Arizona vs Utah Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for February 26

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The Utah Utes (15-12, 7-9 Big 12) will visit the Arizona Wildcats (18-9, 12-4 Big 12) after losing five road games in a row.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Arizona vs. Utah Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Arizona win (88.4%)

Take a look at these betting trends and insights before you bet on Wednesday's Arizona-Utah spread (Arizona -14.5) or over/under (154.5 points).

Arizona has won 15 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 12 times.
Utah has covered 14 times in 27 matchups with a spread this year.
Arizona covers the spread when it is a 14.5-point favorite or more 66.7% of the time. That's more often than Utah covers as an underdog of 14.5 or more (never covered this season).
The Wildcats have covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than road games. They have covered eight times in 14 games at home, and they've covered six times in nine games on the road.
Against the spread, the Utes have performed better at home (11-6-0) than on the road (2-6-0).
Against the spread, in conference action, Arizona is 10-7-0 this season.
Utah has eight wins against the spread in 16 Big 12 games this year.

Arizona has come away with 15 wins in the 22 contests it has been listed as the moneyline favorite in this season.
The Wildcats have not lost in eight games this year when favored by -1587 or better on the moneyline.
Utah has won four of the 15 games it was the underdog on the moneyline this season (26.7%).
The Utes have played as a moneyline underdog of +860 or longer in just two games this season, which they lost both.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies Arizona has a 94.1% chance of walking away with the win.

Arizona is outscoring opponents by 11.2 points per game with a +301 scoring differential overall. It puts up 81.6 points per game (29th in college basketball) and gives up 70.4 per contest (135th in college basketball).
Caleb Love paces Arizona, recording 16.2 points per game (168th in the nation).
Utah's +118 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 4.3 points per game) is a result of putting up 75.1 points per game (143rd in college basketball) while giving up 70.8 per contest (144th in college basketball).
Utah's leading scorer, Gabe Madsen, is 196th in the country, averaging 15.8 points per game.
The Wildcats prevail in the rebound battle by an average of 8.5 boards. They are collecting 36.8 rebounds per game (12th in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 28.3 per contest.
Tobe Awaka averages eight rebounds per game (ranking 62nd in college basketball) to lead the Wildcats.
The Utes are 34th in the country at 35.3 rebounds per game. That's 4.6 more than the 30.7 their opponents average.
Keanu Dawes paces the team with 5.6 rebounds per game (415th in college basketball).
Arizona ranks 61st in college basketball by averaging 101 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 44th in college basketball, allowing 87.2 points per 100 possessions.
The Utes' 95.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 186th in college basketball, and the 89.9 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 101st in college basketball.

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