Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN

The Washington Huskies (11-8) host the Colorado Buffaloes (14-5) at Alaska Airlines Arena on Wednesday.

The Colorado Buffaloes stepped onto the hardwood against Oregon State and earned the victory with a final of 90-57 in their last contest. Colorado finished the contest with a 52.5% field goal percentage (32 of 61) and made 6 of 15 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Buffaloes buried 20 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to defense, Colorado allowed 33.3% from the field on 20 out of 60 shooting. Oregon State recorded 10 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Additionally, Oregon State grabbed 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Oregon State walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 14 of 18 tries. They also buried 3 out of their 17 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Buffaloes finished with 17 and Oregon State accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Tristan Da Silva is a guy who was a factor for this game. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and also distributed 4 dimes. He played 30 mins played and grabbed 7 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Colorado heads into this one with a record of 14-5 on the season. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Colorado is snagging 37.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 324 assists on the campaign, which ranks 21st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Buffaloes are hitting 39.2% from downtown (127 of 324) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They average 81.1 points per game (45th in D-1) while connecting on 50.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Buffaloes are able to force 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 138th in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.3). The Buffaloes defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (479 of 1,129) and they concede 29.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 37th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 199 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Washington Huskies took a defeat with a final score of 90-80 when they played Stanford. In reference to attacking the glass, Washington permitted Stanford to grab 28 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 54.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 13 of 24 and finished the contest at 21 out of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Huskies allowed Stanford to convert 28 of their 55 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% in the game. In all, the Huskies shot 29 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.3%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Washington made 7 out of 21 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. Stanford earned 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Huskies were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 24 for the contest.

Keion Brooks ended up being a factor for the Huskies in the matchup. He racked up 20 points in his 35 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He buried 7 of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and added 11 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 11-8 so far this year. The Huskies are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls every game while shooting 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per contest (117th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. Washington has totaled 1,525 points this year (80.3 per contest) and they pull in 37.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Huskies are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks 107th in the nation.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 285th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 75.8. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (205th in college basketball). The Washington defense allows 33.5% on shots from 3-point land (138 of 412) and their opposition makes 67.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.7 assists and 35.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 250th and 215th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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