{"id":26867,"date":"2012-12-24T17:51:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T22:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=26867"},"modified":"2012-12-24T17:51:04","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T22:51:04","slug":"ncaa-basketball-picks-arizona-wildcats-vs-san-diego-state-aztecs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball-picks-arizona-wildcats-vs-san-diego-state-aztecs-26867\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Basketball Picks: Arizona Wildcats vs. San Diego State Aztecs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona Wildcats vs. San Diego State Aztecs
\nTuesday, 12\/25\/12, 9:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN2
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Arizona -4.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Arizona -5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 132.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 133.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The San Diego State Aztecs have been on quite a run against Pac-12 Conference foes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arizona is set to appear in the championship game of the 2012 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, as it comes off an impressive 69-50 win over the Miami Hurricanes Sunday.\u00a0 \u201cWe can always get better,\u201d stated Wildcats guard Mark Lyons.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re jelling real well together.\u201d\u00a0 The program is 19-9 all-time when playing in Hawaii, as it looks to improve upon its 23-14 ATS record in non-conference play since 2010.\u00a0 Arizona 0-3 ATS as a neutral court favorite of 3.5 to 6 points the last two-plus seasons, which can\u2019t be ignored when making your NCAA basketball picks on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

The Wildcats have three players averaging in double figures, with Lyons leading the way in scoring 13.8 points per game.\u00a0 Arizona has compiled a losing 4-7 record against nationally ranked opponents under head coach Sean Miller since he arrived in Tuscon, something to consider when looking over the college basketball odds page.\u00a0 On the defensive end, the team has held eight of its 11 opponents to less than 60 points.<\/p>\n

San Diego State hasn\u2019t lost since suffering a season-opening defeat to the Syracuse Orange, as it comes off a 62-55 win over the Indiana State Sycamores as 9.5-point neutral site favorites.\u00a0 The Aztecs were led by star player Jamaal Franklin, who scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, as he\u2019s put up a double-digit figure in points in 32 consecutive games.\u00a0 San Diego State is 33-16 ATS when playing a team with a winning record over the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Aztecs have won their last 11 games versus Pac-12 Conference opponents, which fits nicely with the 16-6 ATS record when playing teams that allow 64 or less points since 2010.\u00a0 San Diego State is looking to capture its fourth straight multi-team in-season-seven championship, which makes them a dangerous underdog in this spot.\u00a0 The program has won 24 straight December games\u2014a statistic that signals that it could win its third consecutive game in this series.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Aztecs due to their 4-0 ATS mark versus Pac-12 foes, while the Wildcats are 0-5 ATS versus Mountain West Conference teams.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the college basketball handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n

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Arizona Wildcats vs. San Diego State Aztecs Tuesday, 12\/25\/12, 9:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN2 Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Arizona -4.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Arizona -5 Opening Total:\u00a0 132.5 Current Total:\u00a0 133.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Arizona is set to appear in the championship game of the 2012 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, as it comes off […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":25981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1444],"tags":[578,4230,5737,5942,508,5263,2491],"class_list":["post-26867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball","category-headlines","tag-arizona-wildcats","tag-diamond-head-classic","tag-jamaal-franklin","tag-mark-lyons","tag-mountain-west-conference","tag-pac-12-conference","tag-san-diego-state-aztecs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26868,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26867\/revisions\/26868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}