Washington Huskies vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 2/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs California Golden Bears

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: PAC12

The Washington Huskies (11-8) are en route to Haas Pavilion on Thursday where they will meet the California Golden Bears (9-13).

The Washington Huskies played Utah and notched a win by a score of 77-73 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Huskies walked away with 16 and Utah finished the game with 27 fouls. They converted 8 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Utah finished 81.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 16 tries. In addition, Utah had 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Utah distributed 12 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defense, Washington allowed 38.8% from the floor on 26 out of 67 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Huskies made 19 of their 27 shots for a rate of 70.4%. Washington ended the contest with a 44.1% FG percentage (26 of 59) and converted 6 of 17 3-point attempts.

Terrell Brown is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He notched 30 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 45 minutes and also pulled down 4 boards. He went 43.5% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Washington heads into this contest with a record of 11-8 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington is snagging 33.1 boards per contest and has accumulated 194 assists for the season, which is 338th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are shooting 30.3% on shots from 3-point land (118 of 390) and 68.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.5 points per contest (227th in Division 1) while hitting 39.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Huskies have forced 17.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They rank 117th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 237 conceded on the season. The Huskies defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (486 of 1,103) and they concede 39.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 33.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 256th in college basketball in opponents PPG (71.5).

In their last game, the California Golden Bears took a loss by a score of 57-50 against Stanford. The Golden Bears were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 28 for this contest. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 2 steals for the game. Stanford committed 15 fouls for this contest which took the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 91.7%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, California converted 3 out of 14 attempts (21.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Bears finished shooting 18 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.3%. The Golden Bears permitted Stanford to bury 21 of their 50 tries from the floor which had them at 42.0% in this game. They finished 20.0% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 15 and ended up shooting 12 out of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). With respect to how they rebounded, California permitted Stanford to get 32 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Andre Kelly ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Bears for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 8 for this contest giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 23 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes in this matchup.

California has a win-loss record of 9-13 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Bears are shooting 43.7% from the floor, which ranks them 206th in D-1. California has scored 1,413 pts on the season (64.2 per contest) and they collect 34.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 10.4 times per contest (337th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.1 times per game. The Golden Bears are responsible for committing 15.9 fouls per contest and they hit 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Bears on the defensive side of the court are 81st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 65.5. They are able to force 9.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (123rd in college hoops). The California defense allows 30.1% on 3-point attempts (132 of 439) and opponents are knocking down 75.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 9.5 dimes and 33.3 boards every game, ranking them 13th and 108th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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