Utah Utes vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 1/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Location: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: PAC12

Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum is where the Washington State Cougars (10-7) will attempt to beat the Utah Utes (8-12) on Wednesday.

The Utah Utes stepped onto the hardwood against USC and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-67 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Utes walked away with 19 and USC had 14 personal fouls. They also made 9 of their 20 attempts from beyond the perimeter. USC finished the game shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of 20 tries. Furthermore, USC snagged 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. USC doled out 18 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. With regard to defense, Utah allowed 50.9% from the floor on 29 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for this game while forcing 13 turnovers and having 3 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 27 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Utes buried 14 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. Utah walked away from the game with a 36.1% FG percentage (22 out of 61) and converted 9 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Gabe Madsen is one player who was important in the matchup. He notched 20 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 23 minutes played and also snagged 1 rebound. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Utah comes into this matchup with a mark of 8-12 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 38.0 boards per game and has tallied 280 dimes this year, which ranks 77th in the nation in terms of passing. The Utes are shooting 33.8% on three-point shots (154 of 455) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 69.9 points per game (225th in Division 1) while connecting on 41.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Utes are forcing 9.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They concede 30.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 198th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.5). The Utes defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.1% (518 of 1,203) and they surrender 35.6 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 269th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 254 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the Washington State Cougars took home the win by a final score of 65-57 when they played California. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Washington State allowed California to snag 28 overall (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 25.0% from distance by hitting 5 of 20 and finished the game at 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Cougars permitted California to make 21 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 39.6% for the contest. Overall, the Cougars finished shooting 22 for 56 from the field which had them at 39.3%. In relation to 3-pointers, Washington State knocked down 6 of 22 tries (27.3%). They were able to make 15 of them for a clip of 71.4%. California had 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while earning 3 steals for this game. The Cougars corralled 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this game.

Andrej Jakimovski was important for the Cougars for the game. He knocked down 6 out of 11 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 7 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

Washington State has a mark of 10-7 so far this season. The Cougars are committing 19.4 fouls every game and they connect on 73.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 10.9 times per game (318th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. Washington State has totaled 1,261 points on the campaign (74.2 per contest) and they average 38.7 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cougars are connecting on 42.5% from the field, which is 266th in the country.

The Washington State defense gives up 30.2% on 3-point attempts (105 of 348) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 9.7 dimes and 33.1 total boards per game, which ranks 19th and 100th in Division 1. The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 58th in the nation in points given up per game with 63.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (38th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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