Washington Huskies vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN

CU Events Center is the site where the Colorado Buffaloes (9-2) will take on the Washington Huskies (8-3) on Friday.

The Washington Huskies played Eastern Washington and earned the victory with a final of 73-66 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Huskies left the arena with 23 and Eastern Washington racked up 25 fouls. They made 5 of 22 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Eastern Washington finished 55.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 20 tries. On top of that, Eastern Washington grabbed 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Eastern Washington doled out 13 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Washington allowed 42.4% from the floor on 25 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 30 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Huskies knocked down 19 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 65.5%. Washington finished with a 44.2% field goal percentage (23 out of 52) and converted 8 of 20 3-point shots.

Keion Brooks is one player who was a factor for this contest. He ended up going 41.7% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He played for 28 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He racked up 20 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Washington enters this matchup with a record of 8-3 on the year. They are averaging 83.0 points per game (42nd in D-1) while hitting 48.0% from the field. The Huskies are connecting on 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (79 of 231) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is pulling in 39.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 182 dimes so far this season, which ranks 115th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.2 times per game and as a group they commit 19.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.4 fouls. They currently rank 121st in D-1 in giving up assists with 142 relinquished so far this season. The Huskies defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.2% (288 of 699) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a group. They surrender 29.2% on shots from distance and they are 271st in college basketball in opponents PPG (74.5).

The last time they took the court, the Colorado Buffaloes took home the win by a final score of 98-71 when they played Utah Tech. The Buffaloes recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. Utah Tech was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to make 19 of them for a percentage of 76.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Colorado made 9 of 18 attempts (50.0%). When the game finished, the Buffaloes finished the game shooting 35 out of 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 57.4%. The Buffaloes permitted Utah Tech to make 28 out of 63 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.4% in the matchup. They finished 30.0% from distance by going 6 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Colorado allowed Utah Tech to pull down 17 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

KJ Simpson ended up being a major contributor for the Buffaloes in this contest. He recorded 23 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and totaled 6 dimes for this contest. He converted 8 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Colorado has a win-loss mark of 9-2 this year. The Buffaloes have committed 15.5 fouls per game and they hit 78.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.4 times per contest (8th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 14.0 times per game. Colorado has tallied 948 pts so far this season (86.2 per game) and they grab 38.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Buffaloes are connecting on 52.6% from the field, which has them ranked 1st in college basketball.

The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 131st in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 69.0. They have forced 13.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (153rd in Division 1). The Colorado defense gives up 31.9% from downtown (74 of 232) and opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 9.3 assists and 27.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 12th and 2nd in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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