Washington State Cougars vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 2/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FS1

The Washington State Cougars (14-10) are on their way to Pauley Pavilion on Thursday where they will meet the UCLA Bruins (17-5).

The Washington State Cougars faced Oregon and took a loss by a score of 62-59 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Cougars ended up with 15 and Oregon totaled 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 5 of 19 tries from distance. Oregon finished the game at 50.0% at the free throw line by making 7 of their 14 tries. In addition, Oregon had 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oregon earned 13 assists and had 5 steals for this game. When discussing the defense, Washington State allowed 41.7% from the field on 25 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 43 with 18 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Cougars converted 7 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 63.6%. Washington State ended the contest with a 30.1% FG percentage (22 of 73) and converted 8 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

Michael Flowers is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 8 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 38.1% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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Washington State will enter this game with a mark of 14-10 on the year. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Washington State is collecting 37.8 boards per game and has totaled 254 assists this season, which ranks 326th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are connecting on 33.3% from downtown (214 of 642) and 74.0% from the free throw line. They average 71.3 points per outing (178th in Division 1) while connecting on 41.1% from the field.

On defense, the Cougars are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are conceding 30.7% on shots from distance and they are 25th in college basketball in opponents PPG (62.5). The Cougars defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.3% (533 of 1,322) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per contest as a team. They rank 47th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 258 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the UCLA Bruins walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-64 against USC. Regarding how they rebounded, UCLA allowed USC to get 35 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 44.4% from behind the 3-point line via 8 of 18 and ended up shooting 11 out of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). The Bruins allowed USC to make 24 of their 55 tries from the floor which left them shooting 43.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Bruins ended up shooting 19 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.2%. When discussing shots from distance, UCLA made 5 of 15 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.8%. USC earned 20 fouls in the game which got the Bruins to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Bruins snagged 21 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this contest.

Tyger Campbell was important for the Bruins for this contest. He buried 6 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 27 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists in the matchup.

UCLA has a mark of 17-5 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bruins are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 161st in the nation. UCLA has scored 1,697 points on the year (77.1 per contest) and they grab 37.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (119th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.3 times per contest. The Bruins have committed 16.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The UCLA defense surrenders 32.8% on 3-pointers (155 of 473) and their opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.5 dimes and 34.4 boards every game, which ranks 178th and 168th in the nation. The Bruins defensively are ranked 86th in the country in points per game surrendered with 66.0. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (119th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington State

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