Nevada Wolf Pack vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 11/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nevada Wolf Pack vs Washington Huskies

Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: PAC12

The Washington Huskies (2-0) are hosting the Nevada Wolf Pack (1-0) at Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday.

The Nevada Wolf Pack faced Sacramento State and walked away with a win by a score of 77-63 in their last game. Nevada finished with a 44.1% FG percentage (26 out of 59) and buried 4 of 15 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Wolf Pack converted 21 of their 27 tries for a rate of 77.8%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 assists in the game while creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about defense, Nevada allowed the other team to go 37.1% from the field on 23 of 62 shooting. Sacramento State distributed 16 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Sacramento State pulled down 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Sacramento State finished the contest at 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 6 of their 8 tries. They converted 11 out of their 33 shots from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Wolf Pack walked away with 16 and Sacramento State accounted for 24 personal fouls.

Jarod Lucas is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He finished shooting 28.6% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He played for 35 mins and collected 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 4 of 14 shooting.

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Nevada enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-0 for the year. They cough up possession 7.0 times per game and as a team are committing 16.0 fouls every game. As a team, Nevada is pulling in 40.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 17 assists on the year, which is 177th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wolf Pack are hitting 26.7% on 3-point shots (4 of 15) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.0 pts per contest (185th in the country) while hitting 44.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Wolf Pack have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 24.0 fouls. They concede 33.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 140th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.0). The Wolf Pack are allowing a field goal percentage of 37.1% (23 of 62) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 236th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 16 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Washington Huskies got the victory with a final of 75-67 when they played Northern Kentucky. With respect to rebounding, Washington permitted Northern Kentucky to collect 28 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 17.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 3 out of 17 and ended up going 16 out of 25 at the free throw line (64.0%). The Huskies permitted Northern Kentucky to convert 24 out of their 63 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.1% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies ended up shooting 25 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 45.5%. In relation to 3-pointers, Washington converted 3 of their 17 tries (17.6%). They were able to bury 22 of those for a rate of 81.5%. Northern Kentucky was called for 24 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Huskies were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this contest.

Keion Brooks was important for the Huskies in the matchup. He had 32 points in his 38 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in the game. He knocked down 11 of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 2-0 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Huskies are connecting on 54.0% from the floor, which is 50th in Division 1. Washington has scored 166 pts so far this year and they average 36.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 17.5 times per contest (95th in college hoops) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. The Huskies commit 16.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on defense are ranked 127th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 62.0. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.3% from the floor (113th in Division 1). The Washington defense gives up 25.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (10 of 40) and opponents are converting on 66.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.0 dimes and 32.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 248th and 130th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nevada

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