The Arizona State Sun Devils take aim at a third straight victory on Sunday, when they take on the UCLA Bruins for a Pac-12 Conference affair at Pauley Pavilion. The game has a start time of 8:00 pm (Est) and will be televised on Fox Sports 1. Current odds have UCLA listed as 6 point favorites, while the total sits at 153.5.
Analysis: Arizona State comes having won 2 straight and 6 of 7, while posting a 13-3 mark overall, including a 2-1 mark in conference play. The Sun Devils have gotten so good contributions from a couple of transfers this year, as Shaquielle McKissic has averaged 13.3 ppg and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 56.6% from the floor in the last seven games, while Jermaine Marshall comes in averaging 15.1 ppg and is shooting 44.6% from 3-point range. The bulk of the scoring still comes from guards Jahii Carson (18.6 ppg, 4.8 apg) and Jermaine Marshall (15.1 ppg), who form one of the more lethal backcourt duos in the conference. Jordan Bachynski adds in 12.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg and 4.8 rpg and two of his five 20-point games in his career have come against the Bruins.
The Bruins come in at 12-3 on the year and 1-1 in the Pac-12, but they are off their lone home loss, which was 79-75 vs the top ranked Arizona Wildcats. For the season, the Bruins are ranked in the top-10 nationally in scoring (86.3 ppg), assists (18.5 apg) and field goal percentage (51.8%). Jordan Adams (18.3 ppg) is one of the top scorers in the Pac-12, but he had problems vs Arizona, netting just 12 points on 4-of-15 shooting. Adams is helped out by 3 other starters that average in double figures, as Kyle Anderson (15.2 ppg), Zach LaVine (12.2 ppg) and Normal Powell (10.7 ppg) have all topped the 10 ppg mark. The Bruins have won six of the last seven meetings with the Sun Devils, and lead the all-time series by a convincing 63-18 margin.
Pick: I will go with UCLA to bounce back in this game The bruins have owned the Sun Devils in their history and they have played very well at home this year. ASU is an improved team, but they just won't be able to stop the angry Bruins in this one. UCLA by 10+ here.
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