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The Idaho State Bengals and the Arizona State Sun Devils meet at Desert Financial Arena Tuesday in the regular-season opener for both teams. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Idaho State vs. Arizona State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
The Bengals are projected to be among the worst teams in the Big Sky Conference, which is an ominous sign heading into this road game against the Sun Devils.
Arizona State, led by coach Bobby Hurley, had a monster recruiting class, so we’ll see how things come together. Jayden Quaintance is a tremendous center and former 5-star transfer from Kentucky. BJ Freeman and Alston Mason are also key additions, and if they jell sooner rather than later, Sparky could get off to a hot start.
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Idaho State at Arizona State odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 7:08 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Idaho State +1600 (bet $100 to win $1,600) | Arizona State -4500 (bet $4,500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Idaho State +19.5 (-115) | Arizona State -19.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 140.5 (O: -106 | U: -114)
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Idaho State at Arizona State picks and predictions
Prediction
Arizona State 85, Idaho State 59
Moneyline
Arizona State (-4500) will cost you 45 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not enough reward. Betting such heavy favorites like this is foolish, and a terrible long-term betting strategy.
AVOID.
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Against the spread
ARIZONA STATE -19.5 (-115) is an excellent play in the desert, as the Sun Devils look to fire off to a hot start against the smallish Idaho State +19.5 (-105) which is expected to finish in the bottom third of the Big Sky.
The Bengals are going to have a size problem, and you can expect Quaintance to have his way at home in this opener. Expect him to go for a double-double, as Idaho State will have very few answers.
Over/Under
OVER 140.5 (-106) is the lean in the opener, but only go with a half-unit play at best.
The Sun Devils should do most of the heavy lifting to get this one across the finish line for an Over, and it’s hard to believe this line is so low. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Arizona State go for close to 90 points, as it meets very little resistance.
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