Arizona vs Southern Utah Prediction 12-7-24 College Basketball Picks

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds and the Arizona Wildcats meet Saturday 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 an Arizona vs Southern Utah Prediction.

Southern Utah Recap

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds come into this one looking to build on a 90-55 win over Subdivision Park last time out. After this game, Southern Utah will continue their travels for a game against New Mexico State.

Thunderbirds Looking For Huge Upset

Jamir Simpson leads the Thunderbirds in scoring with 16.2 PPG along with 4.1 RPG while Dominique Ford has 13.8 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Southern Utah up to this point in the year. Tavi Jackson has 9.8 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead Southern Utah in assists while Hercy Miller has 8.8 PPG and Jamari Sibley has 7.2 PPG with 6 RPG to lead the Thunderbirds on the glass so far this season. As a team, Southern Utah is averaging 79.5 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three, and 72.9% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Southern Utah Thunderbirds will win

• Southern Utah has won nine of its last 11 games.
• Arizona has lost four of its last five games.

Arizona Recap

The Arizona Wildcats come into this game looking to right the ship after an 83-76 OT loss to West Virginia last time out. After this game, Arizona will have a matchup with former Pac-12 rival UCLA.

Wildcats Lose Back-To-Back Games and 4 Of Last 5

Caleb Love leads Arizona in scoring with 14.6 PPG along with 4.1 RPG and 3.1 APG while Jaden Bradley has 13.7 PPG and 3.1 APG of his own, sharing the lead in assists with the aforementioned Love. Trey Townsend has 11.1 PPG with 4.7 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 8.9 RPG to lead the Wildcats on the glass. Anthony Dell’Orso also has 8.7 PPG and KJ Lewis has 9.6 PPG so far this season. As a team, Arizona is averaging 85 PPG on 46.2% shooting from the field, 31% from three, and 71.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Arizona Wildcats will win

• Arizona has won each of its last 16 games at McKale Memorial Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Southern Utah has lost each of its last five road games following a home win.

Arizona vs Southern Utah Prediction

I’m with Arizona here. I know it hasn’t been pretty for the Wildcats, but I think getting back home will help this team figure it out. The Wildcats have been pretty good at beating up on bad teams at home more often than not, and I just don’t think that Southern Utah has the horses to be able to hang with Arizona for a full 40 minutes. Give me the Wildcats here.