NHL Best Bets for Tuesday (11/19)
Kenneth Le
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The college basketball season is less than three weeks away, and here at FTN Fantasy we have you covered for what promises to be another thrilling year of upsets and incredible finishes. I will be taking you around the country with a betting preview of the major conferences. I recap the betting trends from last season, list projected starters, preview the season, identify a key player, and reveal how I’m backing or fading each team.
Let’s start with the best conference in college basketball, the Big 12. Last season, the conference added four new teams in Houston, BYU, Cincinnati and UCF. This year, the conference expanded to 16 teams, with Arizona State, Utah, Colorado and Arizona bolstering an already-elite conference. The Big 12 says farewell to Texas and Oklahoma, who are now in the SEC.
Let’s take a look at our betting preview for the Arizona Wildcats.
2024-2025 College Basketball Season Preview: Arizona Wildcats
Conference: Pac-12
Head Coach: Tommy Lloyd (4th season)
2023-2024 Record: 27-9 (15-5)
ATS: 22-14
O/U: 16-20
Projected Starters: G Jaden Bradley; G Caleb Love; G KJ Lewis; F Trey Townsend; C Motiejus Krivas
Another year, another regular-season conference title for Arizona, their second in three years under Lloyd’s leadership. They now join the Big 12, where they are projected a respectable fifth, behind Kansas, Houston, Iowa State and Baylor. Caleb Love posted 18 PPG and is preseason All-Big 12, despite his volume-based (41.4%) production. The Wildcats need a big jump from sophomore KJ Lewis (6.1 PPG), and last year’s Horizon League Player of the Year, Trey Townsend (17.3 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 1.3 SPG). Townsend impressed in the NCAA Tournament when No. 14 Oakland upset No. 3 Kentucky, and then lost in overtime to eventual Final Four participant NC State. Townsend averaged 23.5 PPG and 12.5 RPG in those two matchups. Krivas, the 7-foot-2 Lithuanian product, should ascend to the starting center role.
Key Player: Jaden Bradley
Bradley only averaged 7.0 PPG as a reserve with the Wildcats last season, but flashed his upside with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 stocks in the 77-72 Sweet 16 loss to Clemson. Bradley will now pair with Love in the Arizona backcourt, providing much more athleticism than Pelle Larsson last season. He needs to continue to build on his end of season production to help Arizona reach their lofty preseason projection in the best college basketball conference in the country.
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