Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Hulu Live TV

Alaska Airlines Arena is where the Washington Huskies (6-2) will try to beat the Colorado Buffaloes (4-4) on Sunday.

The Colorado Buffaloes played Arizona State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-59 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Buffaloes ended up with 15 while Arizona State accumulated 20 personal fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. Arizona State finished 53.8% from the free throw line by burying 7 of 13 shots. In addition, Arizona State snagged 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Arizona State earned 16 assists and had 14 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Colorado allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 24 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Buffaloes buried 9 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 52.9%. Colorado walked away from the contest having earned a 37.7% field goal percentage (20 of 53) and buried 10 of their 26 3-pointers.

Tristan Da Silva is a guy who had an impact for the contest. He finished with 10 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He played 30 minutes played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He ended up going 44.4% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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Colorado will enter this game with a record of 4-4 this season. They average 72.4 pts per contest (187th in the nation) while going 42.3% from the field. The Buffaloes are connecting on 32.6% on 3-point shots (59 of 181) and 66.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Colorado is grabbing 40.5 boards per contest and has tallied 111 assists on the year, which is 119th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.9 times per game and as a team they commit 17.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Buffaloes are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 160th in college basketball in allowing assists with 90 conceded on the campaign. The Buffaloes defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.4% (195 of 483) and they concede 36.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 29.1% from beyond the arc and they are 171st in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.3).

The last time they took the court, the Washington Huskies took a loss by a score of 66-65 when they played Oregon State. The Huskies recorded 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. Oregon State committed 15 fouls in this game which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Washington converted 8 of 26 attempts (30.8%). In all, the Huskies went 22 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0%. The Huskies permitted Oregon State to make 22 of 49 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9% in this matchup. They went 28.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 of 14 and ended up shooting 18 of 23 from the charity stripe (78.3%). When discussing rebounds, Washington permitted Oregon State to pull down 35 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Keion Brooks ended up having an impact for the Huskies in this matchup. He scored 21 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He converted 6 of 10 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 6-2 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Huskies are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which is ranked 220th in the country. Washington has earned 558 points this season (69.8 per contest) and they average 35.1 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 10.1 times per game (343rd in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Huskies are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per game and they shoot 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 81st in college hoops in points allowed per game with 64.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (44th in college basketball). The Washington defense concedes 25.9% on shots from beyond the arc (52 of 201) and opponents are making 73.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 12.1 dimes and 36.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 172nd and 254th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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