Arizona State Sun Devils vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: ESPNU

Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum is the location where the Washington State Cougars (9-12) will meet the Arizona State Sun Devils (15-5) on Saturday.

The Arizona State Sun Devils stepped onto the hardwood against USC and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-69 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Sun Devils ended up with 16 while USC finished the game with 18 fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. USC finished the game shooting 100.0% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of their 14 attempts. In addition, USC had 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. USC recorded 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, Arizona State let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 28 out of 57 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 27 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Sun Devils converted 14 of 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. Arizona State finished the contest with a 38.5% FG percentage (25 of 65) and knocked down 5 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Warren Washington is a guy who was important in the game. He finished shooting 58.3% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He played 35 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Arizona State comes into this one with a win-loss record of 15-5 for the year. They currently have an average of 72.5 points per outing (161st in Division 1) while hitting 43.2% from the floor. The Sun Devils are connecting on 32.1% on 3-pointers (150 of 467) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Arizona State is pulling in 38.3 boards per game and has racked up 300 assists this season, which is 92nd in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.4 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Sun Devils are able to force 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 144th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 250 surrendered on the year. The Sun Devils defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 38.8% (461 of 1,189) and they surrender 37.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 31.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 99th in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.6).

For their last game, the Washington State Cougars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 58-55 when they played Colorado. In regard to rebounding, Washington State permitted Colorado to get 27 in total (6 offensive). They finished 28.6% from distance by shooting 2 of 7 and finished the game at 14 out of 23 at the free throw line (60.9%). The Cougars permitted Colorado to make 21 of 42 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Cougars finished shooting 20 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 39.2%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Washington State knocked down 4 out of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a clip of 73.3%. Colorado committed 16 fouls for this game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for 15 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Cougars corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the game.

TJ Bamba pitched in for the Cougars for the contest. He totaled 18 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for the contest. He converted 8 out of 18 in this game giving him a rate of 44.4%, and earned 1 rebound.

Washington State has a record of 9-12 so far this season. The Cougars have committed 16.5 fouls per game and they connect on 71.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.5 times per game (309th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. Washington State has earned 1,429 points this season (68.0 per game) and they pull in 34.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cougars are connecting on 43.1% from the field, which is ranked 261st in D-1.

The Cougars defensively are ranked 71st in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.1. They are forcing 10.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (282nd in college basketball). The Washington State defense surrenders 30.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (108 of 354) and opponents are making 66.7% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.6 dimes and 31.5 rebounds every game, which is 107th and 47th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington State

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