The No. 13 Arizona Wildcats (7-1) play the Fresno State Bulldogs (6-2) at McKale Center. Action gets underway at 9:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and will air on PAC.
The Bulldogs are coming off a 77-65 loss against Cal Poly on Saturday. Torren Jones played well for Fresno State, recording 13 points and seven rebounds.
Arizona is a considerable 13-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 143 points. The Wildcats look to build on their records of 7-1 Straight Up (SU) and 3-5 Against The Spread (ATS). The Wildcats prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking 41st in the nation with a .291 opponent field-goal percentage from three-point range. An area where the Wildcats are particularly strong is defensive rebounding where they average 28.8 per game, 49th in Division I.
On the other side, the Bulldogs head into the game with records of 3-2 ATS and 6-2 SU.
Arizona and Fresno State will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Fres, ATS Winner – Fres, O/U – Over
Notes
Arizona is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 5 games.
Arizona is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home.
The Arizona Wildcats have a defensive rating of 90.1 (ranked 28th), while the Fresno State Bulldogs have an offensive rating of 107.3 (ranked 144th).
Fresno State has an average field goal percentage of 41.6%. Arizona is a winning 3-1 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Arizona Wildcats and the Fresno State Bulldogs both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Arizona is 201st and 134th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Fresno State ranks 287th and 261st in these categories.
Fresno State, the 73rd-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 4.8 per game. Arizona does worse, ranked 181st with 3.4.
Arizona ranks 83rd in offensive rebounding. When it comes to defensive rebounds, Fresno State ranks 92nd.
The Fresno State Bulldogs average 6.8 steals per game. The Arizona Wildcats are undefeated with a 1-0 record when they give up at least 6 steals.
