Washington Huskies vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: PAC12

The Stanford Cardinal (9-7) will go up against the Washington Huskies (10-7) at Maples Pavilion on Saturday.

The Washington Huskies played UCLA and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-61 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Huskies finished with 22 and UCLA racked up 20 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc. UCLA finished the game shooting 68.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 25 attempts. In addition, UCLA had 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UCLA distributed 20 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In terms of defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 25 out of 50 shooting. They also recorded 6 dimes for the matchup as well as creating 15 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Huskies knocked down 13 of 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Washington finished the game having earned a 40.4% FG percentage (21 of 52) and knocked down 6 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sahvir Wheeler is one player who was a major factor in this game. He shot 62.5% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He played 38 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He totaled 27 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Washington comes into this contest with a record of 10-7 on the year. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington is collecting 37.4 boards per game and is sitting with 255 assists this year, which ranks 109th in the nation in terms of passing. The Huskies are connecting on 34.9% on 3-pointers (127 of 364) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They average 80.5 pts per contest (52nd in Division 1) on 46.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Huskies are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 228th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 230 relinquished for the season. The Huskies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.1% (456 of 1,057) and they relinquish 35.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 31.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 275th in the nation in points per game allowed (75.0).

In their last game, the Stanford Cardinal took home the win by a final score of 79-73 against Utah. The Cardinal were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. Utah was called for 20 fouls in this game which took the Cardinal to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. In terms of shooting from distance, Stanford buried 10 out of their 26 tries (38.5%). Overall, the Cardinal shot 25 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.0%. The Cardinal allowed Utah to bury 28 of 63 tries from the field which had them sitting at 44.4% in this game. They wrapped up this game 40.6% from three-point range via 13 of 32 and finished the contest at 4 of 12 at the free throw line (33.3%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Stanford allowed Utah to pull down 35 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Maxime Raynaud ended up being a major contributor for the Cardinal for this game. He converted 7 out of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 11 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and earned 2 assists in the matchup.

Stanford has a mark of 9-7 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinal are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks them 42nd in the nation. Stanford has 1,262 points for the campaign (78.9 per contest) and they grab 35.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 18.3 times per contest (14th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest. The Cardinal are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per game while shooting 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Stanford defense allows 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (135 of 381) and opponents are converting on 68.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.4 assists and 35.7 boards per contest, which is 148th and 222nd in college hoops. The Cardinal on the defensive side of the court are 280th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 75.4. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (203rd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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