The No. 7 Arizona Wildcats will close out their 2022-23 home schedule on Saturday on CBS and Paramount+ against their in-state rivals, the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Wildcats, 24-4 and 13-4 in Pac-12 conference play, have won 34 of their last 35 at home dating back to 2021, only falling to Washington State in January. The Sun Devils are 19-9, 10-7 in the conference, and 6-4 on the road this season. Arizona has won five straight in the series, including the team’s last meeting in December, when the Wildcats defeated the Sun Devils, 69-60 in Tempe. You can watch Saturday’s game on CBS and stream the game on Paramount+.
Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET at the McKale Center in Tucson. The latest Arizona vs. Arizona State odds from Caesars Sportsbook list the Wildcats as 11.5-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 153. Saturday’s showdown will be televised on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
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How to watch Arizona State vs. Arizona
- Arizona State vs. Arizona date: Saturday, Feb. 25
- Arizona State vs. Arizona time: 2 p.m. ET
- Arizona State vs. Arizona TV channel: CBS
- Arizona State vs. Arizona live stream: Paramount+ (try free for seven days)
College basketball picks for Arizona State vs. Arizona
Before tuning into the Arizona vs. Arizona State game, you need to see the college basketball picks from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 16 of the season 71-42 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
For Arizona vs. Arizona State, the model projects that the Wildcats cover the spread. When these teams played on December 31, Arizona raced out to a 17-point halftime lead before the Sun Devils cut it to only two midway through the second half. The disparity at the free throw line, where Arizona hit 17 more shots, led the Wildcats to a hard-fought, 69-60 road victory.
In the team’s previous matchup, Arizona out-rebounded ASU 44-38, which isn’t surprising since they lead the Pac-12 in rebounding (40.4 per game). The Wildcats have the conference’s two leading rebounders, Azuolas Tubelis (9.1 rebounds per game) and Oumar Ballo (9.0). Tubelis also leads the conference in scoring (19.6 points per game) and is the favorite to be named conference player of the year when the honors are announced in a few weeks’ time.
Arizona is 8-7-1 against the spread at home, having covered in five of their last six. SportsLine’s model is calling for a 13-point victory for the Wildcats, making them the value side in this spot. Stream the game here.
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