Utah Utes vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Washington Huskies

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Utes (14-6) are traveling to Alaska Airlines Arena on Saturday where they will play the Washington Huskies (11-9).

The Utah Utes played Washington State and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-57 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Utes ended up finishing with 20 while Washington State racked up 15 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of their 18 shots from 3-point land. Washington State finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of 24 tries. Additionally, Washington State pulled down 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Washington State dished out 9 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the field on 28 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 27 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Utes knocked down 3 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 42.9%. Utah finished the contest with a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 out of 59) and made 4 out of their 22 shots from distance.

Branden Carlson is someone who had an impact for the contest. He finished 52.9% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He racked up 20 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Utah will enter this contest with a record of 14-6 this year. They are averaging 79.0 points per contest (70th in the nation) while hitting 47.4% from the field. The Utes are shooting 37.1% on three-point shots (177 of 477) and 66.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is snagging 39.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 349 assists on the year, which ranks 10th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.7 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Utes are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.0% from 3-point land while they are 134th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (70.1). The Utes are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.5% (518 of 1,248) and they concede 35.8 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 305th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 279 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Washington Huskies took a loss by a final score of 98-81 against Colorado. When discussing cleaning the glass, Washington permitted Colorado to collect 35 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 46.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 out of 13 and finished the contest at 26 of 28 from the free throw line (92.9%). The Huskies allowed Colorado to make 33 of 60 tries from the field which left them shooting 55.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Huskies went 33 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Washington made 5 of 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 55.6%. Colorado earned 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Huskies were able to collect 15 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 19 in the matchup.

Keion Brooks ended up being a major contributor for the Huskies for this game. He had 22 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this contest. He made 9 out of 14 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 11-9 so far this season. As an offense, the Huskies are shooting 46.6% from the field, which has them ranked 83rd in the nation. Washington has earned 1,606 points so far this season (80.3 per contest) and they pull in 36.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.4 times per contest (118th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. The Huskies are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls every game and they hit 72.1% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allows 33.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (144 of 425) and their opposition makes 68.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.9 assists and 35.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 265th and 219th in college hoops. The Huskies on defense are ranked 308th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 76.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (237th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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