Washington Huskies vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 2/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs California Golden Bears

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Washington Huskies (15-13) are headed to Haas Pavilion on Thursday where they will go up against the California Golden Bears (3-24).

The Washington Huskies took the court against Oregon State and went home with a win by a final score of 61-47 in their last contest. Washington walked away from the game with a 35.8% FG percentage (19 of 53) and converted 6 of their 24 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Huskies converted 17 of 19 tries for a percentage of 89.5%. In regard to rebounding, they collected 37 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of the defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 32.3% from the floor on 20 of 62 shooting. Oregon State doled out 9 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. Additionally, Oregon State snagged 32 boards (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oregon State finished the game at 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 5 of their 7 tries. They also converted 2 of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 11 while Oregon State totaled 19 personal fouls.

Keion Brooks is one guy who played a role for this game. He went 33.3% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes. He was on the court for 33 minutes and collected 6 boards. He walked away with 11 points on 5 out of 15 shooting.

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Washington heads into this contest with a mark of 15-13 for the season. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington is snagging 34.0 boards per contest and has tallied 323 dimes for the season, which is 300th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are hitting 31.5% on shots from distance (186 of 591) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They average 68.8 pts per game (257th in Division 1) while shooting 42.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Huskies have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They rank 346th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 433 surrendered on the campaign. The Huskies defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.2% (721 of 1,749) and they surrender 37.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 29.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 169th in the nation in PPG allowed (69.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the California Golden Bears went home defeated by a final of 78-43 when they faced UCLA. With respect to rebounds, California permitted UCLA to collect 40 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 30.0% from downtown by hitting 6 out of 20 and ended up shooting 12 out of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Golden Bears permitted UCLA to bury 30 of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.7% for this contest. In all, the Golden Bears finished 11 for 50 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 22.0%. In relation to three-point shots, California converted 3 of their 11 tries (27.3%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 78.3%. UCLA had 15 fouls in the game which got the Golden Bears to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Golden Bears pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 25 in this contest.

Joel Brown was important for the Golden Bears in this game. He had 10 points in his 32 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He buried 5 out of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 41.7%, and added 1 rebound.

California has a win-loss record of 3-24 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Golden Bears are shooting 39.5% from the field, which has them ranked 357th in the nation. California has earned 1,584 points so far this year (58.7 per contest) and they pull in 31.8 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 9.7 times per contest (358th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. The Golden Bears commit 16.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Bears on defense are ranked 191st in college basketball in points allowed per game with 70.1. They are able to force 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (291st in college basketball). The California defense surrenders 33.7% on 3-point shots (195 of 578) and their opponents are converting on 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.3 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 226th and 252nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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