Utah Utes vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 3/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Washington Huskies

Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: PAC12

The Washington Huskies (16-14) will try to defeat the Utah Utes (11-19) at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.

The Utah Utes played Colorado and took a loss by a score of 84-71 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Utes walked away with 16 while Colorado accumulated 18 personal fouls. They also made 14 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. Colorado walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by making 10 of 15 tries. In addition, Colorado pulled down 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Colorado doled out 18 assists and had 2 steals for this contest. In the matter of defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 50.8% from the field on 30 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this game in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 28 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Utes converted 15 of 22 attempts for a rate of 68.2%. Utah ended the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 54) and knocked down 8 out of their 23 shots from downtown.

David Jenkins Jr. is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He accumulated 18 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played 22 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Utah comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 11-19 so far this season. They cough up possession 12.1 times per game and as a team they commit 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Utah is pulling down 36.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 402 dimes for the season, which ranks 163rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Utes are shooting 33.4% on 3-pointers (231 of 691) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They average 69.7 pts per contest (216th in the country) while connecting on 41.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Utes are able to force 10.5 turnovers every game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 218th in the country in giving up assists with 395 surrendered for the year. The Utes defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (776 of 1,785) and they relinquish 36.2 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 32.5% from 3-point land and they are 215th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.5).

The last time they took the court, the Washington Huskies went home victorious with a score of 78-67 against Oregon State. When talking about attacking the glass, Washington permitted Oregon State to get 23 in total (8 offensive). They finished 35.3% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 17 and finished the game at 15 out of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). The Huskies permitted Oregon State to knock down 23 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 39.7% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Huskies finished 32 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 56.1%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington made 7 of their 21 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 58.3%. Oregon State earned 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Huskies were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 for the contest.

Terrell Brown ended up having an impact for the Huskies for this contest. He earned 24 points in his 38 minutes on the court and earned 3 assists for the matchup. He made 12 of 14 for the contest for a rate of 85.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 16-14 for the year. The Huskies commit 16.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 10.2 times per game (344th in the country) and they turn it over 12.3 times per contest. Washington has scored 2,117 pts on the season (70.6 per contest) and they average 33.6 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Huskies are shooting 41.4% from the floor, which ranks 312th in the nation.

The Huskies are ranked 269th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 72.6. They are able to force 15.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (222nd in the country). The Washington defense concedes 33.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (205 of 612) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 14.2 assists and 38.8 total boards per game, which ranks 292nd and 344th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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