Arizona vs Samford Prediction 12-18-24 College Basketball Picks

The Samford Bulldogs and the Arizona Wildcats meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the McKale Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Samford vs. Arizona prediction.

Samford Recap

The Samford Bulldogs come into this one looking to add on to their 72-47 win over Austin Peay last time out. After this game, Samford will take on Alabama A&M on the road.

Bulldogs Looking For Massive Upset

Jaden Brownell leads the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 14.7 PPG and 4.5 RPG while Trey Fort has 13.9 PPG with 3.7 RPG. Collin Holloway has 11.2 PPG with 4.5 RPG of his own and 2.4 APG while Rylan Jones has 10.5 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 6.1 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department up to this point in the year and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Samford so far this season. Riley Allenspach also has 9.2 PPG with 3.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Samford is averaging 90.5 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 37.3% from three and 71.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Samford Bulldogs will win

• Samford has won eight of its last nine games.
• Arizona has lost three of its last four games.

Arizona Recap

The Arizona Wildcats come into this game looking to bounce back from a 57-54 loss to UCLA last time out. After this game, Arizona will take on Central Michigan at home.

Wildcats Looking To Get Back To .500

Caleb Love leads Arizona in scoring with 13.3 PPG along with 4.1 RPG and 2.9 APG while Jaden Bradley has 12 PPG and 3.4 APG of his own to lead Arizona in assists. Trey Townsend has 11.1 PPG with 4.1 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this year while Tobe Awaka has 7.9 PPG and a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. Anthony Dell’Orso also has 9.2 PPG and KJ Lewis has 9.7 PPG so far this season. As a team, Arizona is averaging 83.4 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 30% from three and 72.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Arizona Wildcats will win

• Arizona has won each of its last 36 night games at McKale Memorial Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Samford has lost seven of its last eight Wednesday road games against non-Conference opponents.

Samford vs. Arizona Prediction

I’m on the over here. This Samford team was one of the most dynamic offenses in the country last year and a lot of that has carried over into this season and with how inconsistent Arizona’s defense has been at times, I think Samford could have some success here. However I also expect Arizona to lock in and to wake up as they haven’t been very good for much of the year so give me the over in this one.