Utah vs Arizona State Prediction 2/28/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Utah Utes and the Arizona State Sun Devils meet Saturday in college basketball action from ASU Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Here’s a Utah vs Arizona State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Utah vs Arizona State pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Utah Utes Betting Preview

The Utes were able to go .500 over their first 18 games at 9-9, but then hit a losing streak versus Kansas State, BYU, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Kansas, Houston and Cincinnati to fall to 9-16. After a win over West Virginia and two more losses to Central Florida and Iowa State, the Utes have managed to carve out a 10-18 record across their first 28 outings.

In the Iowa State game on Tuesday the Utes came out of the locker room at halftime sporting a 10-point deficit on the scoreboard 41-31. Utah was outscored 34-28 the rest of the way so they didn’t get any closer in an eventual 75-59 loss on their home court. Leading the team in scoring was Terrence Brown with 18 points, four rebounds and three assists in the defeat.

Arizona State Sun Devils Betting Preview

Over on the Arizona State side, they were able to take wins in 10 of their first 16 games this season (which also featured a four-game losing streak). Arizona State then lost five of six with losses versus Arizona, Houston, West Virginia, Central Florida and Arizona again. After that came a 2-1 run with wins over Utah and Oklahoma State around a loss to Colorado. After a win over Texas Tech came losses to Baylor and TCU.

Matched up against TCU on Tuesday the Sun Devils were sitting in the locker room with a 33-30 deficit at halftime. Arizona State was outscored 57-48 the rest of the way during a 90-78 loss on the road. Tops in scoring during the defeat was Moe Odum with 21 points and 10 assists. Anthony Johnson added 18 points with three assists and two boards as well.

Utah Utes @ Arizona State Sun Devils Betting Trends: February 28, 2026

Why the Arizona State Sun Devils will win

• Utah has lost 13 of its last 14 road games against the Big 12 Conference.
• Arizona State has won each of its last four home games against Utah.
• The home team has won the first half in four of Arizona State’s last five games.

Why the Utah Utes will win

• Arizona State has lost eight of its last 10 day games against the Big 12 Conference.
• The road team has won each of Utah’s last three games.
• Arizona State has lost the first half in three of its last four home day games against the Big 12 Conference.

Utah vs Arizona State Prediction

I’ll just stick with Arizona State. The Sun Devils are coming off a spotty loss to a pretty good TCU team, shooting 45.9 percent from the field with 25 percent (5-of-20) from 3-point range. Arizona State was out-rebounded 36-30 and had 12 turnovers along the way. The Sun Devils have lost consecutive games now (both on the road), giving up a combined 163 points in that pair.

Back on February 4 when these teams last played each other, Arizona State took a 71-63 victory on the road. In that game the Sun Devils shot just 38.6 percent from the field with a 36-32 deficit on the boards. That said, Arizona State also held the Utes to just 39 percent shooting on defense. Here in the home rematch I like the Sun Devils to get that shooting percentage up and control the game.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Arizona State Sun Devils -6.5