While non-conference events like the ACC/Big Ten Challenge are going on, the Pac-12 is set to tip off its conference season. On Thursday night, the fourth ranked Arizona Wildcats will travel to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Utes in a marquee matchup out West. In our college basketball picks for Thursday night, we break down Arizona vs Utah from a betting perspective.
Arizona vs Utah Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Utah +7.5 |
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This game will be played at Jon M. Huntsman Center at 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, December 1, 2022.
Why Bet On Utah:
✅ The defense of the Utah Utes is one of the best in college basketball. They have allowed 56.7 points per game on the season so far, and they will make Arizona work for everything they get in this contest.
✅ Arizona has yet to play a true road game so far this season. They have beaten up on subpar teams and home and decent competition in the Maui Invitational. But they will be in a hostile environment here, which will make the game a challenge.
✅ Utah center Branden Carlson will be able to, if nothing else, make things more challenging than usual for the gifted bigs of Arizona. Carlson is 7’0″ tall and has averaged 13.1 points and 7.7 rebounds on the year. He will make Oumar Ballo and company work on the interior.
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Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
ARZ | Advanced Game Stats | UTAH |
---|---|---|
73.3 | Pace | 70.9 |
117.8 | Off.Rate | 102.2 |
.367 | FTr | .259 |
.326 | 3PAr | .364 |
.580 | TS% | .514 |
57.1 | TRB% | 48.3 |
59.1 | AST% | 51.3 |
11.1 | STL% | 8.9 |
9.0 | BLK% | 8.6 |
.550 | eFG% | .488 |
13.7 | TOV% | 12.5 |
36.3 | ORB% | 25.8 |
.264 | TF/FGA | .178 |
Defense/Offense
ARZ | Advanced Game Stats | UTAH |
---|---|---|
73.3 | Pace | 70.9 |
96.7 | Off.Rate | 110.0 |
.257 | FTr | .271 |
.382 | 3PAr | .404 |
.515 | TS% | .559 |
42.9 | TRB% | 51.7 |
52.6 | AST% | 60.4 |
9.4 | STL% | 8.2 |
8.6 | BLK% | 10.3 |
.487 | eFG% | .543 |
16.2 | TOV% | 14.1 |
23.1 | ORB% | 27.6 |
.183 | TF/FGA | .176 |
Betting Trends
ARZ | Betting Trends | UTAH |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
89.67 | Avg Score | 70.67 |
80.67 | Avg Opp Score | 60.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-1-0 |
1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
85 | Avg Score | 73.33 |
81 | Avg Opp Score | 63 |
ARZ | Betting Trends | UTAH |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
5-0-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-2-0 |
2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
93.6 | Avg Score | 67.4 |
79.4 | Avg Opp Score | 61 |
AWAY | HOME | |
4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-1-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
88.8 | Avg Score | 76.2 |
77.6 | Avg Opp Score | 56.2 |
ARZ | Betting Trends | UTAH |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
9-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
90.1 | Avg Score | 70 |
77 | Avg Opp Score | 62.6 |
AWAY | HOME | |
8-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-5-0 |
6-3-1 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
84.7 | Avg Score | 75.1 |
73 | Avg Opp Score | 66.4 |
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Arizona Wildcats
The Arizona Wildcats have had a great start to the 2022-23 college basketball season. They are 6-0, having won the Maui Invitational in convincing fashion. But conference play is a different animal, especially when a team like the Wildcats have to go on the road for the first time all season, like Arizona has to do here.
Arizona has been outrageously efficient so far this season, shooting 60.3% from the field as a team. That is not a sustainable pace over a larger sample of games, especially as road games become a part of the equation. But if Arizona can replicate that success for one more game here, they will be in a great spot to move to 7-0 on the season.
Utah Utes
The Utah Utes have not quite started out on the same level as the Arizona Wildcats, but they have had a strong start in their own right. Utah is 5-2 on the season, losing to Mississippi State in a low-scoring affair as well as Sam Houston State. But the Utes hang their hat on the defensive end of the floor, and will be a tough out in this contest against Arizona.
Utah is allowing under 60 points per game this season, giving up 65 or fewer points in both of their losses as well. Utah would prefer to play this game at a glacial pace, leaning on their defense to get the job done. That may not work against a team of the quality of Arizona, but it can help them keep things close enough to steal the game when all is said and done.
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