Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 1/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Sunday, January 30, 2022

Location: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: FS1

The Colorado Buffaloes (13-7) are hitting the road to Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum on Sunday where they will compete against the Washington State Cougars (11-7).

The Colorado Buffaloes faced Washington and went home with a loss by a final score of 60-58 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Buffaloes ended up walking away with 16 while Washington recorded 18 personal fouls. They converted 4 of their 17 shots from distance. Washington shot 47.1% from the free throw line by converting 8 of their 17 attempts. On top of that, Washington grabbed 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Washington doled out 10 assists and had 16 steals in this game. In reference to defense, Colorado allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the field on 24 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Buffaloes buried 14 of their 17 tries for a rate of 82.4%. Colorado wrapped up the game having earned a 34.0% field goal percentage (18 out of 53) and made 8 of 24 shots from downtown.

Eli Parquet is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He totaled 9 points on 3 of 5 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Colorado comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-7 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Colorado is snagging 37.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 264 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 152nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Buffaloes are shooting 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (119 of 350) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.3 points per contest (208th in Division 1) while shooting 44.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Buffaloes are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 128th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 223 conceded for the year. The Buffaloes defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.2% (478 of 1,161) and they surrender 32.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 32.0% on three-point shots while they are 111th in D-1 in points per game allowed (66.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Washington State Cougars took home the win by a final score of 71-54 when they played Utah. The Cougars snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the game. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. Utah committed 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 93.8%. In relation to 3-pointers, Washington State knocked down 8 of 31 attempts (25.8%). In all, the Cougars ended up shooting 24 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.9%. The Cougars allowed Utah to convert 18 of 46 tries from the field which had them shooting 39.1% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 35.0% from beyond the perimeter via 7 out of 20 and finished the contest at 11 of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Washington State allowed Utah to pull down 25 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Andrej Jakimovski ended up having an impact for the Cougars in the matchup. He converted 5 of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He tallied 15 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

Washington State has a mark of 11-7 on the year. As an offense, the Cougars are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which ranks them 276th in the nation. Washington State has tallied 1,332 points on the campaign (74.0 per contest) and they pull in 38.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 10.7 times per game (327th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. The Cougars are committing 19.1 fouls every game and they shoot 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Cougars defensively are ranked 43rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 63.3. They have forced 14.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the field (40th in college basketball). The Washington State defense allows 30.4% on shots from beyond the arc (112 of 368) and their opponents are connecting on 73.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 9.9 assists and 32.9 boards per contest, which is ranked 21st and 92nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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