The top two teams in the Pac-12 meet on Saturday as Utah hosts Arizona.
The Arizona Wildcats are 11-1 SU and 9-3 ATS record over their last 12 games. The Wildcats hope to remain hot heading into the postseason facing one of their toughest road tests of the season this Saturday against Utah at the Jon M. Huntsman Center
Arizona is a strong contender on the odds to win the NCAA Tournament at 14/1. All three of Arizona's losses have come on the road this season, and facing a quality opponent like Utah away from home will be a tough test for the Wildcats.
While the Wildcats have struggled on the road at times this season, they have also had some strong performances as well. Arizona is 5-1 SU and ATS in its last six games on the road, with the most impressive of those wins coming against Stanford back in January.
With a Top 30 offense and a Top 15 defense, the Wildcats look like a strong enough team to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, but this test against Utah and the Pac-12 Tournament will go a long way in showing whether or not this team can win away from home.
The Utes have had an excellent season at 22-5 SU and 19-7 ATS, but their resume could use a win like this one. Against ranked teams, Utah is 1-3 SU and 2-2 ATS with losses to San Diego State, Kansas and Arizona and the only win coming at home against Wichita State in overtime.
Like Arizona, the Utes have had some trouble on the road but have been perfect at home with a 16-0 SU and 11-4 ATS record. Utah is going off at 25/1 on the 2015 March Madness odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
In 11 head-to-head meetings between these two teams since 2004 the Arizona Wildcats are a perfect 11-0 SU against the Utes with a 6-5 ATS advantage over that stretch. The UNDER is 4-1-1 in the last six games between these two Pac-12 rivals according to the OddsShark College Basketball Database.
Arizona topped Utah 69-51 in Arizona in January, but this game figures to be a lot closer with Utah at home.
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