Arizona State vs St. Thomas (MN) Prediction 11-17-24 College Basketball Picks

The St. Thomas Tommies and the Arizona State Sun Devils meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Desert Financial 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. Thomas (MN) Prediction.

St. Thomas Recap

The St. Thomas Tommies come into this one looking to build on their 102-54 win over subdivision St. Norbert last time out. After this game, St. Thomas will head out to take on Wofford on a neutral floor.

Tommies Looking To Spring Upset

Miles Barnstable leads the Tommies in scoring with 14 PPG while Kendall Blue has added 12.8 PPG with 5.5 RPG. Drake Dobbs has 12 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Tommies in assists while capping off the group of double-digit scorers for St. Thomas so far this season. Ryan Dufault has 9.3 PPG with 2.8 APG while Ben Oosterbaan has 9.3 PPG with a team-high 5.8 RPG to lead the Tommies on the glass. As a team, St. Thomas is averaging 89.8 PPG on 50.6% shooting from the field, 43.2% from three, and 78.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the St. Thomas Tommies will win

• St. Thomas (MN) has won each of its last six night games against non-conference opponents.
• Arizona State has lost each of its last three games when playing with a rest advantage.

Arizona State Recap

The Arizona State Sun Devils come into this one looking to build on their 87-76 win over Grand Canyon last time out. After this game, ASU will meet Cal Poly and New Mexico.

Sun Devils Looking To Stay Hot

Alston Mason leads the Sun Devils in scoring and assists with 13.8 PPG and 3 APG while BJ Freeman has 12.5 PPG with 4 RPG and 2 APG. Joson Sanon has 11.5 PPG and Basheer Jihad has 11.3 PPG with 5.8 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Arizona State so far this season. Adam Miller also has 8.8 PPG with 2.5 APG and Shawn Phillips Jr. has a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead Arizona State on the glass. As a team, Arizona State is averaging 75.8 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three, and 75.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Arizona State Sun Devils will win

• Arizona State has won 12 of its last 13 Sunday home games against non-conference opponents.

Arizona State vs St. Thomas (MN) Prediction

I’m leaning toward St. Thomas here. I think Arizona State is the better and far more battle-tested team, but the thing is that Arizona State really struggled in their lone game as a favorite, scoring just 55 and winning by 7 against Idaho State. Maybe it was because it was opening night, but it feels like right now Arizona State’s a team that profiles better as an underdog and not one I’m overly comfortable laying big points with. St. Thomas can shoot and is one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the country that use the long ball to keep themselves in games. I’ll take a shot on the Tommies here.