Arizona vs. Washington State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 13, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 12, 2024

Tipping off at 6:00 PM ET on Saturday, the No. 8 Arizona Wildcats (12-3, 3-1 Pac-12) will play the Washington State Cougars (11-5, 2-3 Pac-12) at Friel Court. The Wildcats’ Caleb Love and the Cougars’ Isaac Jones are among the players to watch. The Wildcats are currently strong 10-point favorites against the Cougars. The over/under for the matchup is set at 153.5.

Arizona vs. Washington State Betting Lines

Arizona vs Washington State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Arizona -10 153.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Arizona (-10)
Total Pick Under (153.5)

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Arizona vs. Washington State Stat Rankings

Arizona Avg. (Rank) Washington State Avg. (Rank)
92.6 (1st) Points Scored 74.8 (184th)
71.8 (185th) Points Allowed 65.8 (61st)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
11.9 (13th) Off. Rebounds 9.8 (85th)
7.9 (142nd) 3pt Made 6.4 (273rd)
19.7 (6th) Assists 13.0 (214th)
12.7 (269th) Turnovers 10.5 (80th)

Arizona vs. Washington State Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Wildcats are 12-3-0 this year.
  • As 10-point favorites or more, Arizona is 8-1 against the spread.
  • Out of 15 Wildcats games so far this year, seven have hit the over.
  • In 11 games this season, Arizona and its opponent have combined to score more than 153.5 points.
  • The total for this game is 153.5, 10.9 points fewer than the average total in Wildcats games thus far this season.
  • Washington State is 6-9-1 against the spread this year.
  • Arizona has played 15 games this year, and seven of them have hit the over.
  • Cougars games have gone over 153.5 points scored only twice this season.
  • Washington State’s games average 140.6 total points, 12.9 less than the total for this matchup.

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Arizona Impact Players

  • Love posts 17.7 points and 3.1 assists per game — both team highs. He is also averaging 4.9 rebounds, shooting 44.4% from the field and 32.3% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Oumar Ballo registers a team-best 8.3 rebounds per contest. In addition, he’s recording 12.8 points and 1.1 assists, shooting 61.4% from the field.
  • Keshad Johnson posts 12.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Defensively, he puts up 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
  • Pelle Larsson averages 12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Defensively, he posts 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Kylan Boswell puts up a team-best 4.2 assists per game. He is also putting up 11.1 points and 2.7 rebounds, shooting 42.7% from the floor and 43.0% from downtown with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game.

Washington State Impact Players

  • Jones is averaging team highs in points (14.9 per game) and rebounds (7.4). And he is delivering 1.9 assists, making 60.1% of his shots from the field.
  • Myles Rice is putting up a team-leading 3.3 assists per contest. He’s also producing 14.4 points and 2.3 rebounds, sinking 45.2% of his shots from the field, and 32.1% from 3-point range resulting in 1.1 treys per contest.
  • Andrej Jakimovski gives the Cougars 10.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest. He also posts 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Oscar Cluff is putting up 8.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest, making 57.3% of his shots from the field.
  • Kymany Houinsou gets the Cougars 5.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He also puts up 0.6 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.

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