California Golden Bears vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Washington Huskies

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: PAC12

The California Golden Bears (10-14) are en route to Alaska Airlines Arena on Saturday where they will play the Washington Huskies (13-11).

The California Golden Bears faced off with UCLA and took a loss by a final of 61-60 in their last game. California ended the game with a 39.6% field goal percentage (21 of 53) and made 8 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Golden Bears converted 10 of 18 tries for a rate of 55.6%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 8 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to defending, California let their opponent shoot 36.2% from the field on 21 out of 58 shooting. UCLA recorded 7 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, UCLA collected 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UCLA finished shooting 63.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 22 attempts. They knocked down 5 of 17 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Golden Bears ended up finishing with 18 and UCLA accounted for 14 fouls.

Jaylon Tyson is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He was able to score 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He played 37 mins played and collected 6 boards. He went 50.0% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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California enters this one with a record of 10-14 so far this year. They average 75.0 points per contest (156th in Division 1) while shooting 42.8% from the field. The Golden Bears are hitting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (210 of 612) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a team, California is grabbing 37.9 boards per game and has accumulated 295 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 279th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Bears are forcing 10.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 fouls. They currently rank 132nd in the nation in giving up assists with 300 surrendered this year. The Golden Bears defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.4% (644 of 1,452) and they relinquish 35.2 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 35.3% on three-point shots while they are 289th in the nation in PPG allowed (75.9).

The last time they took the court, the Washington Huskies took home the win by a final score of 67-55 when they played Oregon State. The Huskies pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this matchup. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Oregon State had 18 fouls for this game which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Washington converted 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Huskies walked away from this one shooting 22 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.3%. The Huskies permitted Oregon State to make 19 out of 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.9% in the game. They went 31.8% from three-point range by hitting 7 out of 22 and ended up shooting 10 of 11 from the charity stripe (90.9%). In reference to how they rebounded, Washington permitted Oregon State to snag 27 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Keion Brooks was important for the Huskies in this contest. He buried 7 out of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 37 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist in the matchup.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 13-11 so far this season. The Huskies are committing 19.0 fouls every game while shooting 73.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per game (103rd in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. Washington has earned 1,938 points for the year (80.8 per game) and they snag 36.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Huskies are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which is ranked 54th in the nation.

The Washington defense surrenders 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (174 of 515) and their opponents are knocking down 68.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.9 assists and 35.4 rebounds every game, which is 276th and 214th in college hoops. The Huskies on defense are ranked 306th in D-1 in PPG given up with 76.7. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (214th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take California

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