Princeton Tigers vs Arizona Wildcats 3/16/2023 Picks Predictions

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The #15 Princeton Tigers will go against the #2 Arizona Wildcats in Men’s Basketball Championship – South Region – 1st Round action in Golden 1 Center, CA, on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 4:10 PM ET.

The Princeton Tigers (21-8; 15-12 ATS) just defeated Yale in the Ivy League Tournament Final by a score of 74-65.

The Tigers won a few matches in the championship tournament to guarantee their spot in March Madness after concluding the regular season with victories against Harvard (58-56) and Pennsylvania (77-69) in overtime.

Just five mistakes were made by Princeton against Yale in the championship game. The Tigers had 11 offensive rebounds, and 11 assists, and shot 9 for 23 from beyond the arc and 19 for 24 from the charity stripe.

Tosan Evbuomwan, a senior forward, dominated the game with 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Matt Allocco, a junior guard, finished second with 15 points and 7 boards, and senior guard Ryan Langborg finished third with 14 points, 4 assists, and two steals.

In both the KenPom and NCAA NET rankings, the Tigers are ranked No. 112 and No. 111, respectively.

They are 103rd in the US in terms of points scored per 100 possessions, shooting 45.7% from the field, and making 8.5 triples a game (62nd).

Princeton ranks 137th in scoring defense, surrendering 103.5 points per 100 possessions on 46.8% of its shots inside the arc and 32.6% from beyond the arc (106th).

The total went OVER in 8 of Princeton’s last 11 matches.
The Princeton Tigers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 matches.
The total went UNDER in 6 of the teams’ last 8 games in the Pac-12 Conference.

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Princeton Tigers vs Arizona Wildcats Predictions 3/16/2023

The Arizona Wildcats (28-6; 17-15-2 ATS) defeated Stanford 95-84, Arizona State 78-59, and UCLA 61-59 in a row to win the Pac-12 Conference championship tournament following an 82-73 loss at UCLA in the regular-season finale.

Arizona undoubtedly was one of the hottest teams in the nation over the past few months, yet they were fortunate to beat the Bruins in the championship game.

The Wildcats have an overall record of 13-3 SU and 11-4-1 ATS in their previous 16 games. Last Saturday against UCLA, the Wildcats managed just 36.5% of the field goal attempts.

They were 17-for-25 from the charity stripe and 6-for-20 from deep. Nonetheless, the Wildcats outrebounded the Bruins 37-32 while only allowing four three-pointers to be made.

The No. 2 seed in the March Madness South Region is Arizona. Both the KenPom and NCAA NET rankings have the Wildcats at No. 10.

They are fourth in the US in scoring with 120.0 points per 100 possessions, shooting 56.6% from inside the arc and 38.2% from beyond the arc (17th).

On the other side of the ball, Arizona is ranked 41st in scoring defense, allowing 97.1 points per 100 possessions on 45.9% shooting inside the arc and 32.8% from beyond the arc (112th).

The Arizona Wildcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 matches.
The total went OVER in 7 of Arizona’s last 10 matches.
The Wildcats are 13-3 SU in their last 16 matches.

#15 Princeton Tigers vs #2 Arizona Wildcats. The NCAAB pick for this game is the #2 Arizona Wildcats. Although the Tigers have a strong defense, they might not keep the Wildcats out of the paint.

Keeshawn Kellman, a 6-foot-8 senior forward, will have to contend with 7-footer Oumar Ballo, who averages 14.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in 2022–23.

Azuolas Tubelis, a 6-foot-11 star for Arizona, is one of the most dominant power forwards in the nation, and 6-foot-7 Tosan Evbuomwan will guard him.

Tubelis averages 19.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 59.4% of his field goals are made.

Arizona is currently playing at the ninth-fastest pace in the country (72.3 possessions every 40 minutes), so it will be difficult for the Tigers to keep up with them.

Princeton is ranked 171st in the nation for pace (67.5), but the Tigers are 349th for the percentage of defensive turnovers (14.5). The #2 Arizona Wildcats will win with a predicted score of 80-64.

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