Northwestern Wildcats vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Washington Huskies

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: BTN

Alaska Airlines Arena is the location where the Washington Huskies (11-11) will try to defeat the Northwestern Wildcats (13-10) on Saturday.

The Northwestern Wildcats faced USC and went home with a win by a final score of 77-75 in their last contest. Northwestern walked away from the contest having earned a 40.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 66) and converted 6 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 17 of 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 38 with 19 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to defending, Northwestern allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 26 out of 51 shooting. USC recorded 15 assists and had 2 steals for the contest. In addition, USC collected 26 boards (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. USC finished 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 14 of 21 tries. They also made 9 of 18 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 18 and USC accounted for 20 fouls.

Nick Martinelli is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He recorded 27 points on 11 of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins and also collected 13 boards. He went 44.0% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Northwestern will take the court with a win-loss record of 13-10 on the campaign. They are averaging 74.0 points per game (197th in Division 1) on 44.1% from the field. The Wildcats are hitting 33.4% on shots from downtown (157 of 470) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Northwestern is snagging 34.5 boards per game and has tallied 340 assists on the year, which has them ranked 104th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 9.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 314th in college in allowing assists with 343 surrendered on the year. The Wildcats defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (551 of 1,261) and they relinquish 34.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 34.6% from 3-point land while they are 126th in the nation in points per game allowed (69.9).

For their last game, the Washington Huskies took a loss by a final score of 86-72 against Nebraska. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Washington allowed Nebraska to get 28 in all (4 offensive). They finished 57.9% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 19 and ended up shooting 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). The Huskies allowed Nebraska to make 29 of 55 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.7% for the contest. When the game finished, the Huskies shot 27 for 57 from the field which had them at 47.4%. With regard to 3-pointers, Washington made 10 out of their 25 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. Nebraska was called for 11 fouls in this contest which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 1 steal in the game. The Huskies corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this contest.

Mekhi Mason was important for the Huskies for this contest. He converted 8 of 12 in this game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for this contest.

Washington has a mark of 11-11 for the season. The Huskies commit 18.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 67.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.9 times per contest (247th in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. Washington has tallied 1,577 pts on the campaign (71.7 per game) and they snag 33.8 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Huskies are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which is ranked 232nd in college hoops.

The Washington defense concedes 32.3% from downtown (132 of 409) and their opposition makes 73.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 11.3 assists and 34.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 51st and 170th in those defensive categories. The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 210th in college in PPG allowed with 72.3. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (302nd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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