How to watch Utah Utes vs. Arizona Wildcats: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Thursday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Utah vs. Arizona basketball game

By Scout Staff

Feb 8, 2024 at 9:01 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Arizona Wildcats @ Utah Utes

Current Records: Arizona 17-5, Utah 15-7

How To Watch

When: Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center -- Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $7.00

What to Know

Arizona has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the Utah Utes will face off in a Pac-12 battle at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Jon M. Huntsman Center. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

We saw a pretty high 165.5-over/under line set for Arizona's previous matchup, but the actual score was more down to earth. They walked away with an 82-71 victory over the Cardinal on Sunday.

Arizona got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Oumar Ballo out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Caleb Love was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.

Meanwhile, Utah's game on Saturday was all tied up 31-31 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against the Buffaloes by a score of 73-68. The victory was just what Utah needed coming off of a 98-73 loss in their prior matchup.

Utah can attribute much of their success to Gabe Madsen, who scored 21 points along with three steals, and Deivon Smith, who almost dropped a triple-double on 17 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists. Madsen didn't help Utah's cause all that much against the Huskies two weeks ago but the same can't be said for this contest.

The Wildcats' win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 29.5 points. As for the Utes, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Arizona and the Utes are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Arizona hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 89 points per game (they're ranked third in scoring overall). However, it's not like Utah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 78.4 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Looking ahead, Arizona is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 5.5 points. This contest will be their 12th straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 5-6 against the spread).