Arizona vs Arizona State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/10/23
Arizona State Sun Devils (22-11) vs. Arizona Wildcats (26-6)
March 10, 2023 11:30 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Wildcats -8 / Arizona State Sun Devils +8; Over/Under: +155
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The Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Wildcats meet Friday in the college basketball Pac-12 Tournament Semifinal at the T-Mobile Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Arizona State Sun Devils are averaging 70.7 points on 41.8 percent shooting and allowing 67.6 points on 39.4 percent shooting. Desmond Cambridge Jr. is averaging 13.8 points and 2.2 assists, while Marcus Bagley is averaging 12.5 points and 4 rebounds. DJ Horne is the third double-digit scorer and Frankie Collins is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Arizona State Sun Devils are shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc and 69.5 percent from the free throw line. The Arizona State Sun Devils are allowing 33.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game.
The Arizona Wildcats are averaging 83.1 points on 49.3 percent shooting and allowing 71.9 points on 41 percent shooting. Azuolas Tubelis is averaging 19.9 points and 2.1 assists, while Oumar Ballo is averaging 14.3 points and 8.5 rebounds. Courtney Ramey is the third double-digit scorer and Kerr Kriisa is grabbing 2.5 rebounds. The Arizona Wildcats are shooting 37.8 percent from beyond the arc and 71.7 percent from the free throw line. The Arizona Wildcats are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game.
The Sun Devils are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The Wildcats are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Friday games. The over is 6-2 in Sun Devils last 8 neutral site games. The over is 4-0 in Wildcats last 4 overall.
The Arizona Wildcats have been the better team this season, but I still don’t believe they’re as good as their record, and ASU does have more of a grittiness to them that could allow for an upset here. Also, let’s not forget Arizona State beat Arizona on the road a couple of weeks ago. This is also a rivalry game where numbers can often be thrown out the window. Lot of points for my taste. Give me the buckets.
