Washington Huskies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 12/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Friday, December 9, 2022

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Washington Huskies (7-2) are en route to McCarthey Athletic Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-3).

The Washington Huskies faced Colorado and walked away with a win by a score of 73-63 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 16 while Colorado recorded 16 fouls. They converted 5 of 17 shots from three-point range. Colorado went 46.2% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 13 attempts. Furthermore, Colorado snagged 27 boards (12 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Colorado doled out 14 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In regard to the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 44.1% from the field on 26 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 27 with 4 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Huskies buried 14 of 16 shots for a rate of 87.5%. Washington finished the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (26 of 52) and made 7 out of their 19 shots from downtown.

Braxton Meah is one player who came through in the matchup. He finished shooting 75.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played 27 mins played and totaled 7 boards. He ended up scoring 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Washington will enter this matchup with a record of 7-2 for the season. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Washington is snagging 34.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 93 assists for the year, which ranks 338th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are shooting 32.7% on three-point shots (53 of 162) and 75.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.1 points per contest (231st in college hoops) while hitting 44.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are able to force 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 175th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 111 surrendered this season. The Huskies are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.3% (208 of 529) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 26.1% on shots from downtown and they are 78th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (63.9).

When they last played, the Gonzaga Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 73-66 when they faced Kent State. The Bulldogs recorded 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 43 for the game. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 1 steal for the contest. Kent State earned 24 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 63.0%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Gonzaga made 6 of 18 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Bulldogs shot 25 out of 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5%. The Bulldogs allowed Kent State to knock down 25 of 63 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7% for this game. They went 26.1% from downtown via 6 out of 23 and ended up shooting 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Gonzaga allowed Kent State to pull down 23 overall (3 offensive).

Drew Timme was important for the Bulldogs in this contest. He tallied 29 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 4 assists in this game. He buried 11 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 68.8%, and totaled 17 rebounds.

Gonzaga has a record of 6-3 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are connecting on 49.4% from the floor, which is ranked 32nd in college basketball. Gonzaga has 722 pts so far this year (80.2 per game) and they pull in 39.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per game (81st in college basketball) and they cough up possession 14.2 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 17.6 fouls per contest while shooting 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs are ranked 299th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 74.1. They are forcing 12.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (204th in college basketball). The Gonzaga defense concedes 32.7% on 3-point attempts (71 of 217) and their opponents are making 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.6 dimes and 31.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 255th and 69th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Gonzaga

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