Arizona vs. Akron Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - First Round

The No. 4 seed in the East Region bracket, the Arizona Wildcats (22-12), and the No. 13 seed Akron Zips (28-6) square off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Climate Pledge Arena, starting at 7:48 p.m. ET. Arizona is a 14-point favorite in the matchup, which airs on truTV. The matchup's over/under is 164.5.

Arizona heads into this game following a 72-64 loss to Houston on Saturday. Caleb Love's team-leading 19 points paced Arizona in the loss. Akron is coming off of a 76-74 victory against Miami (OH) in its last outing on Saturday. In Akron's win, Nate Johnson led the team with 22 points (adding two rebounds and five assists).

Arizona vs. Akron Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, March 21, 2025 at 7:48 p.m. ET
• Where: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington
• Spread favorite: Arizona -14
• Moneyline favorite: Arizona -1000
• Moneyline underdog: Akron +655
• Over/Under: 164.5 points

How to watch Arizona vs. Akron

• TV Channel: truTV
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Betting the Over/Under: Arizona vs. Akron

• Arizona and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's over/under (164.5 points) 10 times this season.
• A total of 11 of Akron's games have finished with a combined score over 164.5 points this season.
• The over/under for the contest of 164.5 is 1.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Wildcats (81.7 points per game) and the Zips (84.6 points per game).
• This game's total is 17.6 fewer points than the 146.9 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2023.
• On average, the over/under in Arizona's games is 10.3 fewer points than the over/under of 164.5 in this contest.
• A difference of 5.4 points separates this game's over/under (164.5 points) and the average over/under in Akron's games (159.1) this season.

Betting the Spread: Arizona vs. Akron

• Arizona has 18 wins against the spread in 34 games this year.
• This season, the Wildcats have an against-the-spread record of 7-4 in their 11 games as a favorite of 14 points or more.
• Akron has played 32 games, with 17 wins against the spread.
• The Zips have been underdogs by 14 points or more one time this season and have not covered the spread once.
• Arizona is 9-7 against the spread, and 13-3 overall, at home.
• At home, as a 14-point favorite or more, Arizona is 6-4 ATS.
• This year in away games, Akron is 6-6 against the spread and 8-4 overall.
• Akron is winless ATS (0-1) away from home as 14-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Arizona vs. Akron

• This season, Arizona has been moneyline favorites 25 times and won 18, or 72%, of those games.
• The Wildcats have been at least a -1000 moneyline favorite 11 times this season and won each of those games.
• Arizona has a 90.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Akron has come away with one win in the six contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Zips have played as an underdog of +655 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Akron has a 13.2% chance of pulling out a win.