Arizona Wildcats (21-3) vs. California Golden Bears (3-20)
Week 14 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season is in full swing on Thursday, February 9, when the Arizona Wildcats travel to take on the California Golden Bears in this Pacific-12 clash at the Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California.
These teams met in December where Arizona pulled out an 81-68 victory. The Wildcats were favored by 23 in that contest, as the Golden Bears covered the spread. Arizona is favored by 18.5 points in this game with the total set at 141.0.
The Arizona Wildcats (21-3, 11-12-1 ATS) won their sixth straight victory when they defeated the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday, 84-52. The victory keeps Arizona 0.5 games behind UCLA in the PAC-12 standings. The team is 4-2 on the road this season. While Arizona has not been very good against the spread this season, they are 5-1 ATS in their last six.
Arizona blew this game open early, taking a 26-point lead into the half. The Beavers shot 33.3% in the first half, while Arizona lit it up, hitting 14 of 25 shots (56.0%). The Wildcats went to the line 21 times in the first half, hitting 15 of their attempts. Azuolas Tubelis scored 19 points in just 23 minutes and added eight rebounds. Courtney Ramey added 11 points and six rebounds.
Our @jerseymikes Naismith Men's College Player of the Week is Azoulas Tubelis (@azuolaz10) ??
The @ArizonaMBB forward led the Wildcats to a 2-0 week posting averages of 29.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 2.0 assists. His week was highlighted by a 40 point game vs Oregon! pic.twitter.com/z4Zgdsgb53
— Naismith Awards (@NaismithTrophy) February 6, 2023
Arizona is one of the best offensive teams in the nation, averaging 83.3 points per game, eighth overall. They are hitting 48.8% of their shots (13th), including 36.3% from three-point range (69th). They have not been as prolific in conference play, averaging 74.8 points per game, but are still hitting 43.3% of their shots and are averaging 36.2 rebounds per game, nearly three more than they are allowing per contest. Arizona is averaging 118.6 points per 100 possessions (11th) while allowing 96.3 points per 100 possessions (37th). They are eighth in the KenPom rankings.
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