Washington Huskies vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 1/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs California Golden Bears

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: PAC12

Haas Pavilion is the site where the California Golden Bears (6-11) will go up against the Washington Huskies (10-7) on Thursday.

The Washington Huskies faced UCLA and went home with a loss by a final score of 73-61 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 22 and UCLA finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 14 attempts from distance. UCLA ended up going 68.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 25 tries. Furthermore, UCLA totaled 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UCLA doled out 20 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Concerning defending, Washington let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 25 of 50 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes for this game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Huskies converted 13 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 65.0%. Washington ended with a 40.4% field goal percentage (21 out of 52) and made 6 out of their 25 3-point attempts.

Sahvir Wheeler is one player who came through in this game. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 27 points on 10 out of 16 shooting.

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Washington enters this matchup with a record of 10-7 so far this season. They average 80.5 points per outing (53rd in D-1) while hitting 46.6% from the field. The Huskies are shooting 34.9% on 3-pointers (127 of 364) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is grabbing 37.4 boards per game and has totaled 255 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 99th in the nation in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Huskies are forcing 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 276th in the country in points per game allowed (75.0). The Huskies are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.1% (456 of 1,057) and they concede 35.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 235th in the nation in giving up assists with 230 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the California Golden Bears took a loss by a final score of 80-73 against Oregon. When discussing rebounding, California allowed Oregon to pull down 31 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 35.7% from three-point range by going 10 of 28 and finished the contest at 12 of 19 at the free throw line (63.2%). The Golden Bears allowed Oregon to make 29 of their 63 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.0% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Golden Bears went 28 for 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4%. In terms of three-point shots, California knocked down 6 out of their 24 attempts (25.0%). They were able to convert 11 of those for a clip of 64.7%. Oregon earned 16 personal fouls in the game which got the Golden Bears to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. The Golden Bears recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the game.

Jaylon Tyson pitched in for the Golden Bears for this game. He made 8 of 18 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and earned 10 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 2 assists for this contest.

California has a mark of 6-11 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Golden Bears are shooting 43.1% from the field, which is 265th in the nation. California has 1,281 pts on the campaign (75.4 per contest) and they collect 37.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.2 times per contest (276th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Golden Bears are responsible for committing 17.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Bears on the defensive side of the court are 306th in college basketball in PPG given up with 76.6. They are forcing 10.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (305th in D-1). The California defense gives up 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 372) and opponents are knocking down 73.7% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.1 assists and 33.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 121st and 112th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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