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UCLA vs. Arizona State: College Basketball Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions (Thursday)

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Today’s college basketball best bets involve three point spread plays, with two coming from some of the Big Ten’s biggest matchups of the day and the third from a Pac-12 rivalry that has seen some thrillers in recent years.

Here are our other best bets for Thursday. And below you can find a closer look at UCLA vs. Arizona State.

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings)

Best College Basketball Bets for Thursday: UCLA vs. Arizona State

Here are our best bets for Thursday’s college basketball action.

UCLA vs. Arizona State

Here are the results from the last four times Arizona State has hosted UCLA: 87-84 win (three overtimes), 81-75 loss (one overtime), 84-66 win, 88-79 win. Thus, Arizona State has won three of its previous four home games against UCLA, and the only game the Sun Devils lost in that stretch was the overtime battle in 2021.

The key to the Sun Devils’ success in these home matchups is how well they have defended UCLA leading scorer Jaime Jaquez (16.7 points). Arizona State has held Jaquez to an average of 15 points over the previous four meetings, but those numbers are slightly skewed by the 20 minutes of extra action with four overtime periods. Arizona State defends inside the arc at a top-five rate (41.9% allowed), which should thwart UCLA’s most significant strength of interior scoring (the Bruins get the fifth-highest percentage of their points from 2-point range).

Four of the previous five meetings between these teams have been decided by six or fewer points, which makes this line feel a tad high.

Bet: Arizona State +4.5 (-110 at DraftKings)

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