Washington Huskies vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA

TV: ESPN+

Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum is where the Washington State Cougars (10-15) will take on the Washington Huskies (13-12) on Saturday.

The Washington Huskies played USC and took a loss by a final of 80-74 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 23 while USC finished the game with 21 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 22 tries from beyond the perimeter. USC finished the game at 85.7% from the free throw line by converting 18 of 21 attempts. On top of that, USC collected 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. USC dished out 23 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 29 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 28 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Huskies converted 20 of their 25 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Washington ended the game having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 out of 55) and converted 6 out of their 17 shots from downtown.

Keion Brooks is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He accounted for 22 points on 5 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and collected 12 boards. He ended up shooting 38.5% from the floor and earned 4 dimes.

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Washington heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-12 for the campaign. They average 69.7 pts per game (232nd in college basketball) while hitting 43.3% from the field. The Huskies are connecting on 32.1% on 3-pointers (170 of 530) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is collecting 34.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 291 assists on the year, which is 271st in college basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Huskies are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are 353rd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 398 relinquished for the campaign. The Huskies defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (656 of 1,561) and they surrender 37.4 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 29.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 222nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.9).

When they last played, the Washington State Cougars took a loss by a final score of 76-52 against UCLA. The Cougars were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. UCLA was called for 14 fouls for the game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for 14 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.3%. With respect to 3-pointers, Washington State converted 9 of 27 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Cougars walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 30.9%. The Cougars allowed UCLA to bury 30 out of 62 attempts from the floor which had them at 48.4% for this contest. They finished 40.9% from downtown by going 9 out of 22 and ended up shooting 7 of 11 at the free throw line (63.6%). Concerning rebounds, Washington State allowed UCLA to grab 39 in total (12 offensive).

TJ Bamba ended up being a major contributor for the Cougars in the matchup. He made 6 of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 34 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Washington State has a mark of 10-15 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Cougars are hitting on 42.0% from the field, which ranks 305th in college basketball. Washington State has 1,684 pts so far this year (67.4 per game) and they collect 34.8 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.6 times per game (306th in the country) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. The Cougars are responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 71.6% from the charity stripe.

The Cougars defensively are ranked 69th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 65.8. They have forced 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (282nd in D-1). The Washington State defense gives up 32.2% on 3-pointers (139 of 432) and opponents are converting on 67.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.9 assists and 31.9 total boards per game, which ranks them 124th and 62nd in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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