Arizona vs. Utah: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 8, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 8, 2024

Oumar Ballo will be among the players to watch when the No. 8 Arizona Wildcats (17-5, 8-3 Pac-12) meet the Utah Utes (15-7, 6-5 Pac-12), Thursday at 8:00 PM ET at Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Wildcats are currently 5.5-point favorites over the Utes. The over/under is 160 points for the game.

Arizona vs. Utah Betting Lines

Arizona vs Utah Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Arizona -5.5 160 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Utah (+5.5)
Total Pick Under (160)

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Arizona vs. Utah Stat Rankings

Arizona Avg. (Rank) Utah Avg. (Rank)
89.0 (3rd) Points Scored 78.4 (76th)
72.0 (185th) Points Allowed 71.2 (165th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
12.5 (6th) Off. Rebounds 8.6 (179th)
7.6 (168th) 3pt Made 8.8 (58th)
18.9 (4th) Assists 17.0 (22nd)
12.3 (266th) Turnovers 11.5 (190th)

Arizona vs. Utah Betting Trends

  • The Wildcats are 14-8-0 against the spread this season.
  • Arizona has an ATS record of 12-7 as 5.5-point favorites or more.
  • Out of 22 Wildcats games so far this year, 10 have gone over the total.
  • A total of 11 times so far this season, Arizona and its opponent have combined to score more than 160 points.
  • Wildcats games average 161.0 total points this season, 1.0 point less than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Utah is 11-11-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Utes have no wins ATS (0-2) as a 5.5-point underdog or more this season.
  • Arizona has played 22 games this year, and 10 of them have gone over the total.
  • There have been six Utes games this season with more than 160 points scored.
  • The over/under for this game is 10.4 points higher than the average scoring total for Utah’s games (149.6).

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Arizona Impact Players

  • Caleb Love puts up a team-high 18.9 points per contest. He is also totaling 5.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 44.3% from the floor and 34.2% from downtown with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Ballo is tops on his squad in rebounds per game (9.4), and also posts 13.0 points and 1.0 assists. Defensively, he delivers 1.0 steal and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Pelle Larsson is posting 12.5 points, 3.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.
  • Keshad Johnson is averaging 11.4 points, 1.8 assists and 6.0 rebounds per contest.
  • Kylan Boswell paces the Wildcats at 3.7 assists per game, while also averaging 2.4 rebounds and 9.5 points.

Utah Impact Players

  • Branden Carlson is the Utes’ top scorer (16.1 points per game) and rebounder (6.4), and puts up 2.1 assists.
  • Gabe Madsen gets the Utes 13.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest. He also averages 1.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • The Utes receive 9.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game from Keba Keita.
  • Rollie Worster is the Utes’ top assist man (5.6 per game), and he puts up 9.9 points and 4.9 rebounds.
  • Cole Bajema gives the Utes 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest. He also delivers 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

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