Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 1/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: PAC12

Alaska Airlines Arena is the location where the Washington Huskies (9-8) will meet the Colorado Buffaloes (13-6) on Thursday.

The Colorado Buffaloes played Oregon and took home the win by a score of 82-78 in their last game. Colorado finished with a 50.0% FG percentage (27 out of 54) and buried 8 out of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Buffaloes converted 20 of 22 shots for a rate of 90.9%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning defending, Colorado allowed the other team to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 28 of 60 shooting. Oregon earned 11 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. Additionally, Oregon snagged 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oregon shot 78.9% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 19 attempts. They made 7 of 20 tries from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Buffaloes finished with 13 and Oregon accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Jabari Walker is one guy who was a factor in this game. He walked away with 24 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He played for 31 mins and snagged 11 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 81.8% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Colorado heads into this game with a mark of 13-6 so far this season. They turn it over 14.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Colorado is pulling in 37.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 250 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 166th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Buffaloes are shooting 34.0% from downtown (111 of 326) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 70.9 points per outing (198th in Division 1) while going 44.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Buffaloes are able to force 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 121st in D-1 in giving up assists with 213 conceded for the year. The Buffaloes defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.3% (454 of 1,100) and they surrender 31.7 boards per game as a unit. They give up 32.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 121st in the nation in PPG allowed (66.7).

In their last game, the Washington Huskies went home defeated by a final of 84-56 when they faced Oregon. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Washington permitted Oregon to pull down 25 overall (5 offensive). They went 50.0% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 18 and finished the game at 11 of 13 from the charity stripe (84.6%). The Huskies allowed Oregon to knock down 32 of their 59 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 54.2% for this contest. When the game finished, the Huskies shot 17 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 30.9%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Washington made 4 of their 20 tries (20.0%). They were able to make 18 of them for a rate of 78.3%. Oregon earned 19 personal fouls in this game which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also coughed it up 23 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Huskies were able to corral 17 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this contest.

Emmitt Matthews ended up having an impact for the Huskies in the game. He had 12 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 4 out of 10 for the game for a rate of 40.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Washington has a mark of 9-8 this year. The Huskies are responsible for committing 17.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.2 times per contest (342nd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest. Washington has totaled 1,183 pts on the campaign (69.6 per contest) and they collect 32.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 39.7% from the floor, which ranks them 340th in the country.

The Huskies are ranked 273rd in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 72.2. They are forcing their opponents into 17.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the floor (290th in college basketball). The Washington defense gives up 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (113 of 332) and opponents are knocking down 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.4 dimes and 40.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 167th and 353rd in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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