Arizona State at Arizona odds, picks and predictions
The Arizona State Sun Devils (13-12, 7-7 Pac-12) head to McKale Center to face the No. 6 Arizona Wildcats (19-5, 10-3) Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Arizona State vs. Arizona odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Arizona State won their 2nd straight game Wednesday night against the Oregon State Beavers, 79-61. They easily covered the 6.5-point spread and the Over (137) hit. The backcourt combo of Adam Miller and Jose Perez each scored 16 points and combined for 8 assists in the victory. They dominated down low, outscoring the Beavers 46-26 in the paint. The Sun Devils have lost 4 of their last 5 Pac-12 road games.
Arizona, which is No. 6 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, won their 5th straight game last Saturday, 99-79 over the Colorado Buffaloes. The Wildcats won the game outright as a 1.5-point underdog and the Over (158.5) hit. Arizona manhandled the Buffaloes inside, outscoring them 44-32 in the paint. That was in large part to senior C Oumar Ballo's 10th double-double (16 points and 13 rebounds) of the season. The Wildcats leading scorer G Caleb Love reached his season average of 19 points in the victory as well. Arizona scores the 2nd most points per game in the nation at 90.1.
Arizona has won 6 of their last 7 head-to-head matchups against Arizona State. Their last game was March 10, 2023 with the Wildcats coming out on top, 78-59. Arizona covered the spread as 7.5-point favorite and the Under (154) hit.
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Arizona State at Arizona odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Arizona State +1280 (bet $100 to win $1,280) | Arizona -3500 (bet $3,500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arizona State +18.5 (-110) | Arizona -18.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 156.5 (O: -114 | U: -106)
Arizona State at Arizona picks and predictions
Prediction
Arizona 85, Arizona State 68
Moneyline
PASS.
You should obviously avoid betting Arizona (-3500) as those odds are pretty outrageously steep. Bet the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
BET ARIZONA STATE +18.5 (-110).
This may be a bit crazy, but you have to know that these type of rivalry games are typically fought tooth and nail. In the last 10 head-to-head games between these 2 teams, Arizona has won 7 of them, but they each have covered the spread 5 times.
Arizona State has covered the spread in their last 3 games including 2 where they were double-digit underdogs like this one. Arizona has failed to cover a spread of 18 points or more in 4 of their last 5 attempts.
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Over/Under
PASS.
I will stay away from this bet because I do not trust the Sun Devils to hold up their end of the bargain. This 156.5 is a big number to reach, and despite having Arizona, which is the 2nd-highest scoring team (90.1) in the country in the matchup, Arizona State only scores 70 per game.
In their last 10 games against each other, the Under has hit in 7 of them. They each have gone Over the total in just 6 of their last 10 games. It's too much of a coin flip in my book.
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