Washington Huskies vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: FS1

Pauley Pavilion is where the UCLA Bruins (6-1) will play the Washington Huskies (6-1) on Tuesday.

The Washington Huskies faced off with Santa Clara and walked away with a win by a score of 76-69 in their last game. Washington wrapped up the game having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and made 5 out of their 15 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Huskies converted 17 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 65.4%. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 37 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 assists for the game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 out of 57 shooting. Santa Clara dished out 9 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. In addition, Santa Clara collected 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Santa Clara finished 81.8% from the free throw line by converting 9 of 11 attempts. They converted 10 out of their 24 tries from long range. In reference to fouls, the Huskies ended up with 13 while Santa Clara totaled 21 fouls.

Great Osobor is a player who played a role for the contest. He walked away with 19 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and also snagged 8 rebounds. He shot 47.1% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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Washington enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-1 this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Washington is collecting 39.0 boards per game and has accumulated 86 assists so far this season, which is 305th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are shooting 31.6% on 3-pointers (42 of 133) and 60.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 72.7 points per outing (245th in D-1) on 42.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Huskies are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.3 fouls. They are ranked 11th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 60 surrendered for the campaign. The Huskies are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.0% (165 of 402) and they surrender 36.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 30.0% on 3-point attempts and they rank 77th in D-1 in opponents points per game (66.1).

When they last played, the UCLA Bruins went home victorious with a score of 88-43 when they played Southern Utah. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, UCLA allowed Southern Utah to snag 22 overall (4 offensive). They went 25.0% from distance via 4 out of 16 and finished the contest at 11 out of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Bruins allowed Southern Utah to bury 14 out of their 40 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.0% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bruins walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 80 from the floor which had them at 47.5%. With respect to 3-pointers, UCLA made 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Southern Utah committed 16 fouls for this game which got the Bruins to the free throw line for a total of 9 tries. They gave up possession 8 times, while getting 15 steals in this contest. The Bruins collected 20 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the game.

Lazar Stefanovic pitched in for the Bruins in this game. He made 8 of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 26 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist.

UCLA has a win-loss mark of 6-1 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bruins are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 61st in the country. UCLA has accounted for 557 points on the campaign (79.6 per game) and they average 37.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per game (43rd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. The Bruins are committing 17.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The UCLA defense gives up 27.6% on 3-point attempts (43 of 156) and their opponents are connecting on 68.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.6 assists and 29.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 55th and 16th in college basketball. The Bruins defensively are ranked 1st in college hoops in points given up per game with 52.4. They are forcing their opponents into 19.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 35.8% from the floor (7th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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