Arizona State Sun Devils vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/29/2022

Game Time: 2:30 pm ET, Saturday, January 29, 2022

Venue:  McKale Memorial Center, Tucson, AZ

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ASU NL, Arizona NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  ASU +21.5, Arizona -21.5; Over/Under:  145.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ASU +21.5, Arizona -21.5; Over/Under:  145.5 points

 

Arizona State Sun Devils:  6-11 (9th place, Pac-12)

Arizona Wildcats:  16-2 (2nd place, Pac-12)

 

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Arizona State Sun Devils:  1-4 last 5

Arizona Wildcats:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

ASU is coming into this game with a 6-11 record overall and they are 2-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 8th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 2-5 in their conference games this season. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Utah Utes while their 5 losses in that span came against the San Francisco Dons, the California Golden Bears, the Colorado Buffaloes, the Stanford Cardinal, and the USC Trojans in their last game. Marreon Jackson led the team in points in that game with 21 while Jalen Graham was next on the team with 15 points. Graham, DJ Horne, Jamiya Neal, and Luther Muhammad all led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Graham led the team in rebounds himself with 7. They were 34.4% from the field, 26.7% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 63.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.8 PPG against them. ASU has an ATS record of 6-9-2 this season and their O/U record is 4-13.

 

 

Arizona is coming into this game with a 16-2 record overall and they are 10-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 8th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-1 in their conference games this season. They have won 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 5 game winning streak that they were on. Their 5 wins in that span were against the Washington Huskies, the Colorado Buffaloes, the Utah Utes, the Stanford Cardinal, and the California Golden Bears while their loss came against the UCLA Bruins in their last game. Bennedict Mathurin led the team in points in that game with 16 while Christian Koloko was next on the team with 11 points. Kerr Kriisa led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Mathurin led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 30.7% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 54.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 87.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.9 PPG against them. Arizona has an ATS record of 11-6-1 this season and their O/U record is 10-8.

 

Arizona is coming into this game as a 21.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. ASU has not been playing well in their recent games, they have been awful on the road this season and they have been struggling against other conference opponents. They have been losing their recent conference games on the road by 20 or more points more often than not and they have been losing badly to teams that are not that good. Arizona has been playing very well this season but they are coming off of a loss in their last game and will be looking to get that one back. The best bet to place in this game is on Arizona to cover the spread here as they are a much better team and ASU has been very bad recently.

 

Arizona State Arizona Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, January 29, 2022 (2:30 pm ET start time) is Arizona 96 ASU 67.

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Arizona State Sun Devils: 4-13 O/U in all games. 4-7 O/U as an underdog. 5-11 O/U after 2 straight games where they attempted 12 or free throws. 6-18 O/U off a road loss by 20 points or more. 13-34 O/U off an embarrassing road loss scoring less than 60 points.

Arizona Wildcats: 3-6 O/U in a home game where the total is 145 to 149.5. 16-22 O/U after 3 consecutive conference games. 9-3 ATS as a favorite of 10 or more points. 10-5 ATS as a favorite. 

 

 

Arizona State Sun Devils:  K. Lawrence (F) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury. A. Gaffney (F) Doub Sat - Face injury. J. Heath (G) Elig Sat - Suspension. M. Bagley (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. J. Rochelin (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Williams (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Arizona Wildcats:  K. Aiken Jr. (F) Out indefinitely - Personal.

 

 

“At the moment I have peace of mind, I have peace in my heart. I had enormous regret that I was not able to be there for my team against USC. … I just think we ran out of steam playing with seven guys and no head coach. It was a lot to ask playing a very good USC team.” - Bobby Hurley on his suspension for confronting the refs in their game against USC.

 

 

“They do a great job and they always have of picking matchups. They have four guys that they’re comfortable isolating, and if you isolate guys at this level, you surround them with good shooters, it’s sometimes hard. You got to pick your poison a little bit. Tonight their plan really worked for them.” - Tommy Lloyd on his team’s loss against UCLA.

 

 

 

J. Graham 

D. Horne 

M. Jackson 

K. Lawrence 

L. Muhammad

 

Christian Koloko 

K. Kriisa 

B. Mathurin 

D. Terry 

A. Tubelis

 

 

PPG: D. Horne (13.6)

APG: M. Jackson (3.5)

Reb/G: K. Lawrence (7.1)

 

PPG: B. Mathurin (17.4)

APG: K. Kriisa (5.4)

Reb/G: C. Koloko (7.2)

 

Coaches:

Arizona State Sun Devils: Bobby Hurley (7th season)

Arizona Wildcats: Tommy Lloyd (1st season)