Arizona State vs St. Mary’s Prediction 11-29-24 College Basketball Picks

The Arizona State Sun Devils and the Saint Mary’s Gaels meet Friday in college basketball action from the Acrisure Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Arizona State vs St. Mary’s Prediction.

Arizona State Recap

The Arizona State Sun Devils come into this game looking to add to their 85-82 win over New Mexico last time out. Arizona State will take on San Diego and Florida following this one.

Sun Devils Win 4^th Straight

Joson Sanon leads the Sun Devils in scoring with 15 PPG along with 3.6 RPG while Basheer Jihad has 13.7 PPG and 6 RPG. Alston Mason added 12.6 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Sun Devils in assists and BJ Freeman added 12.1 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 2.7 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Arizona State so far this season. Adam Miller has 9.3 PPG with 2.9 APG while Jayden Quaintance has 7.1 PPG with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead ASU on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Arizona State is averaging 80.3 PPG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 39.1% from three, and 72.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Arizona State Sun Devils will win

• Arizona State has won each of its last six games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Saint Mary’s Recap

The Saint Mary’s Gaels come into this game looking to keep the ball rolling after putting on a defensive clinic, taking down USC 71-36 last time out.

Gaels Looking To Stay Undefeated

Augustas Marciulionis leads the Gaels in scoring and assists with 14.1 PPG and 5.9 RPG while Paulius Murauskas has 13.9 PPG and 9.6 RPG to lead the Gaels on the glass this season. Mikey Lewis has 12.3 PPG and Luke Barrett has 11.4 PPG with 7.4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Saint Mary’s up to this point in the year. As a team, Saint Mary’s is averaging 79.3 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 30.8% from three, and 66.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Saint Mary’s Gaels will win

• Saint Mary’s has won 24 of its last 25 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Arizona State has lost each of its last three night games against the West Coast Conference.

Arizona State vs St. Mary’s Prediction

I’m on the under here. I think there’s more where that came from when it comes to Saint Mary’s defense, and Arizona State is still a respectable defensive unit in its own right. This feels like one of those knock-down and drag-out kinds of games, and I think the under is worth a strong look here.