The Arizona State University Sun Devils men's hoops team will play host to the Pac-10 first place Cal Bears Thursday night at Tempe, Ariz., with tip-off set for 8:30 pm Eastern. ASU is one of six teams within one game of the lead of the Pac-10, as Cal leads the way with a 5-2 mark followed by five teams at 4-3.
College basketball online oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com list Arizona State as 3 1/2-chalk favorites versus Cal with a 135 1/2 total. Cal is getting +145 odds on the Sportsbook moneyline while Arizona State backers are giving -165.
The Sun Devils lead the Pac-10 in three-pointers made per game, scoring margin and assist-to-turnover ratio. They are second in the Pac-10 in scoring defense (55.8 points per game), field goal percentage defense (.391), turnover margin (+3.2) and three-point percentage (.376). They are third in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage (.721).
With sophomore guard Jorge Gutierrez returning to action last Saturday after recovering from a knee injury, Cal seeks to finally get its team back to full health in time for the second half of the conference slate.
California came out on top of Oregon State, winning 65-61 at Haas Pavilion Saturday. Oregon State covered as a 15 1/2-point road underdog while the final score played UNDER the 136.5-point total.
Arizona State was defeated 77-58 by Arizona last time out, as 11-point underdogs. The 135 points made it OVER the posted total of 125 1/2. Rihards Kuksiks had 15 points for Arizona State in a losing cause.
This is a tough pick but we like Cal getting the chalk (+3 1/2) as the road dog.
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