Thursday, January 21, 2016

Maples Pavilion

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The Arizona Wildcats travel to Maples Pavilion to play the Stanford Cardinal on Thursday, January 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has Arizona as 4.5 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 140.

The Wildcats come into this game with an overall record of 15-3 and a road record of 2-2. They are 10-8 against the spread and their over/under record is 13-5. The Cardinal have an overall record of 10-6 and a home record of 8-3. They have an over/under record of 6-8 and they are 7-7 against the spread.

Ryan Anderson comes into this contest averaging 14.8 points per game while playing 28.7 minutes per night so far this season for the Wildcats. He pulls down 10.2 rebounds per game and dishes out 0.8 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 55% while his free throw percentage is currently at 75%. Allonzo Trier averages 14.8 points per game in 28.1 minutes per contest this season. He averages 1.1 assists per contest and 3.5 rebounds per game for Arizona. His field goal percentage is 52% for the year while his free throw percentage is 78%.

Rosco Allen averages 14.6 points per game while playing 33.9 minutes per contest this year for the Cardinal. He grabs 6.2 rebounds per game and has 1.3 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 45% and his free throw percentage currently is at 72%. Marcus Allen averages 12.9 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 31 minutes per contest. He also averages 4.1 rebounds per contest and 2.1 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 42% and his free throw percentage is 73%.

Arizona averages 83 points per contest this season which ranks them 17th in the nation. Their average scoring margin is 15.8 and their shooting percentage is 49% as a team which has them ranked 13th. Behind the arc they shoot 37% which is good for 73rd in the country. They average 41.2 rebounds per game and 15.3 assists per game which ranks them 23rd and 60th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 196th with 13.1 per game. The Wildcats allow 67.2 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 69th in the nation. They also allow a 42% shooting percentage and a 31% average from behind the arc ranking them 103rd and 46th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 29.1 rebounds a game which ranks 4th and they give up 13 assists per contest which puts them in 159th place in the country. They force 12.7 turnovers per game which ranks them 191st in the Division 1.

Stanford averages 70.3 points per game this year which ranks them 209th in Division 1 college basketball. Their average scoring margin is 2.4 and their shooting percentage is 43% as a team which has them sitting in the 213th spot in the country. Behind the arc they shoot 34% which is good for 174th in the nation. They average 36.5 rebounds per game and 11.7 assists per contest which ranks them 163rd and 265th respectively. In the turnover department the Cardinal rank 113th with 12.1 per game. The Cardinal allow 67.9 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 87th in the country. They also allow a 43% shooting percentage and a 34% average from behind the arc ranking them 164th and 133rd in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 34.7 rebounds a game which ranks 110th and they give up 13.6 assists per contest which puts them in 194th place in the nation. The Cardinal force 13.7 turnovers per game which ranks them 104th in college basketball.

Arizona Wildcats Betting Trends

The Arizona Wildcats are 10-8 against the spread

The Arizona Wildcats are 13-5 against the over/under

Stanford Cardinal Betting Trends

The Stanford Cardinal are 7-7 against the spread

The Stanford Cardinal are 6-8 against the over/under

Arizona Wildcats Injuries

11/10/15 F Ray Smith Knee out for season
01/20/16 G Elliott Pitts Personal "?" Thursday vs. Stanford
01/10/16 G Allonzo Trier Hand expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Stanford Cardinal Injuries

12/20/15 F Reid Travis Leg out indefinitely
11/10/15 G Robert Cartwright Forearm out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona

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