Arizona Wildcats vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/10/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 10, 2022

Venue:  Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, WA

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Arizona -6, WSU +6; Over/Under:  143.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Arizona -5.5, WSU +5.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Arizona -5.5, WSU +5.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

 

Arizona Wildcats:  20-2 (1st place, Pac-12)

Washington State Cougars:  14-7 (4th place, Pac-12)

 

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Arizona Wildcats:  4-1 last 5

Washington State Cougars:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

Arizona is coming into this game with a 20-2 record overall and they are 5-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 12th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 10-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the UCLA Bruins but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Arizona State Sun Devils, the UCLA Bruins, the USC Trojans, and Arizona State again in their last game. Ąžuolas Tubelis led the team in points in that game with 19 while Bennedict Mathurin was next on the team with 18 points. Kerr Kriisa led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Tubelis led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 56.7% from the field, 36.8% from 3-point range, and 69.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 85.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.1 PPG against them. Arizona has an ATS record of 12-8-2 this season and their O/U record is 11-11.

 

 

WSU is coming into this game with a 14-7 record overall and they are 9-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 11th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 7-3 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Stanford Cardinal but they have gone on a 5 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the California Golden Bears, the Utah Utes, the Colorado Buffaloes, the Stanford Cardinal, and California again in their last game. Michael Flowers led the team in points in that game with 21 while Efe Abogidi was next on the team with 17 points. Tyrell Roberts, Noah Williams, and DJ Rodman off the bench all led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Abogidi led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 40% from the field, 47.6% from 3-point range, and 82.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 62.2 PPG against them. WSU has an ATS record of 10-11 this season and their O/U record is 7-13-1.

 

Arizona is coming into this game playing very well recently and they currently lead the Pac-12 with a 20-2 record overall and a 10-1 record in their conference games. They have been playing very well all season but recently they have been even better as they are winning their games by double digit margins but they have also won against some good opponents and a few ranked opponents as well in that span. WSU has been playing much better in their recent games and they have been heating up on a 5 game win streak but they have not been playing any good opponents in that span and they might get a slap of reality when they face Arizona here. Arizona is a lot better than WSU is, one of the best teams in the nation, and they have been winning games by double digits and on the road. Arizona will take control of this game and give WSU a little reality check here.

 

Arizona Washington State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, February 10, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Arizona 87 WSU 76.

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Arizona Wildcats: 8-1 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 25-17 UNDER after 3 consecutive conference games. 19-14 UNDER after playing 5 consecutive games as favorite.

Washington State Cougars: 7-16 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 1-5 ATS after playing a game as a road favorite. 13-8 UNDER in all games. 

 

 

Arizona Wildcats:  K. Aiken Jr. (F) Out indefinitely - Personal.

Washington State Cougars:  T. Miller (F) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. D. Jackson (C) Out indefinitely - Eye injury. J. Koulibaly (G) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed injury. M. Rice (G) Out indefinitely - Redshirt.

 

 

“It felt like a rock fight to me. They came out and obviously they’re riding a high from a great win versus UCLA and they punched us, man. The game was physical from the tip and our guys quite weren’t ready to go. We had to kind of lock it in. And you know what? I’m really proud of them, though. That’s a gut check win in a tough environment against a rival and you’re down 14-1 and you can just say it’s not your day, and our guys bounced back. I told him one point we’re gonna win this thing by 20. We were right there to do that.” - Tommy Lloyd on his team’s win against ASU.

 

 

“I don’t know what’s going on, really, but I think he’s got to break out of it somehow. And he will. He’s still competing hard, I think he’s let it affect him a little bit, but we believe in him.” - Kyle Smith on the funk that Noah Williams is in recently.

 

 

 

Christian Koloko 

K. Kriisa 

B. Mathurin 

D. Terry 

A. Tubelis

 

E. Abogidi 

M. Flowers 

M. Gueye 

T. Roberts 

N. Williams

 

 

PPG: B. Mathurin (16.5)

APG: K. Kriisa (5)

Reb/G: C. Koloko (7.3)

 

PPG: M. Flowers (13.7)

APG: M. Flowers (3.1)

Reb/G: E. Abogidi (5.8)

 

Coaches:

Arizona Wildcats: Tommy Lloyd (1st season)

Washington State Cougars: Kyle Smith (3rd season)