Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Washington Huskies

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Harrisonburg, VA

TV: BTN

Alaska Airlines Arena is where the Washington Huskies (12-12) will try to beat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-13) on Wednesday.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights played Iowa and took a loss by a score of 84-73 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights ended up with 17 while Iowa finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. Iowa finished the game shooting 90.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 10 attempts. On top of that, Iowa collected 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Iowa recorded 18 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. In terms of defending, Rutgers let their opponent shoot 50.7% from the floor on 34 of 67 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled a total of 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Scarlet Knights converted 7 of 8 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. Rutgers walked away from the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (28 of 58) and made 10 of their 25 shots from distance.

Airious Bailey is one player who played a role for the matchup. He finished 50.0% from the floor and earned 4 dimes. He was on the court for 28 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He notched 13 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Rutgers will enter this matchup with a record of 12-13 this year. They turn it over 10.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Rutgers is snagging 36.4 boards per game and has totaled 333 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 212th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Scarlet Knights are hitting 33.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (182 of 548) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.3 points per outing (124th in the nation) while hitting 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Scarlet Knights are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 fouls. They relinquish 33.4% on 3-point shots while they are 289th in college in opponents points per game (75.6). The Scarlet Knights defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.0% (685 of 1,522) and they surrender 36.4 boards per game as a team. They are 301st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 363 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Washington Huskies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-69 against Ohio State. When talking about cleaning the glass, Washington permitted Ohio State to grab 31 overall (6 on the offensive side). They shot 61.1% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 out of 18 and ended up going 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). The Huskies allowed Ohio State to make 32 of 55 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 58.2% for this contest. Overall, the Huskies shot 24 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.2%. In terms of shots from distance, Washington knocked down 7 out of 17 attempts (41.2%). They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 73.7%. Ohio State earned 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They gave up possession 14 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Huskies were able to pull down 14 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 19 in the matchup.

DJ Davis ended up having an impact for the Huskies in the game. He converted 4 of 8 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. He recorded 14 points in his 28 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in the matchup.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 12-12 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are shooting 44.4% from the field, which ranks 210th in the nation. Washington has accounted for 1,722 points for the campaign (71.8 per contest) and they grab 33.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 12.6 times per contest (269th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.1 times per game. The Huskies have committed 18.0 fouls per game while shooting 68.1% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on defense are ranked 231st in college in points allowed per contest with 73.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (318th in college hoops). The Washington defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (151 of 451) and their opponents are knocking down 74.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.5 assists and 33.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 53rd and 141st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rutgers

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