Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gonzaga Bulldogs vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: Beasley Coliseum in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN+

Beasley Coliseum is the site where the Washington State Cougars (16-10) will attempt to beat the Gonzaga Bulldogs (19-7) on Wednesday.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs faced San Francisco and walked away with a win by a score of 88-77 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 19 while San Francisco recorded 22 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. San Francisco ended up going 84.2% at the free throw line by burying 16 of 19 tries. Moreover, San Francisco collected 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. San Francisco recorded 12 assists and had 4 steals for the game. With regard to defending, Gonzaga allowed their opponent to shoot 43.3% from the floor on 26 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 16 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 69.6%. Gonzaga wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.3% FG percentage (34 out of 65) and made 4 of 14 3-point attempts.

Graham Ike is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the game at 57.1% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and collected 13 boards. He accounted for 18 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Gonzaga will take the court with a win-loss mark of 19-7 for the campaign. They average 87.2 points per contest (2nd in D-1) while hitting 49.6% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 34.6% from downtown (197 of 570) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Gonzaga is snagging 39.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 508 dimes for the campaign, which is 1st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 9.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are 144th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 315 relinquished so far this season. The Bulldogs are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.6% (650 of 1,562) and they concede 32.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 29.8% on three-point shots while they are 140th in college in opponents PPG (70.3).

In their last game, the Washington State Cougars went home victorious with a score of 87-86 against Pepperdine. The Cougars pulled down 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. Pepperdine committed 11 personal fouls for the game which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Washington State buried 10 out of their 26 tries (38.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Cougars shot 34 for 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Cougars allowed Pepperdine to knock down 30 out of 62 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.4% in this game. They finished the game shooting 45.0% from downtown by connecting on 9 of 20 and finished the contest at 17 of 24 at the charity stripe (70.8%). In reference to rebounding, Washington State allowed Pepperdine to grab 28 in total (5 offensive).

Nate Calmese ended up being a factor for the Cougars for this game. He converted 8 out of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 61.5%, and added 4 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest.

Washington State has a win-loss mark of 16-10 on the season. The Cougars are committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 70.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.5 times per game (32nd in college) and they turn it over 14.7 times per game. Washington State has tallied 2,051 pts so far this year (78.9 per game) and they pull in 34.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cougars are hitting on 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in college.

The Cougars on the defensive end are ranked 306th in college in points per game surrendered with 76.3. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.4% from the floor (230th in D-1). The Washington State defense allows 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (200 of 618) and their opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.3 assists and 33.0 boards per game, which is 207th and 99th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington State

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