Washington Huskies vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN

T-Mobile Arena is the location where the Xavier Musketeers (2-1) will play the Washington Huskies (2-1) on Friday.

The Washington Huskies took the court against Nevada and took a loss by a final of 83-76 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Huskies finished with 24 while Nevada accounted for 21 fouls. They buried 2 of their 14 shots from beyond the arc. Nevada finished shooting 80.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 26 attempts. In addition, Nevada had 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Nevada doled out 8 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the floor on 30 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for this game as well as forcing 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Huskies knocked down 9 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 42.9%. Washington wrapped up the game having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (30 of 62) and made 7 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Keion Brooks is one player who was a factor in this contest. He accounted for 19 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and totaled 11 rebounds. He finished 46.7% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Washington enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 2-1 this season. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a group are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington is pulling down 36.0 boards per game and has racked up 46 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 119th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Huskies are shooting 32.8% on shots from distance (20 of 61) and 65.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.7 points per contest (136th in D-1) while hitting 52.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 182nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 34 conceded on the year. The Huskies are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.7% (75 of 189) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 22.2% on 3-point shots and they are 187th in the nation in points per game allowed (69.0).

The last time they took the court, the Xavier Musketeers took a loss by a final score of 83-71 when they faced Purdue. The Musketeers were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 26 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Purdue had 11 fouls in the matchup which took the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 6 shots. They were able to bury 4 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Xavier buried 7 out of 25 tries (28.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Musketeers shot 30 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Musketeers allowed Purdue to knock down 29 of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.9% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 46.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 out of 15 and finished the game at 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Xavier allowed Purdue to collect 32 in total (5 offensive).

Desmond Claude was important for the Musketeers for this contest. He scored 15 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for the contest. He buried 6 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 2-1 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Musketeers are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks them 134th in Division 1. Xavier has totaled 227 pts so far this season (75.7 per game) and they average 35.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.7 times per game (60th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. The Musketeers are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they go 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Xavier defense allows 29.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (14 of 48) and their opposition knocks down 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 14.0 dimes and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 269th and 232nd in those defensive categories. The Musketeers on defense are ranked 159th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 67.3. They have forced 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the floor (130th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Xavier

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