UCLA Bruins vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 1/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs Washington Huskies

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: FS1

The Washington Huskies (10-9) will compete against the UCLA Bruins (13-6) at Alaska Airlines Arena on Friday.

The UCLA Bruins stepped onto the hardwood against Wisconsin and walked away with a win by a score of 85-83 in their last contest. UCLA walked away from the game with a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 of 57) and knocked down 6 of their 19 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bruins converted 21 of their 28 tries for a rate of 75.0%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 24 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to the defense, UCLA allowed 51.0% from the field on 25 of 49 shooting. Wisconsin doled out 14 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Additionally, Wisconsin grabbed 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Wisconsin finished shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by making 18 of 21 shots. They also converted 15 of 30 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Bruins walked away with 21 and Wisconsin recorded 23 fouls.

Aday Mara is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He left the arena with 22 points on 7 of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins played and snagged 5 boards. He went 100.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

Get all of our NCAA Picks Tonight

UCLA enters this one with a win-loss record of 13-6 this season. They currently have an average of 76.2 points per outing (154th in D-1) while hitting 47.0% from the field. The Bruins are connecting on 33.2% on three-point shots (131 of 394) and 70.3% from the free throw line. As a team, UCLA is collecting 32.8 rebounds per contest and has racked up 305 assists on the campaign, which is 63rd in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per game and as a team are committing 18.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bruins have forced 16.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They give up 33.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 31st in college in opponents PPG (64.7). The Bruins are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.7% (408 of 956) and they concede 30.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 162nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 240 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Washington Huskies took a loss by a score of 82-71 when they played Oregon. In the matter of rebounding, Washington permitted Oregon to pull down 35 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 18 and finished the contest at 14 out of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Huskies permitted Oregon to make 31 out of their 61 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 50.8% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Huskies finished 26 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 46.4%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Washington converted 4 out of their 21 tries (19.0%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.2%. Oregon earned 12 fouls in the matchup which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Huskies earned 17 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 21 in this matchup.

Great Osobor was important for the Huskies for this game. He made 6 of 16 for the game for a rate of 37.5%, and had 8 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for the contest.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 10-9 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Huskies are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which is 232nd in the country. Washington has 1,374 pts for the year (72.3 per contest) and they pull in 33.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 13.2 times per contest (238th in college) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Huskies are responsible for committing 18.3 fouls per game and they shoot 66.5% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense gives up 29.7% on shots from distance (106 of 357) and opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 10.8 dimes and 34.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 36th and 205th in D-1. The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 208th in the nation in PPG allowed with 72.2. They have forced 13.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (289th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here