{"id":53792,"date":"2015-02-26T15:16:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T20:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=53792"},"modified":"2015-02-26T15:17:12","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T20:17:12","slug":"arizona-state-sun-devils-vs-utah-utes-predictions-picks-odds-and-basketball-betting-preview-february-26-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/arizona-state-sun-devils-vs-utah-utes-predictions-picks-odds-and-basketball-betting-preview-february-26-2015.html","title":{"rendered":"Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Utah Utes Predictions, Picks, Odds and Basketball Betting Preview \u2013 February 26, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Utah Utes may have blown\u00a0their chance of even a share of the Pac-12 regular season title with a tough road loss to Oregon. The Utes aren&#8217;t through yet, though. They&#8217;re still just one game behind the conference-leading\u00a0Arizona Wildcats, whom they meet on Saturday. But Utah mustn&#8217;t look too far ahead, as they still need to get through the Arizona State Sun Devils this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for our preview of this Pac-12 tilt. And in the Big Ten,\u00a0fresh off its\u00a0big win over Wisconsin, Maryland hosts a resilient Michigan team that recently took down Ohio State. Check out our preview of the <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/michigan-wolverines-vs-maryland-terrapins-predictions-picks-odds-and-basketball-betting-preview-february-28-2015.html\" target=\"_blank\">Badgers vs. Wolverines<\/a>.<\/p>\n[sc:MarchMadness ]\n<h2>Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Utah Utes\u00a0Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Thursday, February 26, 9:30 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Arizona State Sun Devils (<strong>+12<\/strong>)\u00a0at\u00a0Utah Utes (<strong>-12<\/strong>); total\u00a0<strong>129.5<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/nba\" target=\"_blank\">view all NBA lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Arizona State Sun Devils<\/h3>\n<p>The Arizona State Sun Devils (15-12, 7-7 Pac-12) are on a bit of a roll with three straight wins over Washington (78-68), UCLA (68-66) and USC (64-59). Their win over Washington was just their second road win of the season. ASU has gone just 2-8 on the road, and 4-5-1 against the spread.<\/p>\n<p>[sc:NCAAB240banner ]Savon Goodman had double-doubles against Washington and UCLA as he averaged 19.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in those two games. But he and the rest of the Sun Devils struggled with their shot against USC. They shot just 33 percent from the field, their worst overall shooting performance since shooting 39 percent in a 76-59 loss against Utah on Jan. 15.<\/p>\n<p>Leading scorer Gerry Blakes (11.3 points per game) had 10 points against Utah, the only Sun Devil to score in double figures. Blakes has not performed well against the top teams in the conference. In five games against Arizona, Oregon and Utah this season, he\u2019s averaged just 8.2 points.<\/p>\n<p>But Blakes has had some big road performances of late, with back-to-back 20-plus point performances in wins over Washington State and Washington. The Sun Devils will need a significantly improved showing from Blakes, as well as Goodman, if they hope to stay close to the Utes on the road.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gerry-blakes-arizona-state.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-53879\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gerry-blakes-arizona-state-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"gerry-blakes-arizona-state\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gerry-blakes-arizona-state-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gerry-blakes-arizona-state-250x141.jpg 250w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/gerry-blakes-arizona-state.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Utah Utes<\/h3>\n<p>The Utah Utes\u2019 (21-5, 11-3 Pac-12) road struggles in conference play continued with a 69-58 loss at Oregon on Sunday. All three of Utah\u2019s conference losses have come on the road. It\u2019s been a different story at home, though, where the Utes are 7-0 (6-1 against the spread). They also have a plus-24.2 differential at home, the fourth-best in college basketball.<\/p>\n<p>One of the lone bright spots in Utah\u2019s loss to Oregon was leading scorer Delon Wright (14.3 points per game) rediscovering his shooting touch. The senior had 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting, the most he\u2019s scored since dropping 21 on Arizona State in January.<\/p>\n<p>However, Brandon Taylor and Jordan Loveridge, the team\u2019s second- and third-leading scorers, have still been struggling with their respective shots. Taylor is just 5-of-18 (28 percent) in his last two, while Loveridge has scored 20 total points in his last three games.<\/p>\n<p>But a game against Arizona State\u2019s generous defense (they allow opponents to shoot 46.5 percent from the field, 10<sup>th<\/sup> in the Pac-12) could help Taylor and Loveridge to\u00a0snap out of their slumps. The two combined for 27 points in their first meeting against Arizona State in Tempe.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Utah\u00a0takes care of business at home as it wins and covers over Arizona State. <a title=\"Join Top Bet sportsbook\" href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> to take advantage of college basketball&#8217;s best homecourt advantages.<\/p>\n[sc:NCAAB490Banner ]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"53792\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,206&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;2&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Utah Utes may have blown\u00a0their chance of even a share of the Pac-12 regular season title with a tough road loss to Oregon. 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