Arizona Vs Utah 🏀 Game Preview/Discussion Thread 2/26/25 7PM ESPN+

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Arizona Vs Utah 🏀 Game Preview/Discussion Thread 2/26/25 7PM ESPN+

The Utah Utes (15-12) are hitting the road to McKale Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Arizona Wildcats (18-9).

Utah recently let go of coach Craig Smith, and sometimes that's all a team needs to go on a run. It hasn't been a good season for Utah, but still, the firing seems to be at a bit of an odd time. Utah has won two of the last three games, but the loss came in the last game. The two wins came against the Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats. In the last game against UCF, Utah scored 72 points, but they still lost by four points. Utah shot 50.9 percent from the field, which was six percent higher than UCF, but it still wasn't enough to pick up the win.

Utah still sits with a 15-12 record overall, but away from home, they have gone only 1-7. Utah is averaging 75.1 points, while their defense is giving up 70.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 143rd while the defense is ranked 145th. One issue for this team is that the defense is giving up 37.59 points per game, and the defense needs to be better. Guard Gabe Madesn has been the top player, averaging 15.8 points while shooting 38.8 percent from the field and 33.2 percent from behind the three-point line.

Why Utah Will Cover Against Arizona
Utah has won six of its last seven night games against the Big 12 Conference.
Arizona has lost three of its last four games against the Big 12 Conference.

Arizona Can't Slip Up
It's pretty simple in this game, Arizona can't slip up, especially as they are playing for NCAA tournament seeding. Arizona is suddenly struggling, and they have lost three of the last four games. In the last game against BYU, they were down by three points at halftime, and they couldn't fight back in the second half. Arizona actually shot 54.2 percent from the field, but they allowed BYU to shoot 55.4 percent from the field. No one could slow down Caleb Love, who put up 27 points, five rebounds, and three assists. In this game, the defense is going to need to be much better.

Arizona has an 18-9 record and has gone 11-3 at home. Although its defense hasn't always been great, its offense has been impressive, averaging 81.6 points, which is 30th in the league. Caleb Love is having a huge season, averaging 16.2 points while shooting 38 percent from the field and 30.2 percent from behind the three-point line.

Matchup League Facts
Arizona ranks 16th among Division 1 teams for assists per game this season (17.2).
Arizona ranks 25th among Division 1 teams for free throw percentage this season (77.5%).
Utah ranks 24th among Division 1 teams for rebounds per game this season (39.4).
Utah ranks 48th among Division 1 teams for assist to turnover ratio this season (1.42).

ARIZONA is favored at 14.5 points and the Over/Under is 152.5 points

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[Cactus🌵Cat]

Time for a bounce back game and I'm watching for the defense to step it up!

BYU' highest scoring wins this season;
103 vs. Florida A&M @ home,
99 vs. Queens University @ home,
96 vs. Arizona @ McKale,
95 vs. Idaho @ home,
95 vs. Fresno St. @ home.

[KansasCityCats]

BYU's defensive performances this month (points allowed):

Arizona 95
Kansas 57
K-State 65
West Virginia 69
Cincinnati 84
Arizona 85
Central Florida 75

If we lose, I'd prefer a matchup that's fun to watch. Unlike the TTU game in Lubbock, i was still entertained on Saturday.

[WILD]

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[Cactus🌵Cat]

The water from last night's big12/ESPN broadcast in Tucson vs. Utah was Tempe Town Lake.  https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1895283537978311166?t=f7bJSd8OwZWXAkJxIHJoRg&s=19