Washington Huskies vs Utah Utes Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Utah Utes

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: fuboTV

The Washington Huskies (11-8) are hitting the road to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday where they will play the Utah Utes (12-7).

The Washington Huskies took the court against California and walked away with a win by a score of 81-78 in their last contest. Washington wrapped up the game with a 49.1% FG percentage (27 out of 55) and buried 8 out of their 19 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Huskies knocked down 19 of 27 tries for a rate of 70.4%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned a total of 36 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 40.8% from the field on 29 of 71 shooting. California recorded 15 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. Furthermore, California had 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. California finished 57.1% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 21 attempts. They also made 8 of 24 attempts from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Huskies ended up with 19 while California finished the game with 23 fouls.

Keion Brooks is a guy who was a factor for the game. He ended up shooting 52.9% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 41 minutes and also pulled down 10 boards. He scored 26 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Washington steps onto the court with a mark of 11-8 this season. They are averaging 70.1 points per outing (220th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.5% from the floor. The Huskies are hitting 31.5% on three-point attempts (124 of 394) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is snagging 34.7 boards per contest and has accumulated 223 dimes so far this season, which is 279th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Huskies have forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They surrender 29.5% from 3-point land while they are 165th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (68.6). The Huskies defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.1% (481 of 1,171) and they concede 36.9 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 337th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 287 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Utah Utes took a loss by a final score of 71-56 when they faced USC. When discussing team rebounding, Utah allowed USC to snag 37 in all (12 offensive). They finished 43.8% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 16 and finished the game at 6 out of 8 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Utes permitted USC to make 29 of 61 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.5% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Utes finished the game shooting 21 for 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.4%. In regard to 3-point shots, Utah made 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to convert 6 of those for a percentage of 100.0%. USC committed 12 fouls in the matchup which got the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 6 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Utes were able to pull down 19 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the game.

Branden Carlson was important for the Utes for the contest. He made 8 of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this game.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 12-7 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Utes are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which ranks them 169th in D-1. Utah has scored 1,346 pts on the year (70.8 per contest) and they grab 39.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.4 times per game (104th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Utes have committed 15.6 personal fouls every game and they go 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Utes on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 62.3. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.7% from the floor (9th in college hoops). The Utah defense gives up 28.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (118 of 422) and their opponents are connecting on 63.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.1 assists and 35.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 141st and 240th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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