Arizona vs. Utah State odds, prediction: 2026 NCAA Tournament picks from proven model

The 2026 NCAA Tournament continues with a must-see second-round contest on Sunday night, as the No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats face the No. 9 Utah State Aggies in the West Region. The Wildcats easily handled LIU in the first round of March Madness by a score of 92-58. As for USU, it defeated No. 8 seed Villanova by 10 points to reach the second round. Utah State owns the 3-1 edge in the all-time matchups between the programs, but Zona won the last meeting in 2005.

Tipoff from the Viejas Arena in San Diego is at 7:50 p.m. ET. The Wildcats are 11.5-point favorites in the latest Arizona vs. Utah State odds, while the over/under is 154.5. 

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered the 2026 NCAA Tournament on a sizzling 11-1 run on top-ranked over/under picks dating back to last year, and is on a 28-22 run on top-rated CBB side picks. Anyone following could have seen HUGE returns!

The model has simulated Arizona vs. Utah State 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is going Over on the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time!

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