Washington Huskies vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 1/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Oregon Ducks

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: ESPN+

Matthew Knight Arena is the site where the Oregon Ducks (11-6) will take on the Washington Huskies (9-7) on Sunday.

The Washington Huskies played Oregon State and walked away with a win by a score of 82-72 in their last game. Washington wrapped up the contest having earned a 54.5% FG percentage (30 of 55) and made 6 of their 20 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Huskies made 16 of 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 26 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 16 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 45.8% from the floor on 27 out of 59 shooting. Oregon State distributed 15 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Oregon State snagged 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oregon State ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by burying 15 of 20 attempts. They converted 3 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 17 and Oregon State accumulated 19 personal fouls.

Terrell Brown is one player who was a major factor in this contest. He scored 27 points on 11 out of 18 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and grabbed 6 boards. He finished the contest at 61.1% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes.

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Washington comes into this game with a record of 9-7 for the year. They have an average of 70.4 points per game (215th in D-1) while hitting 40.2% from the field. The Huskies are shooting 31.0% on 3-pointers (104 of 336) and 68.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is collecting 32.3 boards per game and is sitting with 168 assists for the year, which is 325th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.4 times per game and as a group they commit 17.5 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies are forcing 17.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.1% on shots from distance and they are 256th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.5). The Huskies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.4% (410 of 924) and they surrender 40.8 boards per contest as a group. They are 118th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 195 relinquished this season.

For their last game, the Oregon Ducks took home the win by a final score of 79-69 when they played USC. The Ducks pulled down 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. USC committed 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Ducks to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 61.1%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Oregon converted 10 out of their 21 attempts (47.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Ducks finished 29 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Ducks permitted USC to make 25 of their 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.7% in this contest. They shot 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 24 and finished the contest at 11 of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Oregon permitted USC to grab 34 overall (11 offensive).

Will Richardson pitched in for the Ducks in this matchup. He converted 9 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 28 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and added 4 assists for this contest.

Oregon has a win-loss mark of 11-6 on the season. As an offensive team, the Ducks are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which is ranked 75th in college basketball. Oregon has earned 1,238 points so far this season (72.8 per game) and they collect 34.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.2 times per game (259th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. The Ducks are responsible for committing 16.6 fouls every game and they shoot 64.5% from the charity stripe.

The Ducks are ranked 149th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 67.8. They have forced 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (244th in college basketball). The Oregon defense allows 32.1% from downtown (117 of 365) and opponents are knocking down 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.5 dimes and 32.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 173rd and 95th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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