Arizona vs. Indiana College Basketball Picks

The Arizona Wildcats play the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday night in Las Vegas in a game that can be seen on FOX. It is a matchup of Top 20 teams, as the Wildcats come into this game ranked No. 10 in the country, while the Hoosiers are ranked No. 14. The Wildcats come into this game at 7-1 SU but they are just 2-6 ATS. They have not played since beating Cal on Sunday. The Hoosiers were 7-1 SU in their first eight games and 5-2-1 ATS. They last played on Wednesday, as they hosted Nebraska. This matchup on Saturday is an interesting one in the backcourt, as Arizona has Kerr Kriisa, while Indiana has Xavier Johnson. It should be an exciting, high scoring contest, as each team is averaging over 80 points per game this season. Let’s look at Arizona vs. Indiana college basketball picks.

Arizona Wildcats vs. Indiana Hoosiers

Date and Time: Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 7:30 PM EST

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

TV Coverage: FOX

BetMaker previews the upcoming matchup and gives a prediction for Wednesday night’s contest.

Arizona Wildcats vs. Indiana Hoosiers

The Wildcats are averaging a lot of points per game, as they are 3^rd in the country, at 91.5 per contest. They do much of their damage from the inside, as they lead the country in field goal percentage at just over 55%. They are not playing much defense, as they allow 77.6 points per contest. Azuolas Tubelis leads the team in scoring at just over 20 points per game, Oumar Ballo leads the team in rebounding at just over nine per contest and Kerr Kriisa leads the team in assists at just under eight per game.

The Hoosiers are averaging just over 82 points per game but they have struggled shooting the 3-pointer, as they hit at just over 34%. Indiana has been playing solid defense, as they give up just 60.5 points per contest. Trayce Jackson-Davis leads the team in scoring at just over 18 per game and he leads the team in rebounding at just over eight per contest. Xavier Johnson leads the team in assists at just under five per game.

There is no question that Arizona is the better offensive team, while Indiana plays better defense. In a neutral site game in Vegas with the crowd support in Arizona’s favor, we could see a lot of offense. Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd has said his team needs to work on their defense. “Our defense has to get better,” Lloyd said to the media, “I’ve got to build a better defense for this team. We can do some of the things we did last year and maybe some things we have to do different. Those are the things you learned over the course of the year that you honestly couldn’t predict going into the season.”

Lloyd said his team needs a game like Saturday to get ready for what is to come during the season. “We’ll do the best job trying to prep our team to get ready to playing, obviously, a traditionally great program.” Lloyd said to the media, “It’s going to be a great atmosphere against really good players, and it’s an opportunity we need, and we’re looking forward to it.”

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Arizona Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers Free Pick

There are a couple of things to consider in this contest. First, it is a neutral site game in Vegas, but the crowd support will be in favor of Arizona. There will be plenty of Arizona fans who will make the trip to Vegas to see this game. Second, as noted earlier, when teams play in a high energy environment like Vegas they oftentimes want to put on a show and that means they focus more on offense than on defense. We know that Arizona can score a lot of points and Indiana is no slouch offensively either. We’ll go with a couple of plays for this Saturday night contest and take Arizona and the game over the total.

The Pick: Arizona and Over

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