Washington Huskies vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FS1

The UCLA Bruins (17-5) will go up against the Washington Huskies (13-10) at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday.

The Washington Huskies played Arizona and ended up losing by a score of 92-68 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Huskies walked away with 18 while Arizona totaled 22 personal fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. Arizona finished the game shooting 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, Arizona totaled 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Arizona doled out 23 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 57.1% from the field on 36 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 4 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Huskies buried 23 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 74.2%. Washington finished with a 35.6% FG percentage (21 out of 59) and buried 3 of their 17 shots from downtown.

Terrell Brown is a guy who was important for this contest. He ended up shooting 45.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He played 37 mins played and snagged 5 boards. He scored 29 points on 9 of 20 shooting.

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Washington will play this game with a win-loss record of 13-10 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.8 fouls per game. As a team, Washington is pulling in 33.4 boards per game and has accounted for 241 assists so far this year, which is 342nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Huskies are connecting on 31.3% on shots from distance (148 of 473) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.8 pts per game (190th in Division 1) while going 40.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Huskies are able to force 16.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 181st in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 312 surrendered this year. The Huskies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (604 of 1,358) and they concede 39.7 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 33.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 272nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the UCLA Bruins went home defeated by a final of 67-64 against USC. Concerning how they attacked the glass, UCLA allowed USC to snag 35 in all (7 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 44.4% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 18 and finished the game at 11 of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). The Bruins permitted USC to knock down 24 out of their 55 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bruins finished the game shooting 19 for 63 from the field which had them sitting at 30.2%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, UCLA knocked down 5 out of their 15 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 21 of them for a rate of 80.8%. USC had 20 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bruins to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. The Bruins were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the game.

Tyger Campbell was important for the Bruins for the contest. He earned 27 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists in this contest. He buried 6 out of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 1 rebound.

UCLA has a win-loss record of 17-5 on the season. As an offense, the Bruins are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which is 161st in the nation. UCLA has 1,697 pts this year (77.1 per game) and they pull in 37.7 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per game (120th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 9.3 times per contest. The Bruins are committing 16.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The UCLA defense concedes 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (155 of 473) and opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.5 assists and 34.4 rebounds per game, which is 177th and 168th in those defensive categories. The Bruins defensively are ranked 84th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 66.0. They are forcing 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (115th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCLA

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