Arizona dominated Oregon all night long, making 53. USC's success was spearheaded by the efforts of forward Isaiah Mobley, who had 17 points in addition to nine rebounds, and guard Drew Peterson, who had 20 points along with eight boards. Tommy Lloyd is the head coach of the Wildcats and is leading the team in the Pac-12 Conference. PICK: I'm going to stay with Arizona. The Jaguars are connecting on 28. He finished with 25 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. Arizona State has lost four games in a row. College basketball predictions and picks: Best bets for Feast Week.
Arizona State is sorely lacking in playmaking offensively, and that makes it hard to keep up throughout the game against quality Pac-12 opponents. And which side of the spread hits more than 50 percent of the time? Illinois has lost two of its last four games and arguably should've lost a third against Texas, as KenPom gave the Illini a five percent chance of winning the game with just a minute left before the latter tied it and sent it into overtime. KenPom is projecting Arizona to score 93 points in this matchup, so a high-scoring game is almost inevitable when looking at all the numbers. The Trojans live within the arc offensively, ranking 56th nationally with 20. Even the results-based metrics struggle to agree on this team: KPI has the Hogs 19th, while Strength of Record says 42nd. Arizona had a 17-9-1 record against the spread and a 27-1 record overall last season when putting up more than 67. 9% from 3 hits nearly 50% from outside, USC will make this one very close and maybe win it.
Southern Jaguars (0-1) vs. Arizona Wildcats (1-0). Date, time (TV): Thursday, Feb. 2, 11 p. ET (FS1). Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ. Offensively Arizona had one of the best games in all of college basketball converting on 71. Oregon State scored just one point in the final 4:43 of Thursday's clash against Arizona State. Try selecting a different location. Overall Series Record: 1-0 Arizona. UCLA has won the last seven games against Washington and that includes a 74-49 win on the road on Jan. 1 as Adem Bona had 18 points for the Bruins and the Huskies were 2 of 25 from 3-point range. Venue: America First Event Center. Altman, who is known for taking various assortments of players and finding ways to fit them together, has not been able to align the Rubik's Cube this season in Oregon, much as he failed to do the same one year ago. As for Arizona, they beat Nicholls State in their first action of the season. The Wildcats went 33-4 overall and 18-2 in the Pac-12 for both a regular-season and a conference tournament championship. Need betting advice for this game?
Leading scorer Devin Askew has a combined total of 19 points on 6 of 20 shooting over the last three games. As per usual, Butler has been leaning heavily on its defense, yielding just 57. This seems like a good spot for the Wildcats to get back on track and USC is notably better defensively than offensively, so I see this game-flow working toward the Under. • In case you missed it, Eamonn Brennan's Bubble Watch debuted this week. The Wildcats will look to make it two wins in two games as the stakes for them are even higher this time. But in recent years, college basketball junkies have gotten their fix thanks to ESPN's made-for-TV "Feast Week". 5-point road fave with a total of 144.
Total: Over/Under 150 (-105/-115). 3 rebounds per game during the streak. On the road, Northern Arizona lost to Montana by a single point. While the Bruins and Wildcats are sitting in first and second place, as expected, there are three other teams two games in back of the Bruins in the loss column. Southern U vs. Arizona Public Betting. 0) than the Jaguars allowed (67. The over/under for the game is set at 134.
In the matter of 3-pointers, Arizona converted 11 of their 18 tries (61. The Wildcats have been holding their opponents to a field goal percentage of 37. Things got much more interesting in the Pac-12 race after UCLA dropped back-to-back games to Arizona and USC. They may differ as to when the actual event takes place. Second-leading scorer Gabe Madsen played two minutes before suffering a leg injury in the loss to the Ducks. The Jaguars have some talent and are well-coached, so I do see them competing. That win showed the Ducks are hungry and motivated and ready to display their best stuff. That's a great quality to have heading into Eugene for this game. Total: Over 150 @ -105 via DraftKings Sportsbook (50% probability). The Southern Jaguars (0-1) are headed to McKale Center on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Arizona Wildcats (1-0).
Game Total Points: 134 (Over -111 / Under -111). An asterisk denotes conference autobid qualifier. With 23 points, Brayden Parker led the team in scoring. My best bet: Under 152 (-110 at PointsBet). Full-Game Total Pick. Self will be back on the sidelines for Wednesday's opening-round game against North Carolina State (4-0). Arizona struggled to score inside against Oregon's size, and it shot just 38% from inside the arc. Then they have losses to Colorado, Hawaii, and Prairie View A&M. 2 more points per game (84. Saturday's action between Southern Utah and Northern Arizona in College Basketball at America First Event Center is scheduled to commence at 3:00PM ET. The Wolfpack have played in six games this season that saw the total hit under 141 points, with most of the exceptions coming against teams with potent offensive attacks such as Kansas, Miami and Furman. 6% on shots beyond the perimeter (8 of 28) and 71. Overall, the team looks nice and ready for Round 2 on Friday night.