The Arizona State Sun Devils (12-9) welcome the No. 23 Oregon Ducks (17-4), the Pac-12’s best team, to Wells-Fargo Arena. The game gets underway at 8:30 pm ET on Sunday, Jan. 31 and will air on ESU and ES3.
The Sun Devils won big over Oregon State 86-68 on Thursday. Gerry Blakes had 16 points, five rebounds, and two assists for Arizona State. The Ducks are coming off an 83-75 win over Arizona on Thursday. Dillon Brooks shot 10 for 19 and led in scoring with 24 points.
Over the last five games, Brooks has been on fire for the Ducks. During that stretch, he has averaged 21.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.8 three-pointers.
Arizona State is a slight one-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 153 points. The Sun Devils enter the game with records of 12-9 Straight Up (SU) and 10-9-1 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, the Ducks head into the game with records of 10-7-1 ATS and 17-4 SU. Oregon is one of the top shooting teams in the country, converting .469 of its shots from the floor. When it comes to stealing the ball, the Ducks are one of the best in the nation with an average of 7.7 steals per game.
This game marks the first time these teams will play this season. The last time these conference rivals played, Oregon won, moving its SU record against Arizona State to 6-4 in their most recent head-to-head meetings. Additionally, Oregon leads the matchup ATS with a record of 5-4-1. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers, neither team was able to hold the advantage in all three of these categories over their past five meetings against one another.
Predictions: SU Winner – Oregon, ATS Winner – Oregon, O/U – Over
Notes
Arizona State is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona State’s last 5 games.
Arizona State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Arizona State is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Oregon.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona State’s last 6 games when playing Oregon.
Arizona State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oregon.
Oregon holds a 6-2 SU record against the Pac-12 Conference this season, while Arizona State has an underachieving 2-6 SU record against the conference.
Oregon averages 77.7 points per game (ranked 84th). Arizona State, on the other hand, allows 72.1 points per game (ranked 191st).
In its last game, Arizona State won by a margin of 18 points. Oregon is 7-0 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Arizona State has a 3-0 record in blowouts.
Ranked 54th, the Oregon Ducks have an offensive rating of 112.4. The Arizona State Sun Devils rank 177th with a defensive rating of just 102.9.
The Arizona State Sun Devils average a field goal percentage of 43.3% this season. The Oregon Ducks have a solid 8-3 record in games where opponents have a FG% of 43.3% or greater.
On average, Arizona State attempts 22.0 three pointers and Oregon attempts 19.0. Both teams have winning records when they have 20 or more three point attempts. The Arizona State Sun Devils sit at 10-6 and the Oregon Ducks are 8-4.
Arizona State, the 96th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 38.3 rebounds per game. Oregon does worse, ranked 180th with 36.4.
The Oregon Ducks average 7.7 steals per game. The Arizona State Sun Devils are undefeated with a 5-0 record when they give up at least 7 steals.
