Eastern Washington Eagles vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 12/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Washington Eagles vs Washington Huskies

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: BTN

The Eastern Washington Eagles (2-8) are en route to Alaska Airlines Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Huskies (6-3).

The Eastern Washington Eagles took the court against South Dakota State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-53 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 21 and South Dakota State totaled 19 fouls. They buried 7 out of their 31 tries from beyond the arc. South Dakota State finished the game shooting 93.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 16 tries. On top of that, South Dakota State pulled down 43 boards (15 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. South Dakota State recorded 16 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, Eastern Washington allowed the other team to shoot 40.6% from the floor on 26 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned a total of 21 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Eagles buried 17 of 22 shots for a percentage of 77.3%. Eastern Washington wrapped up the game with a 36.4% field goal percentage (16 of 44) and converted 4 out of their 22 3-point shots.

Andrew Cook is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He finished with 13 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also snagged 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 44.4% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Eastern Washington will enter this matchup with a mark of 2-8 for the year. They average 72.4 points per contest (255th in Division 1) while going 44.6% from the floor. The Eagles are connecting on 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (74 of 225) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Eastern Washington is grabbing 29.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 148 assists on the campaign, which is 99th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Eagles are able to force 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 17.0 fouls. They are conceding 38.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 349th in the country in points per game from their opponents (81.3). The Eagles defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.3% (284 of 576) and they relinquish 36.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 345th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 162 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the Washington Huskies took a defeat with a final score of 85-61 when they played USC. Regarding rebounding, Washington allowed USC to pull down 30 overall (2 offensive). They went 43.8% from 3-point land by going 7 of 16 and finished the game at 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). The Huskies permitted USC to convert 32 out of 50 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 64.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Huskies finished 22 out of 56 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.3%. In reference to three-point shots, Washington knocked down 5 of 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a clip of 57.1%. USC committed 18 fouls for the contest which took the Huskies to the free throw line for 21 shots. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Huskies were able to collect 15 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in the game.

Mekhi Mason was important for the Huskies in this game. He earned 15 points in his 25 minutes of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He buried 5 of 8 in the game for a rate of 62.5%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 6-3 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Huskies are connecting on 41.7% from the field, which is 300th in the nation. Washington has earned 628 points so far this year (69.8 per contest) and they average 38.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per game (286th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. The Huskies commit 17.4 fouls every game and they hit 61.5% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense surrenders 32.3% from downtown (54 of 167) and opponents are connecting on 72.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 9.8 assists and 35.2 rebounds per contest, which is 23rd and 213th in college hoops. The Huskies on defense are ranked 123rd in the nation in PPG given up with 68.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (211th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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