent from beyond the arc and 67.4 percent from the free throw line. The Arizona State Sun Devils are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.
The Wildcats are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 11-3 ATS in their last 14 Monday games. The Sun Devils are 8-20-1 ATS in their last 29 home games and 16-34-2 ATS in their last 52 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Wildcats last 4 overall. The under is 9-2 in Sun Devils last 11 overall. The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
This is a rivalry spot where it’s easy to consider the home dog, but the Arizona State Sun Devils simply aren’t a good basketball team, and they lose at home by an average of 1.2 points. The Arizona Wildcats are comfortably the better team here, and they’ve proven themselves on the road, where they win by an average of 10.3 points. These teams are in completely different classes. I’ll lay the chalk.
