Utah vs Arizona 2/24/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Arizona Wildcats (24-2) vs. Utah Runnin' Utes (11-16)
February 24, 2022 11:00 pm EDT
The Line: Utah Runnin' Utes +11.5 / Arizona Wildcats -11.5; Over/Under: +151
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The Arizona Wildcats and the Utah Utes meet in college basketball action from the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Thursday night.
The Arizona Wildcats will look to add to their eight-game win streak after an 84-81 win over Oregon last time out. Bennedict Mathurin leads the Wildcats in scoring with 17.4 PPG along with 5.8 RPG while Azuolas Tubelis has 15.2 PPG with 6.6 RPG. Christian Koloko has 12 PPG with a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead Arizona on the glass while Kerr Krilsa has 10 PPG with a team-high 4.8 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 84.8 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 71.7% from the foul line while allowing 65.8 PPG on 37.3% shooting from the field and 31.5% from three this season.
The Utah Utes will look to build on back-to-back wins after a 60-58 win over Cal last time out. Branden Carlson leads the Utes in scoring with 13.5 PPG along with 6.3 RPG while Both Gach has 9.3 PPG for Utah up to this point in the season. David Jenkins Jr. has 8.3 PPG while Marco Anthony has 9 PPG with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Utes on the glass while Rollie Worster has a team-high 3.1 APG as well this season. As a team, Utah is averaging 69.7 PPG on 41.5% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three and 78.2% from the foul line while allowing 69.3 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field and 31.1% from three this season.
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games while the under is 10-4 in their last 14 games following a win. Utah is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a win while the over is 19-7 in their last 26 games following a win.
I get the case to be made for a home underdog in most spots, but Utah has been arguably the worst team in the Pac-12 this season. Arizona has had their ups and downs this season, but I genuinely think this is just a very soft line for Arizona here. Give me the Wildcats as Arizona wins this one by 15+.
