Arizona State Sun Devils vs Utah Utes Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Utah Utes

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: PAC12

T-Mobile Center is the site where the Utah Utes (18-13) will attempt to defeat the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-17) on Wednesday.

The Arizona State Sun Devils stepped onto the hardwood against UCLA and took a loss by a final of 59-47 in their last game. Arizona State ended the game having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (18 out of 48) and made 6 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sun Devils knocked down 5 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 35.7%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 31 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning defending, Arizona State allowed the other team to go 38.3% from the floor on 18 of 47 shooting. UCLA doled out 16 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. On top of that, UCLA totaled 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UCLA ended up shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 16 attempts. They knocked down 11 of 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Sun Devils ended up walking away with 13 while UCLA recorded 13 personal fouls.

Adam Miller is a player who played a role for this game. He ended up going 31.3% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins and pulled down 7 boards. He racked up 13 points on 5 out of 16 shooting.

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Arizona State enters this contest with a record of 14-17 on the year. They average 69.4 pts per contest (291st in college basketball) while going 42.0% from the floor. The Sun Devils are hitting 30.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (212 of 697) and 65.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Arizona State is snagging 33.2 boards per game and has earned 379 assists this season, which has them ranked 266th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Sun Devils are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 329th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 475 surrendered this year. The Sun Devils defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.6% (818 of 1,833) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 33.5% on shots from distance and they rank 236th in the nation in points per game allowed (73.5).

For their last game, the Utah Utes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-65 when they played Oregon. When talking about rebounding, Utah allowed Oregon to collect 33 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished 20.0% from three-point range by hitting 4 of 20 and ended up shooting 12 out of 19 at the free throw line (63.2%). The Utes permitted Oregon to bury 25 of 60 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.7% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Utes ended up shooting 23 for 56 from the field which had them at 41.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Utah converted 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. Oregon committed 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Utes earned 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this game.

Branden Carlson was important for the Utes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 22 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Utah has a mark of 18-13 this year. The Utes commit 16.2 fouls per game while shooting 65.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.4 times per game (17th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. Utah has accounted for 2,428 points on the season (78.3 per game) and they pull in 39.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Utes are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which ranks 71st in Division 1.

The Utes defensively are ranked 228th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 73.2. They are forcing 10.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (119th in college basketball). The Utah defense allows 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (247 of 723) and their opposition knocks down 68.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.0 assists and 36.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 277th and 252nd in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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