Duke Blue Devils vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Duke Blue Devils (3-1) are traveling to McKale Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Arizona Wildcats (2-1).

The Duke Blue Devils faced Wofford and walked away with a win by a score of 86-35 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Blue Devils ended up finishing with 10 while Wofford finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They converted 5 of their 33 tries from 3-point land. Wofford finished the contest at 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 2 of their 3 attempts. Furthermore, Wofford totaled 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Wofford distributed 9 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Duke allowed the other team to go 24.6% from the field on 14 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 42 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Blue Devils made 10 of 11 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. Duke wrapped up the game with a 48.4% FG percentage (30 of 62) and made 16 out of their 38 shots from distance.

Tyrese Proctor is a player who was a major factor in this game. He accounted for 15 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He played for 22 minutes and also totaled 3 boards. He finished 55.6% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Duke will play this contest with a mark of 3-1 for the year. They turn the ball over 9.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Duke is pulling down 44.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 72 dimes this year, which ranks 134th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Blue Devils are hitting 37.2% on shots from downtown (48 of 129) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 88.5 points per outing (31st in Division 1) while going 47.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Blue Devils are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are 59th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 41 relinquished for the year. The Blue Devils defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 33.6% (81 of 241) and they relinquish 32.8 boards per contest as a team. They give up 25.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 20th in college basketball in opponents points per game (58.0).

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 103-88 when they played Wisconsin. When talking about rebounding, Arizona permitted Wisconsin to pull down 25 overall (1 offensive). They shot 44.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 27 and finished the game at 41 of 47 from the free throw line (87.2%). The Wildcats permitted Wisconsin to make 25 of their 52 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 48.1% in this matchup. Overall, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 28 for 74 from the floor which had them shooting 37.8%. Concerning three-point shots, Arizona knocked down 4 of 23 tries (17.4%). They were able to make 28 of them for a rate of 70.0%. Wisconsin committed 31 fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 40 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Wildcats were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the contest.

Jaden Bradley ended up being important for the Wildcats for this contest. He totaled 22 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He made 7 of 14 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Arizona has a mark of 2-1 this year. The Wildcats are committing 21.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 67.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.7 times per game (120th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.3 times per contest. Arizona has accumulated 283 points on the campaign (94.3 per contest) and they grab 51.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 45.6% from the field, which is 180th in college basketball.

The Wildcats are ranked 182nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.3. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (131st in college basketball). The Arizona defense allows 34.8% on 3-pointers (24 of 69) and opponents are knocking down 74.0% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 10.3 assists and 27.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 69th and 7th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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