Utah vs Arizona College Basketball Pick & Prediction 2/16/23

Vincent Senick on February 17th, 2023

An interesting Pac-12 battle is set for Thursday night when the Utah Utes (17-9, 10-5 in Pac-12) visit the #8 Arizona Wildcats (22-4, 11-4). These are two of the top three teams in the conference, but both teams are chasing the UCLA Bruins. Below is my college basketball pick for Utah vs Arizona.

Utah vs Arizona Betting Pick

ℹ️ The Pick:	Arizona -8.5
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This game will be played at McKale Center at 10:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 16, 2023.

Why Bet Arizona -8.5

✅ Arizona is 4-1 ATS in their last five games played.

✅ The Wildcats are 19-1 in their last 20 home games.

✅ Utah is 4-16 in their last 20 games against Arizona.

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Feb 16, 2023 10:00 PM

Utah Utes

Arizona Wildcats

Spread Pick Consensus

N/A UTAH

ARZ N/A

Moneyline Pick Consensus

+497

-728

N/A UTAH

ARZ N/A

Total Pick Consensus

147.0/

147.0/

N/A UN

OV N/A

Team Stats Per Game

Offense/Defense

UTAH	Team Stats Per Game	ARZ
91.75	PTS GM	70.33
64	FGA	53.33
.488	FG%	.406
.418	3PT%	.348
12.75	ORB	5.33
8.06	DRB	7.22
45	TRB	27
20.25	FTA	25.67
.691	FT%	.740
20.5	AST	10.33
3.75	BLK	2.67
12.25	TO	15.67
19.25	PF	24.67

Defense/Offense

UTAH	Team Stats Per Game	ARZ
66.25	PTS GM	94.33
63.25	FGA	72.33
.348	FG%	.456
.274	3PT%	.274
12.5	ORB	21.67
5.81	DRB	9.89
35.75	TRB	51.33
21.25	FTA	32
.706	FT%	.677
12.25	AST	15.67
4	BLK	3.33
12	TO	10.33
18	PF	21.33

Advanced Game Stats

Offense/Defense

UTAH	Advanced Game Stats	ARZ
73.0	Pace	76.0
125.7	Off.Rate	92.5
.316	FTr	.481
.570	3PAr	.431
.623	TS%	.537
55.7	TRB%	34.5
65.6	AST%	47.7
11.6	STL%	8.8
10.2	BLK%	5.6
.607	eFG%	.481
14.3	TOV%	19.3
35.4	ORB%	15.2
.219	TF/FGA	.356

Defense/Offense

UTAH	Advanced Game Stats	ARZ
73.0	Pace	76.0
90.8	Off.Rate	124.1
.336	FTr	.442
.419	3PAr	.336
.452	TS%	.539
44.3	TRB%	65.5
55.7	AST%	47.5
9.9	STL%	12.7
14.5	BLK%	11.0
.405	eFG%	.502
14.1	TOV%	10.6
27.9	ORB%	50.0
.237	TF/FGA	.300

Betting Trends

UTAH	Betting Trends	ARZ
OVERALL		OVERALL
2-1-0	Win/Loss/Tie	2-1-0
1-2-0	ATS W/L/P	2-1-0
68.67	Avg Score	82.67
62	Avg Opp Score	67.33
AWAY		HOME
1-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-0-0
1-2-0	ATS W/L/P	3-0-0
58.33	Avg Score	77.67
61	Avg Opp Score	60

UTAH	Betting Trends	ARZ
OVERALL		OVERALL
3-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	4-1-0
2-3-0	ATS W/L/P	4-1-0
65	Avg Score	86.8
59.6	Avg Opp Score	70
AWAY		HOME
2-3-0	Win/Loss/Tie	4-1-0
2-3-0	ATS W/L/P	4-1-0
59	Avg Score	75
63.4	Avg Opp Score	64

UTAH	Betting Trends	ARZ
OVERALL		OVERALL
5-5-0	Win/Loss/Tie	8-2-0
4-6-0	ATS W/L/P	6-4-0
65.3	Avg Score	79
63.1	Avg Opp Score	68.7
AWAY		HOME
5-5-0	Win/Loss/Tie	9-1-0
5-5-0	ATS W/L/P	7-3-0
60.3	Avg Score	79.7
61.6	Avg Opp Score	65

Head to Head

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
12/01/2022	ARZ UTAH	154.5 6.5	-304 +232	66 81
02/24/2022	ARZ UTAH	151.0 10.5	-628 +440	97 77
01/15/2022	UTAH ARZ	158.0 -19.0	+1287 -3333	64 82
02/04/2021	ARZ UTAH	142.0 2.5	-141 +117	58 73
01/16/2020	UTAH ARZ	139.5 -12.5	+700 -1111	77 93
02/14/2019	ARZ UTAH	143.0 -3.5	+150 -170	76 83
01/05/2019	UTAH ARZ	139.5 -8.0	+280 -360	81 84
01/27/2018	UTAH ARZ	145.0 -9.0	+320 -440	73 74
01/04/2018	ARZ UTAH	142.0 3.5	-180 +150	94 82
01/05/2017	UTAH ARZ	138.5 -10.0	+445 -550	56 66

Teams Last 10

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
04/02/24	UTAH INDST	274.0 -7.6	+248 -310	152 169
03/27/24	UTAH VCU	127.9 7.0	-360 +274	65 48
03/24/24	IOWA UTAH	286.4 -8.7	+304 -380	142 158
03/19/24	UCIRV UTAH	98.9 -5.6	+199 -260	50 56
03/14/24	UTAH COL	53.0 -1.6	+59 -72	20 25
03/13/24	ARZST UTAH	123.3 -5.2	+188 -238	49 78
03/09/24	UTAH ORE	60.6 -1.8	+66 -80	26 26
03/07/24	UTAH OREGST	222.7 10.9	-494 +386	133 144
03/02/24	CAH UTAH	142.1 -8.2	+305 -402	54 80
02/29/24	STAN UTAH	53.8 -2.9	+98 -126	24 31

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/28/24	CLMSN ARZ	203.1 -8.7	+305 -381	103 96
03/23/24	DAY ARZ	111.5 -6.4	+225 -291	51 59
03/21/24	LBST ARZ	133.7 -16.4	+1049 -2403	53 70
03/15/24	ORE ARZ	165.4 -12.3	+551 -822	71 63
03/14/24	USC ARZ	54.9 -3.2	+119 -160	17 25
03/09/24	ARZ USC	65.0 1.2	-136 +107	26 31
03/07/24	ARZ UCLA	232.1 14.8	-713 +541	138 102
03/02/24	ORE ARZ	144.9 -12.3	+605 -984	76 94
02/28/24	ARZ ARZST	179.3 13.6	-797 +543	96 76
02/24/24	WASH ARZ	256.2 -25.3	+1496 -2976	115 140

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Utah Utes

Last time out, Utah hosted the Colorado Buffaloes and earned a 73-62 victory. This was a routine win for the Utes as they scored the first seven points of the game and never looked back. Utah led by as many as 18 points, never trailed in the game, and covered the -4.0-point spread.

Marco Anthony had 17 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and one steal on the night. Branden Carlson added 17 points, four rebounds, three assists, and three blocks in the win.

Through 26 games, Utah is scoring 70.5 points per game, shooting 44.4% from the field, and assisting on 15.0 made shots. The Utes are allowing 61.8 points, grabbing 39.3 rebounds, blocking 4.5 shots, and stealing the ball 5.5 times.

Arizona Wildcats

Arizona visited the Stanford Cardinal and left with a surprising 88-79 defeat. This is one of the more surprising results in the Pac-12 this season, but the Cardinal went on a big run that lasted three minutes and helped them to the upset. The Wildcats have had some confusing results this season and we can add this loss to the list. Arizona trailed by as many as 11 points, led by nine, and lost outright as -7.5-point road favorites.

Courtney Ramey had 26 points, six rebounds, and five assists in the game. Pelle Larsson added 12 points, six rebounds, and four assists off the bench.

After 26 games, Arizona is scoring 83.2 points per game, shooting 48.8% from the field, and assisting on 19.5 made shots. The Wildcats are allowing 71.0 points, grabbing 40.7 rebounds, blocking 3.7 shots, and stealing the ball 6.5 times.