Sport: College HoopsPick Selection: Arizona over Utah
Take Arizona at 4:00 ET. Arizona must travel to play Utah, but the Wildcats have had an early season schedule that has tested them; the Utes have not been tested, and this season is one which finds them without four key players from last season's team (including the #1 pick overall, Andrew Bogut). Arizona, on the other hand, has seen some tough competition. All four of the Wildcats' wins have been by double digits, and their three losses have all been close losses. I see this one running through Arizona's guards and making things tough on Utah; the Utes don't have a big man quite like Bogut anymore, so their offense doesn't run through the post quite like it used to. Arizona's D has been good, allowing just 64.1 ppg this season, and the Wildcats are coming off five straight unders (another mark of good D). Coming off at least two straight unders, the Cats are 20-8 ATS. I like Arizona to go into the Huntsman Center and win and cover.
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