Arizona Wildcats NCAA Basketball Betting
The Arizona Wildcats did what was expected last week by scoring wins over Long Beach State Beach and the Dayton Flyers to advance to the Sweet 16. On Thursday night, the Wildcats will face the upstart Clemson Tigers. For the first time since 2018 and just the second time since 1997, the Tigers made the Sweet Sixteen. Clemson is coming off wins over the New Mexico Lobos and the Baylor Bears. Clemson head coach Brad Brownell has operated in relative obscurity since 2010-11. But the national spotlight is now on his program.
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2024 Arizona Wildcats Sweet 16 Lines
Clemson Tigers +7
Arizona Wildcats -7
Total: 151.5
Money Line: Clemson +256, Arizona -315
Arizona Wildcats Next Matchup
On Thursday, March 28, 2024, the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-12 Conference will face the Clemson Tigers of the Atlantic Coast Conference at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. Tipoff Time is 7:09 p.m. ET, with television coverage on CBS.
Clemson Tigers Team Overview
Overall, the Clemson Tigers are 21-10 straight up, 17-13-1 against the spread, and 17-14 over/under the total. Clemson has national metrics of 65th for scoring offense, 55th for field goal percentage, 87th for 3-point field goal percentage, 9th for free throw percentage, and 79th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Clemson is 148th for scoring defense, 57th for field goal percentage permitted, 103rd for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 93rd for defensive rebounding.
Late on, Clemson has covered three of its previous five games. Clemson has gone under the total in seven of its last nine outings. First among Clemson scorers is C PJ Hall, with 18.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. G Joseph Girard III brings 15.3 points per contest. And then G Chase Hunter adds 12.7 points per matchup.
Last week, in the first round, Clemson defeated New Mexico 77-56 as 2-point dogs. The game went under the total of 158. In the second round, Clemson beat Baylor 72-64 as 4.5-point dogs. The game went under the total of 146.
Arizona Wildcats Team Overview
Overall, the Arizona Wildcats are 24-7 straight up, 20-10-1 against the spread, and 16-15 over/under the total. Arizona has national metrics of 3rd for scoring offense, 14th for field goal percentage, 23rd for 3-point field goal percentage, 156th for free throw percentage, and 2nd for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Arizona is 222nd for scoring defense, 98th for field goal percentage permitted, 189th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 21st for defensive rebounding.
Late on, Arizona has covered five of its previous eight games. Arizona has gone under the total in six of its last eight outings. First among Arizona scorers is G Caleb Love, with 18.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. C Oumar Ballo brings 13.0 points and 10.1 rebounds per contest. G Pelle Larsson is at 12.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Finally, F Keshad Johnson is at 11.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per matchup.
Last week Arizona defeated Long Beach State 85-65 as 20-point favorites. The game went under the total of 163. In the second round, Arizona beat Dayton 78-68 as 8.5-point favorites. The game went under the total of 148.
Caleb Love scored 19 points, and second-seeded Arizona reached the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons, beating No. 7 seed Dayton 78-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Arizona's two wins in Salt Lake City helped the program ease the sting of last year's first-round loss to 15th-seeded Princeton.
Keshad Johnson and Larsson each had 13 points and seven rebounds for Arizona. Larsson also had six assists, and Jaden Bradley scored 12 points off the bench. The Wildcats shot 53% from the field and made eight 3-pointers.
DaRon Holmes II had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Flyers, who were denied their first Sweet 16 appearance since 2014. Koby Brea added 14 points, and Kobe Elvis scored 13 for Dayton, which trailed by 17 points in the first half but stayed within striking distance nearly to the end.
Latest NCAA Tournament Results
| YEAR |
RESULT |
| 2023 |
Lost First Round vs. (15) Princeton 55–59 |
| 2022 |
Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (5) Houston, 72–60 |
| 2018 |
Lost First Round vs. (13) Buffalo, 68–89 |
| 2017 |
Lost Sweet Sixteen vs. (11) Xavier, 71–73 |
| 2016 |
Lost First Round vs. (11) Wichita State, 55–65 |
| 2015 |
Lost Elite Eight vs. (1) Wisconsin, 78–85 |
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