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Arizona fan and Alumni but I will be honest today I am worried about.
This Arizona team has one major flaw and it is major. That is shooting the 3 ball. It may be even more difficult today if Gabe York does not play (listed as questionable). That will only leave Pitts as Arizona only true 3 pt shooter. Arizona has not proven to have a consistent shooter that can help extend the defense which has cause Arizona to have troubles in games. Teams who sag back and guard the paint have been successful against Arizona. I dont see how Utah doesnt feel they can sag back a little until someone can prove to hit the long ball. In addition to the long ball Zeus is so hit or miss on the offensive end. Some games he comes to get physical and some games he shys away from this. Imo he has been a let down on the offensive end from all the hype he had coming in as a 5 Star recruit from NH. I dont see him being a huge threat on the offensive end today as I think Utah will force him into a very physical game and to me it seems he shys away when the game gets like this.
Utah is such a well rounded team and I think a Top 5 team in the country. They are well coached and this team will play as a team. They have everybody back from injury which is big because Loveridge is needed for this game. Utah will be facing the best defensive team they will probably face all year but that is pretty much any team that plays Arizona as Miller preaches defense first but Miller doesnt like to run much but this year he has let them get loose a little more.
Going for Arizona they have the second longest winning streak at home at 31 and McKale will be rocking today. This game has been hyped around campus so Utah is walking into the toughest place to play in the Pac12 but Utah has shown they can stay composed in tough games. Utah will not come walking into McKale intimidated. After watching them against ASU, which I expected Utah to be a little sluggish in a look ahead game to Arizona, they dominated in all aspects of the game and came to Arizona to get a sweep.
My call is a close game but would not be surprised if Utah snaps Arizona home winning streak. Expect Utah to sag a little something they usually would not do but no need to worry about Arizona on the perimeter. If Arizona wants to cover McConnell is going to need to hit from the perimeter today something he is not asked to do.
As an Arizona fan I hate to say this but take the points and ML isnt a bad bet either.
Utah +5.5
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