Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 11/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona State Sun Devils (13-20 last year) will compete against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (12-19 last season) at Desert Financial Arena on Tuesday.

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds played Utah Tech and took a loss by a final of 72-65 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Thunderbirds ended up finishing with 14 while Utah Tech accumulated 18 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of their 19 tries from long range. Utah Tech finished shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Utah Tech totaled 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Utah Tech distributed 13 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Southern Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for this contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Thunderbirds knocked down 15 of 26 shots for a rate of 57.7%. Southern Utah finished the contest having earned a 46.0% field goal percentage (23 of 50) and made 4 out of their 16 shots from distance.

Dominique Ford is someone who had an impact in the game. He finished the contest at 41.7% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He played 37 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished with 16 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Southern Utah enters this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 12-19 last year. They had an average of 69.8 points per game (289th in college hoops) while connecting on 42.5% from the field. The Thunderbirds hit on 31.3% from downtown (182 of 582) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Southern Utah pulled in 37.1 rebounds per contest and totaled 371 assists over the course of last year, which ranked 321st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 14.5 times per game and as a unit committed 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Thunderbirds forced 10.9 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.0 fouls. They surrendered 32.4% on 3-pointers while they were 233rd in college in opponents points per game (73.7). The Thunderbirds defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (851 of 1,943) and they surrendered 36.3 boards per game as a team. They were ranked 146th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 424 relinquished last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Arizona State Sun Devils walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-78 when they faced Nebraska. In reference to rebounding, Arizona State permitted Nebraska to snag 33 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 24 and finished the contest at 16 of 22 from the charity stripe (72.7%). The Sun Devils allowed Nebraska to convert 31 out of their 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.8% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Sun Devils ended up going 26 for 56 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.4%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Arizona State knocked down 6 of 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 76.9%. Nebraska was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 2 steals in the game. The Sun Devils corralled 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in the game.

Alston Mason ended up being a major contributor for the Sun Devils in this contest. He earned 23 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes for the matchup. He converted 8 of 14 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

Arizona State had a win-loss record of 13-20 last year. On the offensive side of the court, the Sun Devils shot 43.9% from the field, which was ranked 222nd in college. Arizona State scored 2,444 points last season (74.1 per contest) and they averaged 34.0 boards per contest. They got an assist 12.8 times per game (242nd in Division 1) and they lost possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. The Sun Devils were responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per game and they went 72.6% from the charity stripe.

The Arizona State defense gave up 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (268 of 815) and their opposition knocked down 75.4% of their foul shots. They allowed 14.6 dimes and 37.2 rebounds per game, which ranked them 300th and 319th in those defensive categories. The Sun Devils on defense were ranked 310th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 76.8. They forced 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (201st in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona State

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