Arizona Wildcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN2

The Arizona State Sun Devils (11-10) will play the Arizona Wildcats (21-0) at Desert Financial Arena on Saturday.

The Arizona Wildcats faced off with BYU and earned the victory with a final of 86-83 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Wildcats finished with 19 while BYU finished the game with 22 fouls. They converted 13 of 34 shots from 3-point land. BYU finished shooting 63.2% from the charity stripe by making 12 of 19 attempts. Additionally, BYU collected 31 rebounds (14 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. BYU distributed 16 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Arizona allowed their opponent to shoot 40.3% from the field on 29 of 72 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Wildcats made 26 of their 32 shots for a percentage of 81.3%. Arizona finished the contest having earned a 52.8% FG percentage (28 of 53) and buried 4 out of their 12 shots from 3-point land.

Brayden Burries is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He went 53.8% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes. He played for 34 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He accounted for 29 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Arizona will take the court with a record of 21-0 for the year. They currently have an average of 89.6 pts per game (11th in the nation) while hitting 51.6% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.3% on three-point attempts (129 of 355) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Arizona is snagging 43.2 rebounds per game and has earned 384 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 19th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 105th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 259 surrendered this season. The Wildcats defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.3% (514 of 1,308) and they relinquish 30.2 boards per game as a team. They surrender 31.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 53rd in college hoops in opponents points per game (68.3).

For their last game, the Arizona State Sun Devils took a loss by a score of 79-76 when they played UCF. In reference to cleaning the glass, Arizona State allowed UCF to collect 38 in total (13 offensive). They shot 31.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 out of 22 and finished the game at 14 of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Sun Devils allowed UCF to make 29 out of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6% for the game. When all was said and done, the Sun Devils finished shooting 26 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Arizona State made 10 of 23 tries (43.5%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. UCF committed 21 personal fouls for this game which took the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Sun Devils were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 26 in this game.

Moe Odum ended up having an impact for the Sun Devils for the matchup. He buried 5 out of 13 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and added 2 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 36 mins on the court and accumulated 6 assists for the matchup.

Arizona State has a mark of 11-10 on the season. The Sun Devils commit 17.6 personal fouls every game and they go 74.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per contest (167th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. Arizona State has tallied 1,668 pts this season (79.4 per game) and they snag 33.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sun Devils are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks 149th in the nation.

The Sun Devils on the defensive side of the court are 319th in college hoops in PPG given up with 79.8. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (299th in the country). The Arizona State defense gives up 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (183 of 517) and opponents are converting on 76.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.7 dimes and 35.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 278th and 234th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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