Arizona vs Akron Prediction, Preview & Odds: NCAA Tournament First Round

Arizona vs Akron How To Watch

Date: Friday, March 21
Venue: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
Time: 7:35 pm ET
TV: truTV
Teams: (4) Akron (28-6), (13) Arizona (22-12)
Region: East 
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Why Akron Will Win

Again, scoring. Lots of scoring.

Akron averaged close to 85 points per game partly because it rolls at such a high tempo and partly because it attacks the offensive glass as well as any of the one-bid conference teams.

It’s Arizona, there’s firepower there, but it doesn’t crank up a ton of threes, it bad at guarding the three, and it goes through strange lulls. The Zips can put up ten points in a snap.

Why Arizona Will Win

You think Arizona wants a game like this against a team that likes to score?

Oh yeah.

The Wildcats led the Big 12 in scoring, mostly by being great at getting on the move after coming up with the defensive board.

 Akron might be able to create a bunch of big things on offensive rounds, but the Wildcats should be able to hold their own. So it comes down to …

Arizona vs Akron: Who Will Win?

Does Arizona get good Caleb Love, bad Caleb Love, or the Caleb Love who struggles and then comes up with something magical just when it seems like he dragged the entire season down?

All of the above.

This will be a blast right up until the final two minutes when the Wildcats start to pull away.

Arizona vs Akron Prediction, Betting Lines

Prediction: Arizona 91, Akron 77
Arizona vs Akron Betting Lines
BetMGM Line: Arizona -14.5, o/u: 167.5
DraftKings Line: Arizona -14.5, o/u: 167.5
FanDuel Line: Arizona -14.5, o/u: 166.5
ATS Confidence out of 5:  3

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