Washington Huskies vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Washington Huskies (10-10) are headed to Williams Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-10).

The Washington Huskies played UCLA and took a loss by a score of 65-60 in their last game. Washington ended with a 41.5% field goal percentage (22 out of 53) and converted 5 of their 22 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Huskies made 11 of 15 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 41.1% from the floor on 23 out of 56 shooting. UCLA earned 10 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. Additionally, UCLA grabbed 31 boards (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UCLA shot 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 14 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Huskies left the arena with 16 and UCLA totaled 14 personal fouls.

Great Osobor is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He played for 36 mins and pulled down 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Washington enters this matchup with a record of 10-10 this season. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a group are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 34.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 259 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 284th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are connecting on 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (131 of 408) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.7 pts per game (252nd in the country) while connecting on 43.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 194th in the nation in PPG allowed (71.8). The Huskies defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (514 of 1,140) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 25th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 216 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took a loss by a final score of 73-51 against Michigan State. In relation to team rebounding, Minnesota permitted Michigan State to snag 40 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They went 32.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 of 25 and ended up shooting 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Golden Gophers allowed Michigan State to convert 25 out of their 56 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.6% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Gophers finished the game shooting 21 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 41.2%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Minnesota made 6 out of their 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to bury 3 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Michigan State was called for 13 fouls for the game which got the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for a total of 5 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Golden Gophers recorded 16 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 20 in this matchup.

Dawson Garcia ended up being a factor for the Golden Gophers in the game. He converted 9 out of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and added 5 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

Minnesota has a mark of 11-10 this year. As an offense, the Golden Gophers are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which ranks them 210th in college. Minnesota has totaled 1,446 pts this year (68.9 per game) and they pull in 34.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.9 times per contest (63rd in college) and they lose possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest. The Golden Gophers have committed 17.0 fouls every game and they shoot 63.8% from the free throw line.

The Golden Gophers are ranked 100th in college in points per game surrendered with 68.9. They have forced 10.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the field (189th in D-1). The Minnesota defense concedes 33.7% on 3-point attempts (143 of 424) and their opponents are knocking down 75.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.9 assists and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which is 310th and 221st in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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