Arizona vs. Utah State betting: March Madness Second Round preview for March 22

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The No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats (33-2) will compete with the No. 9 seed Utah State Aggies (29-6) on Sunday with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament up for grabs. Arizona is a 11.5-point favorite to take a step forward in the bracket, which tips off at 7:50 p.m. ET on truTV. The matchup’s point total is set at 154.5.

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Arizona Cover -11.5 vs Utah State -115

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Arizona vs. Utah State betting lines

  • Arizona moneyline odds to win: -862
  • Utah State moneyline odds to win: +562
  • Spread: Arizona (-11.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Arizona statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Wildcats have been racking up 81.5 points per contest, an average that’s a little lower than the 86.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Arizona’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (68.2) is 0.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.5).
  • During their past 10 outings, the Wildcats are making 0.2 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.1 compared to 5.9 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (38.9% compared to 36.2% season-long).

Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 21-14-0 (Home: 9-8-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 10-9-0 (As Favorite: 18-14-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 18-17-0 (Home: 8-9-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 28-2 (Home: 14-1; Away: 7-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.3 (ninth in nation) 39.0 (sixth) 40.1 (second) 27.9 (24th) 16.9 (28th) 10.5 (136th)

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Utah State statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Aggies are putting up 77.5 points per game, compared to their season average of 82.6.
  • Utah State is allowing 74.0 points per game over its last 10 games, which is 3.5 more points than it is allowing for the season (70.5).
  • In their past 10 games, the Aggies are draining 7.7 three-pointers per contest, 0.7 fewer threes than their season average (8.4). They also have a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (32.4%) compared to their season average (35.4%).

Utah State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-19-0 (Home: 5-9-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • O-U-P: 20-14-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 27-5 (Home: 13-1; Away: 6-4)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.0 (14th in nation) 42.4 (70th) 30.9 (241st) 29.0 (57th) 17.7 (16th) 10.1 (95th)
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