Eastern Washington Eagles vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 3/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Washington Eagles vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Eastern Washington (+13)

Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum is the site where the Washington State Cougars (17-16) will go up against the Eastern Washington Eagles (22-10) on Tuesday. Washington State opens this game as 13-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 150.

The Eastern Washington Eagles took the court against Northern Arizona and ended up losing by a score of 81-80 in their last game. Eastern Washington walked away from the contest with a 56.9% FG percentage (29 of 51) and buried 9 out of their 24 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 13 of their 20 tries for a rate of 65.0%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 18 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. In regard to defending, Eastern Washington allowed the other team to go 49.3% from the field on 33 of 67 shooting. Northern Arizona recorded 12 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Northern Arizona had 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Northern Arizona ended up shooting 62.5% from the free throw line by converting 5 of 8 tries. They also knocked down 10 out of their 28 shots from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 11 while Northern Arizona recorded 20 personal fouls.

Steele Venters is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and collected 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 53.3% from the field and recorded 5 assists.

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Eastern Washington will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 22-10 so far this year. They are averaging 77.1 pts per game (56th in Division 1) while hitting 49.3% from the floor. The Eagles are hitting 36.0% on shots from downtown (282 of 783) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Eastern Washington is collecting 36.0 boards per game and has racked up 495 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 51st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers every game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 221st in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (71.4). The Eagles defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.3% (799 of 1,891) and they surrender 30.9 boards per game as a unit. They are 132nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 392 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Washington State Cougars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-70 against Oregon. Regarding attacking the glass, Washington State allowed Oregon to grab 30 in all (9 offensive). They finished 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 out of 21 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Cougars permitted Oregon to bury 27 of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.0% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars ended up shooting 23 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.2%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Washington State converted 11 of their 23 tries (47.8%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.7%. Oregon committed 16 fouls for the matchup which got the Cougars to the free throw line for 15 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Cougars collected 22 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards totaling 24 in the matchup.

TJ Bamba pitched in for the Cougars for the matchup. He had 19 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and earned 5 dimes for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Washington State has a mark of 17-16 this season. As an offense, the Cougars are shooting 42.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 298th in college basketball. Washington State has 2,250 points on the campaign (68.2 per game) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.8 times per game (285th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. The Cougars are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they go 71.8% from the charity stripe.

The Washington State defense gives up 31.9% on three-point shots (185 of 580) and their opposition makes 68.7% of their foul shots. They relinquish 11.7 dimes and 31.8 rebounds every game, which ranks 109th and 54th in college basketball. The Cougars defensively are ranked 48th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 65.3. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the floor (235th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Washington (+13)

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