Arizona Wildcats vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 2/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Washington Huskies

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: PAC12

The Washington Huskies (12-9) will go up against the Arizona Wildcats (20-2) at Alaska Airlines Arena on Saturday.

The Arizona Wildcats took the court against Arizona State and went home with a win by a final score of 91-79 in their last game. Arizona wrapped up the contest having earned a 56.7% FG percentage (34 of 60) and made 7 out of their 19 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 16 of 23 shots for a percentage of 69.6%. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned a total of 46 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 20 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to defending, Arizona allowed their opponent to shoot 42.3% from the floor on 30 out of 71 shooting. Arizona State doled out 20 dimes and had 12 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Arizona State had 24 rebounds (9 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Arizona State finished the game shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 6 of 9 attempts. They buried 13 of 30 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 16 while Arizona State finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Pelle Larsson is a guy who came through in this game. He finished the game shooting 100.0% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played for 20 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He finished with 14 points on 5 of 5 shooting.

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Arizona will take the court with a win-loss record of 20-2 on the campaign. They average 85.1 points per game (3rd in college hoops) while hitting 48.4% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (171 of 510) and 72.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Arizona is pulling in 43.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 442 dimes so far this year, which is 4th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.7 fouls per game.

On defense, the Wildcats have forced 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 fouls. They currently rank 95th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 261 relinquished this season. The Wildcats defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 37.0% (532 of 1,436) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 32.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 71st in D-1 in points per game allowed (65.1).

The last time they took the court, the Washington Huskies took a loss by a final score of 87-69 against Stanford. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Washington allowed Stanford to grab 41 in total (14 offensive). They shot 40.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 from the charity stripe (62.5%). The Huskies allowed Stanford to convert 33 of 65 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.8% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Huskies went 27 for 69 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington knocked down 6 out of their 22 tries (27.3%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Stanford had 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Huskies snagged 15 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this game.

Terrell Brown was important for the Huskies in this matchup. He made 13 out of 23 in the matchup giving him a rate of 56.5%, and earned 7 rebounds. He earned 30 points in his 39 mins on the court and tallied 6 assists for this contest.

Washington has a record of 12-9 this season. When it comes to offense, the Huskies are connecting on 40.4% from the field, which is ranked 329th in the nation. Washington has scored 1,473 pts for the year (70.1 per contest) and they pull in 33.1 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 10.5 times per contest (332nd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per game. The Huskies commit 17.0 fouls every game while shooting 68.0% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 259th in college basketball in PPG given up with 71.9. They are able to force 17.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (249th in college basketball). The Washington defense gives up 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (145 of 432) and their opponents are making 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.0 assists and 40.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 215th and 353rd in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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