Cal Poly Mustangs vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 12/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cal Poly Mustangs vs Washington Huskies

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Cal Poly Mustangs (5-3) are on their way to Alaska Airlines Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the Washington Huskies (7-3).

The Cal Poly Mustangs played Portland State and earned the victory with a final of 72-49 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Mustangs ended up with 22 and Portland State recorded 17 fouls. They also made 6 out of their 21 tries from downtown. Portland State went 65.2% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 23 attempts. On top of that, Portland State grabbed 15 rebounds (3 offensive, 12 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Portland State totaled 7 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. When talking about defending, Cal Poly allowed their opponent to shoot 31.8% from the field on 14 of 44 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Mustangs converted 13 of their 15 shots for a rate of 86.7%. Cal Poly walked away from the game with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 53) and made 7 out of their 20 three-point attempts.

Brantly Stevenson is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He finished the game at 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 24 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He totaled 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Cal Poly will play this game with a mark of 5-3 this year. They currently have an average of 66.6 points per game (306th in the nation) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Mustangs are shooting 32.9% on shots from distance (50 of 152) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cal Poly is pulling in 34.9 boards per game and has 76 assists this season, which ranks 360th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Mustangs are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are ranked 22nd in D-1 in allowing assists with 89 surrendered for the season. The Mustangs are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.1% (170 of 424) and they concede 32.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 31.4% on 3-pointers and they are 51st in the country in PPG allowed (62.9).

For their last game, the Washington Huskies went home defeated by a final of 77-60 against Gonzaga. The Huskies earned 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. Gonzaga earned 12 fouls for this contest which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Washington made 7 of their 26 tries (26.9%). When the game finished, the Huskies ended up going 23 out of 57 from the field which had them shooting 40.4%. The Huskies allowed Gonzaga to make 29 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.8% for the matchup. They finished 26.3% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 19 and ended up going 14 of 21 from the charity stripe (66.7%). In regard to team rebounding, Washington allowed Gonzaga to grab 34 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Keion Brooks was important for the Huskies in this matchup. He knocked down 6 of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He recorded 14 points in his 29 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist in the game.

Washington has a record of 7-3 for the year. The Huskies are committing 17.1 fouls every game and they connect on 75.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 10.3 times per game (344th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. Washington has accounted for 691 pts for the campaign (69.1 per game) and they snag 33.7 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which ranks 206th in D-1.

The Washington defense surrenders 26.2% on 3-pointers (62 of 237) and opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.0 assists and 35.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 220th and 244th in those categories on the defensive end. The Huskies on defense are ranked 98th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 65.2. They have forced 14.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.5% from the floor (89th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cal Poly

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