The Arizona Wildcats will play host to the Stanford Cardinal in Pac-12 action on Sunday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and the Wildcats are 4.5-point favorites, while the total is 138 in the latest Arizona vs. Stanford odds. Arizona is 15-12 with a 6-8 record in the conference, while Stanford is 14-12 with a 7-7 mark in the Pac-12. Arizona won when these two teams met at Stanford last month, 75-70, but they have gone 3-8 since, while Stanford has gone 7-4 in that same time span.
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Now, the model has locked in on Arizona vs. Stanford. We can tell you it's backing the Over, but it has also generated a strong pick against the spread that hits in almost 60 percent of simulations. You can see that one only at SportsLine.
For Sunday's contest, the model knows that one huge advantage for Arizona should come from its knack for forcing turnovers and valuing possessions on its own end. Arizona's defense ranks 44th in the nation, forcing turnovers on 21.3 percent of their opponents' possessions. And Stanford turns the ball over on 20.9 percent of possessions, which ranks 305th in the country.
On the other end, it's more of the same. Arizona commits turnovers on 16.2 percent of possessions, the 33rd-best mark in the nation, while Stanford forces turnovers only 17.2 percent of the time (275th). Fittingly, Arizona won the turnover battle in the first meeting, 19-10.
But just because the Wildcats can generate turnovers doesn't mean they'll cover the Stanford vs. Arizona spread on Sunday.
One area where Stanford has made major improvements is by using its size to get the ball inside and obtain high-quality looks around the rim. Stanford's eight-player rotation features only one player under 6-foot-5.
They have 7-footer Josh Sharma at center, while Kezie Okpala and Oscar Da Silva each go 6-foot-9 at forward. The latter two have become the biggest assets offensively for Stanford, which has shot 50 percent or better from the field in six of its past 11 games and won each of those contests.
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