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Arizona State vs Arizona College Hoops Pick and TV Info
When: Wednesday, February 17 Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona, 9 PM ET TV: ESPN2 Stream: WatchESPN Radio: Sports Radio 1290 AM Opening NCAAB Lines: Arizona by TBAWhy Should You Pick Arizona State?
I wouldn’t take the Sun Devils straight up in this one. However, one thing about in-state rivalry games is that they end up being tighter and more hard-fought than the oddsmakers often think. So if this spread is more than a dozen, you might think about taking the Sun Devils. They’re not as bad as most 11th-place teams might be, as they knocked off USC on Friday night. However, they struggle inside on offense, relying on the three-ball to drive their offense. Against UCLA, they were missing a lot of easy shots as well, bricking layups and jump shots from closer in. I think that they will be readier to go against their in-state rivals, instead of coming down from the emotional high of upsetting USC. So consider the Sun Devils if the line is right.Why Should You Pick the Wildcats?
Gabe York is playing some of his best basketball of the season, and that paid dividends on Sunday as he put 17 up against USC to help put Arizona in the Pac-12 lead. Allonzo Trier added 14 points for the Wildcats, who were up 16 at the intermission after going up by as much as 19 in the first half. USC did mount a furious rally to get within two points with 6:40 on the clock, but then they missed their next nine shots. This completed a terrific weekend for Arizona, who beat both UCLA and USC over the weekend to move into a first-place tie with the Oregon Ducks, who lost at Cal and Stanford over the weekend. This makes five straight wins for Arizona, and they have the talent (and the inside presence) to make fairly easy work of Arizona State.
