Denver Pioneers vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 11/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Denver Pioneers vs Washington Huskies

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: BTN

Alaska Airlines Arena is the location where the Washington Huskies (13-18 last year) will take on the Denver Pioneers (11-21 last season) on Thursday.

The Denver Pioneers stepped onto the hardwood against Seattle and ended up losing by a score of 84-73 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Pioneers walked away with 26 and Seattle recorded 18 fouls. They also converted 8 of 19 attempts from 3-point land. Seattle shot 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 22 of 33 attempts. Additionally, Seattle had 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Seattle distributed 9 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Denver allowed 45.8% from the field on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 36 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pioneers buried 23 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 82.1%. Denver wrapped up the contest with a 37.5% field goal percentage (21 out of 56) and knocked down 8 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jeremiah Burke is one player who was a contributor in this game. He ended up with 21 points on 6 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and snagged 9 boards. He shot 37.5% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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Denver comes into this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 11-21 last season. They had an average of 72.4 points per game (220th in college hoops) while going 44.9% from the field. The Pioneers connected on 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (232 of 669) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver collected 30.8 rebounds per game and had 367 dimes last season, which had them ranked 331st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They coughed up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a team committed 22.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pioneers were able to force their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 fouls. They relinquished 34.9% on 3-point shots and they ranked 320th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (77.6). The Pioneers defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (818 of 1,708) and they conceded 34.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They were ranked 72nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 396 conceded throughout last season.

In their last game, the Washington Huskies took home the win by a final score of 94-50 when they faced Arkansas-Pine Bluff. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Washington permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to pull down 27 overall (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 25.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 8 of 31 and ended up going 8 out of 12 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Huskies permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to make 17 out of 67 tries from the field which had them shooting 25.4% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Huskies ended up shooting 30 out of 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.2%. In regard to shooting from distance, Washington buried 10 of 25 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff had 24 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Huskies were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this contest.

Hannes Steinbach ended up having an impact for the Huskies for the game. He totaled 21 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in this matchup. He made 9 out of 11 for this game for a rate of 81.8%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Washington had a win-loss mark of 13-18 last year. As an offensive team, the Huskies shot 44.5% from the field, which ranked 187th in the country. Washington accumulated 2,219 pts last season (71.6 per contest) and they averaged 32.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 12.9 times per game (241st in the country) and they turned the ball over 12.0 times per contest. The Huskies committed 18.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 68.2% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allowed 35.4% on shots from distance (219 of 619) and opponents connected on 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They conceded 12.5 assists and 34.1 rebounds per game, which was ranked 119th and 166th in college. The Huskies on the defensive side of the court were 283rd in college in points per game surrendered with 75.5. They forced 11.8 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (333rd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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