The Davidson Wildcats and the Arizona Wildcats meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Davidson vs. Arizona prediction.
Davidson Recap
The Davidson Wildcats come into this game looking to build on their 4-0 start to the year after a 93-66 win over VMI last time out.
Davidson Looking For Upset To Remain Unbeaten
Reed Bailey leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding with 19 PPG and 7.8 RPG while Bobby Durkin has 16.8 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 2.3 APG. Connor Kochera has 16 PPG with 4.3 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Wildcats in the assist department and Zach Laput has 10.8 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 2.8 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Davidson so far this season. As a team, Davidson is averaging 87 PPG on 50.8% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three, and 75% from the foul line this season.
Why the Davidson Wildcats will win
- Davidson has won each of its last nine games against non-conference opponents.
- Arizona has lost three of its last four night games.
Arizona Recap
The Arizona Wildcats come into this game looking to rebound from a 69-55 loss to Duke last time out to fall to 2-2 on the year.
Wildcats Looking To Bounce Back
Jaden Bradley leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.5 PPG along with 2.5 APG while KJ Lewis has 12.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Caleb Love has 10.3 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Wildcats in assists while capping off the trio of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this season. Trey Townsend also has 8 PPG with 5 RPG while Tobe Awaka has 7.8 PPG and a team-high 10 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. As a team, Arizona is averaging 84.5 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 27.1% from three, and 67.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Arizona Wildcats will win
- Arizona has won each of its last seven night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.
- Davidson has lost eight of its last nine night games against AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.
Davidson vs. Arizona Prediction
I’m with Arizona here. I frankly can’t see Arizona continuing to struggle as much as they have as of late, and they did run into a hot-shooting Wisconsin team and a really solid Duke team in those two losses. Davidson should be competitive early on, but in the end, I see Arizona overwhelming Davidson here and as such, I’ll lay the points with Arizona in this one.