Boise State Broncos vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 12/22/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boise State Broncos vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Location: Spokane Arena in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Washington State Cougars (8-4) will take on the Boise State Broncos (8-4) at Spokane Arena on Wednesday.

The Boise State Broncos stepped onto the hardwood against Montana Tech and took home the win by a score of 88-57 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Broncos finished with 16 while Montana Tech accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 17 tries from 3-point land. Montana Tech finished the contest at 64.3% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of 14 tries. In addition, Montana Tech grabbed 26 boards (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Montana Tech recorded 9 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In regard to defense, Boise State allowed the other team to shoot 36.8% from the field on 21 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 45 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Broncos converted 10 of 17 tries for a percentage of 58.8%. Boise State walked away from the contest with a 53.3% field goal percentage (32 out of 60) and made 14 of their 27 3-pointers.

Mladen Armus is one guy who was important in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and grabbed 12 rebounds. He ended up going 72.7% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Boise State heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 8-4 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Boise State is snagging 38.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 159 assists so far this year, which is 128th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Broncos are connecting on 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (91 of 269) and 58.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.3 points per game (226th in the nation) while going 44.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Broncos are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 102 conceded for the season. The Broncos defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.3% (258 of 640) and they surrender 30.7 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 31.4% on shots from distance and they are 23rd in the nation in points per game from their opponents (59.0).

When they last played, the Washington State Cougars got the win with a final of 82-56 against Northern Colorado. In the matter of how they rebounded, Washington State allowed Northern Colorado to get 29 overall (5 offensive). They went 28.1% from distance by shooting 9 out of 32 and ended up going 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). The Cougars allowed Northern Colorado to make 17 out of their 53 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 32.1% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars shot 27 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Washington State knocked down 12 of their 33 tries (36.4%). They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 88.9%. Northern Colorado was called for 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Cougars corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this contest.

DJ Rodman ended up having an impact for the Cougars for the contest. He converted 7 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 10 rebounds. He totaled 21 points in his 24 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the game.

Washington State has a win-loss record of 8-4 on the year. As an offense, the Cougars are connecting on 43.4% from the field, which has them ranked 215th in Division 1. Washington State has totaled 932 pts this season (77.7 per contest) and they pull in 39.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 10.9 times per contest (314th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Cougars have committed 19.1 fouls per game and they connect on 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Washington State defense concedes 30.9% from downtown (79 of 256) and their opposition knocks down 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.7 assists and 32.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 25th and 83rd in those categories. The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 82nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 63.8. They have forced 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.1% from the field (50th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington State

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