Arizona vs Stanford 3/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Stanford Cardinal (15-13) vs. Arizona Wildcats (26-3)
March 3, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Arizona Wildcats -18.5 / Stanford Cardinal +18.5; Over/Under: +146
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The Stanford Cardinal and the Arizona Wildcats meet in college basketball action from the McKale Center on Thursday night.
The Stanford Cardinal will look to snap a three-game losing streak after a 53-39 loss to Cal last time out. Harrison Ingram leads the Cardinal with 10.8 PPG and 6.4 RPG with 2.9 APG while Jaiden Delaire has 10.7 PPG with 4.1 RPG and Spencer Jones has 10.5 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Stanford so far this season. Michael O’Connell also has a team-high 3.5 APG to lead Stanford in assists as well this season. As a team, Stanford is averaging 66 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 66.5% from the foul line while allowing 67.8 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field and 32.2% from three this season.
The Arizona Wildcats will look to build on their 91-71 win over USC last time out. Bennedict Mathurin leads the Wildcats in scoring with 17.2 PPG along with 5.7 RPG while Azuolas Tubelis has 15 PPG with 6.5 RPG. Christian Koloko has 11.6 PPG with a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead Arizona on the glass while Kerr Kriisa has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 4.9 APG to lead the Wildcats in assists and round out the group of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this season. As a team, Arizona is averaging 84.7 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 72.3% from the foul line while allowing 66.8 PPG on 37.9% shooting from the field and 31.3% from three this season.
Stanford is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games after scoring 50 points or less in their previous game while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 road games. Arizona is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record.
I get that this is a ton of points to give up here. However, Stanford’s been awful in their last few games and that’s not the kind of form you want to have against one of the most lethal teams in the country in the form of these Wildcats. Give me Arizona here.
