Arizona vs. FAU odds, picks and predictions
The Arizona Wildcats (9-1) and FAU Owls (9-2) meet Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Arizona vs. FAU odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Arizona bounced back from its only loss of the season against Purdue on Dec. 16, pounding Alabama 87-74 as a 7-point favorite. The Wildcats are 9-1 ATS in 10 games overall, with the Under going 6-3 in the past 9 contests.
The Wildcats enter play with 92.3 PPG, while posting a 50.7% field-goal percentage, and 37.7% mark from behind the 3-point line. The Wildcats have managed 9.7 steals per game, 4.1 blocked shots per game and a 74.0% free-throw percentage.
FAU posted a 64-54 win against St. Bonaventure in Springfield, Mass., narrowly covering a 9-point spread. FAU is 6-1 ATS in the past 7 games overall, while the Under has a slight 3-2-1 edge in the past 6 contests.
The Owls enter play with 83.5 PPG, while managing a 50.8% field-goal percentage. FAU is also hitting 38.4% from behind the 3-point line, but it has struggled with a 68.1% free-throw percentage. The Owls have posted 8.1 steals per game and 3.0 blocked shots per game.
Arizona is No. 4 and FAU is No. 12 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll.
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Arizona vs. FAU odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:35 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Arizona -280 (bet $280 to win $100) | FAU +225 (bet $100 to win $225)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arizona -6.5 (-115) | FAU +6.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 163.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Arizona vs. FAU picks and predictions
Prediction
Arizona 89, FAU 77
Moneyline
Arizona (-280) will cost you nearly 3 times your potential return, and that's way too much risk and not enough reward.
While the Wildcats have a short distance to travel, and they'll likely have a pretty pro-Arizona crowd in Vegas, AVOID, and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
Roll with ARIZONA -6.5 (-115) in this neutral-site game. The only loss for the Wildcats came on a neutral floor against top-ranked Purdue. It not only has won 9 of 10 games, but Arizona has covered at a 9-1 ATS clip, too.
FAU +6.5 (-110) will provide quite a challenge, as both teams are very accurate from the floor. And the Owls have held their own against the likes of Butler, Illinois, Texas A&M and Virginia Tech, while going 4-2 ATS in 6 neutral-site games, and 6-1 ATS in the past 7 games overall. However, this Arizona team has too much size, and that will be the difference as the Wildcats pull away late.
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Over/Under
OVER 163.5 (-115) is a good play. Both of these teams like to get out and run, and they're each tremendous shooting teams.
The Over is 2-1-1 in the past 4 games for FAU, while going 2-0 in 2 previous games against ranked opponents.
The Wildcats have cashed the Over in 2 of the past 3 games, while going at least 82 points in 4 straight games, and 7 of the past 8 contests overall.
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