Washington State vs Arizona State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/28/23
Arizona State Sun Devils (15-6) vs. Washington State Cougars (9-13)
January 28, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington State Cougars -2.5 / Arizona State Sun Devils +2.5 ; Over/Under: 132
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The Arizona State Sun Devils and the Washington State Cougars meet Saturday in college basketball action from Beasley Coliseum. Arizona State is fresh off a Thursday matchup versus Washington. In that one the Sun Devils lost by three points in overtime. As for Washington State, they played Arizona in their last game on Thursday. The Cougars managed to lose that one by five. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Arizona State Sun Devils
Arizona State went 13-3 over their first 16 games. The Sun Devils lost to TX Southern, San Francisco and Arizona in that time. Arizona State hit a 2-2 run over the next four outings with wins over Oregon and Oregon State.
In the Thursday matchup versus Washington, Arizona State scored 20 points in the first half, 34 in the second and 12 in overtime during a tough loss 69-66. Desmond Cambridge was the leading team scorer with 26 points and six rebounds.
Washington State Cougars
Over on the Washington State side, they beat only Texas State, Eastern Washington, Detroit, Northern KY, George Washington and USC in their first 16 games. The Cougars went 3-2 over the next four with losses to Utah and Colorado.
Matched up against Arizona on Thursday, the Cougars were within four points at halftime. Washington State kept the pace in the second but couldn’t pull ahead and lost 63-58. Mouhamed Gueye doubled up with 15 points and 10 boards in the defeat.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’m leaning toward Arizona State here, but probably staying away. A lot of different things could happen in this matchup. These teams last met up on January 5 at ASU Wells Fargo Arena in a 77-71 Sun Devils victory. Arizona State is just 3-3 since then, but they’ve scored 66 or more points in five of those six outings. As for Washington State, they’ve been a mixed bag as well and haven’t been scoring especially well lately. That said, I think the Cougars will play better at Beasley—just not quite well enough to cover.
