T.M. Selection: Utah.

I'm expecting a decisive victory for the Utes in this one. ASU finished 14-17, while Utah finished 18-12. Arizona State comes in with zero moment after three straight losses to end the season. Utah also closed with two straight losses, but the difference is that the Utes have a chance to "right a wrong" here in the opener of the Tournament. Utah lost 85-77 at home to ASU on February 10th as 13-point favorites. Note though that the Utes are a near-perfect 4-1 ATS in their last five in trying to avenge a SU/ATS conference home loss vs. an opponent. In my opinion, this spread should or could in fact be a lot larger, so that swings the value in favor to Utah for sure in this one.

T.M. Prediction: 80-66 Utes.