CS-FULLERTON vs ARIZONA ST
When: 8:00 PM  ET, Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Where: Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe), Tempe, Arizona

TV: 8:00 PM
LINE: -12
PREDICTION: ARIZONA ST , CS-FULLERTON

Oddsmakers currently have the ARIZONA ST listed as -12 point favorites versus the CS-FULLERTON, while the game’s total is sitting at 153.5.

Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley has reconfigured his roster after losing his top three scorers and faces of last season’s successful “Guard U” program identity. The new-look Sun Devils’ first challenge is Tuesday night’s season opener against visiting Cal State Fullerton, the defending Big West Tournament champion.

Guards Tra Holder, Shannon Evans and Kodi Justice are gone, taking with them their combined averages of 47.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 8.9 assists. In their place is more size and – hopefully, from Hurley’s viewpoint – more versatility and defensive ability as Arizona State’s 12-0 start fizzled into a 8-12 finish a year ago, including a First Four loss in the NCAA Tournament. “I have a lot of roster flexibility,” Hurley said last month at the Pac-12’s media day gathering in San Francisco. “I have different lineups, more size, more ability to maybe generate turnovers and get out in the open floor. Also, our closeouts now are guys that have a 7-1 wing span. So it certainly is going to help, I think, our defense and our ability to get stops more regularly.”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network

ABOUT CAL STATE FULLERTON (2017-18: 20-12): After making only the program’s third NCAA tourney appearance in 44 seasons, the Titans are picked to finish only behind UC Irvine in the preseason Big West media poll. Leading the way are senior guards Khalil Ahmad and Kyle Allman, a pair of first-team preseason all-conference selections who averaged a combined 34.6 points a season ago. Jackson Rowe, a 6-foot-7 forward, is another one of the team’s four returning starters after averaging 12.7 points and a team-leading 6.7 rebounds.

ABOUT ARIZONA STATE (2017-18: 20-12): The Sun Devils do have one member of their potent 2017-18 backcourt returning in sophomore Remy Martin, chosen as the Pac-12’s Co-Sixth Man of the Year after averaging 9.6 points and 2.9 assists off the bench. He’ll run the point this year and be joined by Rob Edwards, a Cleveland State transfer and second-team All-Horizon League selection in 2017, and highly touted Canadian freshman Luguentz Dort. Up front, 6-foot-8 Romello White returns after averaging 10.5 points and a team-most 7.1 rebounds, while newcomers Zylan Cheatham, a 6-foot-8 San Diego State transfer, and 6-foot-8 freshman Taeshon Cherry will be counted on to team with returning reserves De’Quon Lake (7.2 points, 5.2 rebounds) and Mickey Mitchell (5.8, 5.2) to provide some strength and length.

TIP-INS

1. Arizona State was picked to finish sixth in the Pac-12 preseason media poll, trailing Oregon, UCLA, Washington, Arizona and USC.

2. The Sun Devils’ recruiting class, headlined by Dort and Cherry, was ranked 11th nationally by 247Sports.

3. Cal State Fullerton’s Allman led the league in scoring with his 19.5 average and was the Big West Tournament MVP in leading the Titans to the title.

PREDICTION: Arizona State 78, Cal State Fullerton 72

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MICHIGAN ST vs ARIZONA ST
When: 9/8/2018 10:45 PM
Where:

TV: 10:45 PM
LINE:
PREDICTION: ARIZONA ST , MICHIGAN ST

Oddsmakers currently have the ARIZONA ST listed as point favorites versus the MICHIGAN ST, while the game’s total is sitting at .

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UTSA vs ARIZONA ST
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2018
Where: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

TV: 10:30 PM
LINE: -18.5
PREDICTION: ARIZONA ST , UTSA

Oddsmakers currently have the ARIZONA ST listed as -18.5 point favorites versus the UTSA, while the game’s total is sitting at 54.

Herm Edwards is set to make his debut as coach at Arizona State when the Sun Devils host Texas-San Antonio on Saturday night, his first time back on the sideline in 10 years. Edwards was the coach of the Kansas City Chiefs from 2006-08, then spent nine years as a studio analyst for ESPN before he was hired by the Sun Devils on Dec. 3.

Edwards inherited a team that returns 14 starters, including quarterback Manny Wilkins and his top two receivers N’Keal Harry and Kyle Williams. Wilkins overcame an injury-filled 2016 season — and the arrival of a high-profile transfer from Alabama who seemed destined to steal his job — to confidently pass for 3,270 yards and 20 touchdowns last season, while also running for another 282 yards and seven scores. Harry figures to benefit the most from Edwards’ pro-style offense and the junior from nearby Chandler, Ariz., should improve on last season’s totals of 82 receptions for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns. UTSA will be young and mostly inexperienced on offense, but the Roadrunners hired former Auburn offensive coordinator Al Borges to fill the same role and he should bring out the best in that group.

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1. LINE: Arizona State -18.5

ABOUT TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO (2017: 6-5): The Roadrunners return four starters on offense and six on defense, led by senior defensive lineman Kevin Strong Jr. and junior linebacker Josiah Tauaefa, both preseason All-Conference USA selections. Strong had seven tackles for loss and three sacks for a UTSA defense that led Conference USA in seven categories. Tauaefa set a freshman school record with 115 tackles in 2016 and was named to the C-USA all-freshman team, but he was slowed by a knee injury that caused him to sit out three games last season.

ABOUT ARIZONA STATE (2017: 7-6): The Sun Devils will be short-handed on defense in their season opener, as senior linebacker Jay Jay Wilson has been suspended for an incident that occurred during a closed practice Aug. 15. Arizona State was already thin at linebacker because Koron Crump, a second-team all Pac-12 pick in 2016, is still not 100 percent after sustaining a season-ending knee injury in the third game last season. Merlin Robertson, who played at Serra High School just outside of Los Angeles last season, is set to become the first true freshman to start at linebacker for the Sun Devils since Vontaze Burfict in 2009.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Arizona State has won its past 19 home openers, tied for the fourth-longest active win streak in the country.

2. Arizona State, North Carolina State and West Virginia are the only FBS teams that return two receivers with at least 60 receptions last year.

3. The warmest temperature the Roadrunners have experienced at kickoff was 92 degrees in the 2013 season opener at New Mexico. Temperatures are expected to be near 100 at kickoff Saturday.

PREDICTION: Arizona State 45, UTSA 17

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USC Trojans vs Arizona State Sun Devils
When: 6:30 PM  ET, Sunday, February 26, 2017
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona

TV: 6:30 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Networks
LINE: 3
PREDICTION: USC 78, Arizona State 71

Oddsmakers currently have the USC listed as 3 point favorites versus the Arizona, while the game’s total is sitting at 162.5.

USC is through the toughest part of its regular season schedule and the Trojans can focus on a strong finish in the Pac-12 beginning Sunday at Arizona State. USC is coming off double-digit losses in the last two weeks to No. 7 Oregon, No. 5 UCLA and No. 4 Arizona, and closes out the regular season against Arizona State, Washington State and Washington, teams in the bottom half of the conference standings.

USC enters the game in sixth place in the Pac-12 and with a slim chance of climbing to fourth and earning a first-round bye at the conference tournament next month in Las Vegas. The Trojans would need to win their remaining games and hope fourth-place California loses its final two, and fifth-place Utah loses one of its last two. Arizona State can still finish as high as seventh or as low as 10th, which would be an improvement on last season’s 11th-place finish. Torian Graham and Obinna Oleka, the two seniors on the roster, should be motivated to finish their college careers on a high note, and Arizona State played the Trojans close in the last meeting, losing 82-79 in Los Angeles.

ABOUT USC (21-7, 8-7 Pac-12): Arizona State is another team that didn’t have to deal with USC 6-10 sophomore forward Bennie Boatwright in their first Pac-12 meeting, as Boatwright missed two months with a knee injury, including the first nine games of conference play. He’s averaging 18.3 points in the five games since his return, boosting his season average to a team-leading 14.9, and he should have plenty of room to work against the undersized Sun Devils. The other front court starter for the Trojans, 6-11 junior Chimezie Metu, was held to seven points in the last game against Arizona State, but should get better looks with Boatwright drawing a lot of attention.

ABOUT ARIZONA STATE (13-16, 6-10): Graham played all 40 minutes against USC last month and coach Bobby Hurley will probably lean on his 6-5 shooting guard again. He scored 24 points in that game and produced at least 24 in three of the last four games to bump his team-leading scoring average to 18.8, second best in the Pac-12. Tra Holder, the second-leading scorer for the Sun Devils at 16.8 points, has seen his point total drop from 21 to 10 to five in the last three games, so he’ll undoubtedly be looking to reverse that course.

TIP-INS
1. Graham has made 95 3-pointers this season, two shy of moving past Steven Smith (1993-94) for second in program history.
2. Oleka needs one double-double for 15 on the season, which would tie Ike Diogu (2004-05) for most in program history since the 1978-79 season.
3. USC has lost its last four games at Wells Fargo Arena.

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