Eastern Washington Eagles vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Washington Eagles vs Washington Huskies

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: PAC12

The Washington Huskies (7-3) welcome the Eastern Washington Eagles (4-6) at Alaska Airlines Arena on Thursday.

The Eastern Washington Eagles faced Cal Poly and walked away with a win by a score of 62-53 in their last game. Eastern Washington walked away from the contest having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (20 of 50) and knocked down 7 of their 22 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 29 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 assists for this contest while creating 19 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In the matter of the defense, Eastern Washington let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the floor on 21 out of 52 shooting. Cal Poly earned 7 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Cal Poly collected 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Cal Poly ended up going 81.8% from the charity stripe by making 9 of 11 tries. They knocked down 2 of 12 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Eagles ended up walking away with 14 and Cal Poly totaled 20 personal fouls.

Jake Kyman is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He racked up 15 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played 35 mins played and pulled down 1 rebound. He shot 45.5% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Eastern Washington will enter this contest with a record of 4-6 on the season. They have an average of 75.8 points per contest (170th in college basketball) while connecting on 47.1% from the field. The Eagles are connecting on 34.6% on 3-pointers (90 of 260) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Eastern Washington is snagging 33.6 boards per game and has tallied 184 dimes this year, which is 44th in college hoops in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.9% on 3-point shots while they are 273rd in D-1 in opponents PPG (74.5). The Eagles are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.4% (263 of 606) and they surrender 35.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 209th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 141 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Washington Huskies took home the win by a final score of 100-99 when they played Seattle. The Huskies recorded 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. Seattle was called for 25 fouls for the matchup which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.2%. When discussing three-point attempts, Washington knocked down 8 of their 17 attempts (47.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies walked away from this one shooting 40 for 73 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.8%. The Huskies allowed Seattle to make 37 of their 76 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.7% for the game. They went 40.7% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 27 and finished the contest at 14 of 25 from the free throw line (56.0%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Washington allowed Seattle to get 31 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Keion Brooks ended up having an impact for the Huskies in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 18 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and added 9 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 44 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes for this game.

Washington has a record of 7-3 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Huskies are shooting 48.3% from the field, which ranks them 48th in D-1. Washington has accounted for 840 points on the season (84.0 per game) and they snag 39.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.3 times per contest (33rd in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game. The Huskies have committed 19.3 fouls every game while shooting 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allows 29.9% on 3-point attempts (69 of 231) and their opponents are converting on 69.0% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.9 dimes and 36.0 boards per game, which is ranked 197th and 232nd in Division 1. The Huskies are ranked 290th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 75.3. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (100th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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