Northern Colorado Bears vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/15/2021

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Venue:  McKale Memorial Center, Tucson, AZ

Where to Watch:  Pac-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Northern Colorado +25.5, Arizona -25.5; Over/Under:  154 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Northern Colorado +25.5, Arizona -25.5; Over/Under:  154 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Northern Colorado +25.5, Arizona -25.5; Over/Under:  154.5 points

 

Northern Colorado Bears:  6-5 (3rd place, Big Sky)

Arizona Wildcats:  9-0 (3rd place, Pac-12)

 

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Northern Colorado Bears:  3-2 last 5

Arizona Wildcats:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

Northern Colorado is coming into this game with a 6-5 record overall and they are 1-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the Colorado State Rams but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Montana State Bobcats, the Montana Grizzlies, and the South Dakota Coyotes in their last game. Daylen Kountz led the team in points in that game with 24 while Matt Johnson was next on the team with 21 points. Bodie Hume also scored 10 points in that one as well. Johnson and Hume both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Kur Jongkuch led the team in rebounds with 12. They are 45.6% from the field, 37.1% from 3-point range, and 71.6% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 74.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.8 PPG against them. Northern Colorado has an ATS record of 4-4-1 this season and their O/U record is 6-3.

 

 

Arizona is coming into this game with a 9-0 record overall and they are 5-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They do not have a loss this season and are on a 9 game winning streak with wins coming against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, the UTRGV Vaqueros, the North Dakota State Bison, the Wichita State Shockers, the Michigan Wolverines, the Sacramento State Hornets, the Oregon State Beavers, the Wyoming Cowboys, and the Illinois Fighting Illini in their last game. Bennedict Mathurin led the team in points in that game with 30 while Kerr Kriisa was next on the team with 19 points. Azuolas Tubelis also scored 16 points in that one as well. Kriisa led the team in assists in that game with 5 while he and Tubelis both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 45.7% from the field, 36.8% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 90.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.7 PPG against them. Arizona has an ATS record of 8-1 this season and their O/U record is 7-2.

 

Arizona is coming into this contest as a 25.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Arizona is having a great season this year and they are still undefeated through 9 games. They have been playing very well at home and have won quite a few of their games there by over 30 points and by larger margins of victory just like that. Northern Colorado has not been awful this year but they are nowhere near as good as this Arizona side and they have struggled on the road this season with just 1 win in 5 road games. The best wager to place in this game is on Arizona to cover the spread here as they will continue to surge up the rankings with their wins.

 

Northern Colorado Arizona Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, December 15, 2021 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Arizona .

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Northern Colorado Bears: 1-6 O/U as an underdog of 10 or more points. 5-10 O/U as a road underdog or pick. 2-10 O/U after 2 straight games - attempting 10+ more free throws than opponent. 20-31 O/U after playing 2 consecutive games as a home favorite. 5-13 O/U after playing 3 consecutive home games. 

Arizona Wildcats: 6-0 ATS as a favorite of 10 or more points. 8-1 ATS in all games. 7-1 ATS as a favorite. 6-1 ATS after a non-conference game. 7-1 O/U in non-conference games. 6-1 ATS after scoring 75 points or more 2 straight games. 7-1 ATS after scoring 80 points or more. 6-1 ATS after playing a game as favorite.

 

 

Northern Colorado Bears:  None.

Arizona Wildcats:  K. Aiken Jr. (F) Ques Wed - Personal.

 

 

“(The Bobcats’) Jubrile Belo and Kur are probably two of the best, if not the best, bigs in the entire league. That was a great battle all night long. They both got in foul trouble a little bit, but for (Jongkuch) to not foul after the fourth foul — and for us to preserve him for the last seven, eight minutes of the game including overtime — just shows how much growth he’s had.” - Steve Smiley on his team’s win against Montana State.

 

 

“It was a long game. It was a hard game. We were battling every second of the game and it came down to little turnovers, little stops in the end and we managed to do it better. I think that was the key to win.” - Kerr Kriisa on their win against Illinois.

 

 

 

B. Hume 

Matt Johnson II

K. Jongkuch 

D. Knecht 

D. Kountz

 

Christian Koloko 

K. Kriisa 

B. Mathurin 

D. Terry 

A. Tubelis

 

 

PPG: D. Kountz (18.9)

APG: M. Johnson II (3.5)

Reb/G: K. Jongkuch (9.9)

 

PPG: B. Mathurin (18.4)

APG: K. Kriisa (5.2)

Reb/G: C. Koloko (6.9)

 

Coaches:

Northern Colorado Bears: Steve Smiley (2nd season)

Arizona Wildcats: Tommy Lloyd (1st season)