Washington State Cougars vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

McCarthey Athletic Center is the location where the Gonzaga Bulldogs (13-4) will take on the Washington State Cougars (13-3) on Saturday.

The Washington State Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against San Francisco and earned the victory with a final of 91-82 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 22 while San Francisco finished the game with 28 fouls. They also buried 10 of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. San Francisco finished the contest at 69.6% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 23 shots. In addition, San Francisco pulled down 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. San Francisco doled out 9 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In reference to defense, Washington State allowed the other team to go 41.8% from the floor on 28 of 67 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected a total of 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cougars converted 34 of 41 attempts for a rate of 82.9%. Washington State wrapped up the contest having earned a 49.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 51) and made 7 of their 19 shots from downtown.

LeJuan Watts is one guy who came through for this game. He went 40.0% from the field and also totaled 5 dimes. He was on the court for 39 mins and grabbed 12 boards. He accounted for 24 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Washington State will enter this contest with a mark of 13-3 for the campaign. They average 81.6 points per game (57th in Division 1) while shooting 49.5% from the floor. The Cougars are connecting on 36.3% on three-point shots (145 of 400) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington State is grabbing 37.4 boards per contest and has racked up 275 assists this season, which ranks 19th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 15.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.1 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Cougars have forced 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 29.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 254th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.0). The Cougars defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.5% (425 of 1,001) and they concede 32.6 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 202nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 202 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Gonzaga Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 93-80 when they faced San Diego. In regard to rebounds, Gonzaga allowed San Diego to pull down 29 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from 3-point land by going 11 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). The Bulldogs permitted San Diego to knock down 28 out of 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8% in this game. Overall, the Bulldogs shot 28 for 62 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.2%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Gonzaga made 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to knock down 27 of the free throws for a clip of 81.8%. San Diego earned 24 fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 33 attempts. They gave up possession 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Bulldogs collected 32 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this matchup.

Ben Gregg was important for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He accumulated 23 points in his 35 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 9 out of 12 in the matchup for a rate of 75.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Gonzaga has a win-loss mark of 13-4 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 24th in Division 1. Gonzaga has earned 1,492 pts for the campaign (87.8 per contest) and they average 40.8 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 18.8 times per game (7th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.0 times per game. The Bulldogs have committed 16.2 fouls every game and they connect on 80.9% from the charity stripe.

The Gonzaga defense surrenders 28.0% on shots from 3-point land (122 of 436) and opponents are making 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.1 dimes and 32.8 total rebounds per game, which is 101st and 100th in college hoops. The Bulldogs are ranked 125th in college in PPG given up with 69.3. They have forced 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the floor (59th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington State

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