Indiana Hoosiers vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Washington Huskies

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Ames, IA

TV: Peacock

The Indiana Hoosiers (17-11) are hitting the road to Alaska Airlines Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Washington Huskies (13-15).

The Indiana Hoosiers stepped onto the hardwood against Penn State and took home the win by a score of 83-78 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the contest with a 56.9% FG percentage (29 of 51) and knocked down 10 out of their 15 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hoosiers buried 15 of 25 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 24 assists in the game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 52.9% from the field on 27 of 51 shooting. Penn State earned 14 assists and had 10 steals in the game. Furthermore, Penn State collected 20 rebounds (3 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Penn State ended up going 77.3% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 22 shots. They converted 7 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Hoosiers ended up with 15 and Penn State accumulated 20 personal fouls.

Oumar Ballo is someone who came through for the matchup. He totaled 20 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played for 36 mins and collected 12 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and totaled 5 assists.

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Indiana comes into this contest with a mark of 17-11 so far this season. They currently have an average of 75.8 points per outing (128th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.6% from the field. The Hoosiers are connecting on 32.1% from downtown (176 of 548) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 36.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 445 assists on the campaign, which ranks 58th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.7 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They give up 33.1% from beyond the arc while they are 209th in college in PPG allowed (72.8). The Hoosiers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (735 of 1,677) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 203rd in the nation in giving up assists with 377 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Washington Huskies went home defeated by a final of 88-62 against Wisconsin. In the matter of rebounding, Washington permitted Wisconsin to get 38 in all (12 offensive). They finished 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 30 and ended up shooting 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Huskies allowed Wisconsin to knock down 33 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.6% in this matchup. In all, the Huskies shot 26 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. When talking about shots from downtown, Washington buried 7 of their 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to knock down 3 of those for a clip of 37.5%. Wisconsin committed 9 personal fouls for this game which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 8 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Huskies were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 25 in the matchup.

Great Osobor pitched in for the Huskies for the game. He recorded 11 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes for the game. He knocked down 4 of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 13-15 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Huskies are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 174th in college. Washington has accounted for 2,023 points on the season (72.3 per contest) and they pull in 33.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.7 times per contest (256th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. The Huskies commit 18.3 fouls per contest while shooting 67.8% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on the defensive end are ranked 259th in the nation in points given up per game with 74.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (316th in college). The Washington defense gives up 34.4% on 3-point shots (189 of 549) and their opponents are making 75.2% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.8 dimes and 33.8 boards per contest, ranking them 68th and 155th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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