Washington State Cougars vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 2/22/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: FS1

The Washington State Cougars (20-6) are on their way to McKale Center on Thursday where they will go up against the Arizona Wildcats (20-5).

The Washington State Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against Stanford and earned the victory with a final of 72-59 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Cougars finished with 15 while Stanford accounted for 14 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 18 attempts from long range. Stanford ended up shooting 90.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 10 attempts. Furthermore, Stanford pulled down 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Stanford distributed 11 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Concerning defense, Washington State let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the floor on 22 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cougars made 13 of 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Washington State finished having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 out of 53) and converted 9 out of their 23 three-point attempts.

Isaac Jones is a player who was important for this contest. He walked away with 15 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Washington State enters this contest with a record of 20-6 for the season. They cough up possession 10.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Washington State is snagging 37.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 325 dimes for the season, which is 254th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are connecting on 35.3% on three-point attempts (170 of 481) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.5 points per game (128th in the nation) while hitting 47.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Cougars are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They concede 32.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 44th in college hoops in opponents points per game (66.5). The Cougars defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.8% (604 of 1,481) and they concede 31.9 boards per game as a group. They rank 21st in the nation in giving up assists with 271 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the Arizona Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 105-60 when they played Arizona State. Regarding team rebounding, Arizona permitted Arizona State to snag 25 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.0% from downtown by connecting on 6 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 22 from the free throw line (54.5%). The Wildcats allowed Arizona State to knock down 21 out of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.2% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats shot 36 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1%. When discussing three-point shots, Arizona made 8 out of 20 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.1%. Arizona State was called for 20 fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They turned it over 5 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Wildcats snagged 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the matchup.

Jaden Bradley ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in the matchup. He racked up 21 points in his 21 mins on the court and added 5 dimes for the contest. He made 8 of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Arizona has a win-loss mark of 20-5 this season. The Wildcats commit 16.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 73.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.0 times per game (4th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. Arizona has accumulated 2,267 pts on the year (90.7 per game) and they average 43.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in college hoops.

The Arizona defense concedes 34.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (210 of 612) and their opponents are knocking down 69.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 14.4 dimes and 32.0 rebounds every game, ranking them 303rd and 45th in the nation. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 216th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 72.9. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (124th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington State

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