Arizona at Washington State Betting Pick, Prediction & TV Info

Arizona at Washington State Betting Pick, Prediction & TV Info

Written by on February 15, 2017

On Thursday, the Arizona Wildcats will take on the Washington State Cougars. The Wildcats are on a two game winning streak. Arizona’s most recent win was at home over California. The Wildcats have gone 6- 1 on the road this season. Arizona is fighting for first in the Pac-12 standings. On the other side, the Cougars of Washington State come into this game, looking to snap their four game losing streak. The Cougars are 11-14 overall, and are just 7-6 in games played at home this season. The Arizona Wildcats are -10.5 over the Washington State Cougars in the college basketball odds on Thursday.

Arizona at Washington State Betting Pick, Prediction & TV Info

When: Thursday, Feb. 16, 9 PM ET Where: Friel Court, Pullman, Wash. TV: Fox Sports 1 Stream: Fox Sports Go Radio: Arizona / Washington NCAAB Odds: Arizona at -10.5

Why Bet on Washington State?

The Washington State Cougars have lost five out of their last six games. The lone win for Washington State during this nasty span was over Arizona State. The Cougars are tied with Stanford for 9th place in the Pac-12. The three other conference wins for Washington State came over Washington, Oregon State and Colorado. Washington State’s leading scorer this season has been Josh Hawkinson. The forward is scoring just shy of 16 points per game. The Cougars are scoring 70 points per game, and allowing opponents to score more than 76 per game. Washington State is one of the worst rebounding teams in the country, with 31.8 per game.

Why Bet on Arizona?

The Arizona Wildcats are the only team in the Pac-12 with just a single loss. The only loss for Arizona in conference play was the blowout loss to Oregon. Arizona has games left against Washington, USC, UCLA and Arizona State after this. Arizona is in the mix for a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The top scorer for the Arizona Wildcats is Lauri Markkanen. The forward is scoring more than 15 points per game. Parker Jackson-Cartwright is also adding 4.5 assists per game as well. The Wildcats are going to reach the tournament for the 34th time in school history. Arizona has been to four Final Four appearances.

Betting Pick & Score Prediction

The Arizona Wildcats are by far a better team than the Washington State Cougars. The Cougars are going to be no match for Arizona. The Wildcats are a team that can really score, and will certainly play defense when they need to. The Arizona Wildcats are going to blow out Washington State in this game. Washington State is going to finish under .500 this season. The Cougars are in a very tough Pac-12 conference, but that’s no excuse. Look for the Arizona Wildcats to win this game quite easily. When making the bet in this game, take the Arizona Wildcats -10.5 over the Washington State Cougars.