Eastern Washington Eagles vs Utah Utes Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Washington Eagles vs Utah Utes

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Washington Eagles (2-8) are en route to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday where they will meet the Utah Utes (7-4).

The Eastern Washington Eagles played Washington State and took a loss by a final of 78-63 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 16 and Washington State accumulated 19 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 28 shots from 3-point range. Washington State walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the charity stripe by making 5 of 9 tries. In addition, Washington State pulled down 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Washington State earned 18 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In relation to defense, Eastern Washington let their opponent shoot 51.6% from the field on 32 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists for the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected 19 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles knocked down 12 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Eastern Washington walked away from the game with a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 of 60) and knocked down 5 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Alton Hamilton IV is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 25 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. He left the arena with 16 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Eastern Washington comes into this game with a record of 2-8 for the campaign. They are averaging 78.9 points per contest (157th in college) while connecting on 48.2% from the floor. The Eagles are shooting 35.7% on three-point shots (76 of 213) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Eastern Washington is collecting 32.8 boards per game and has tallied 131 assists on the year, which is 317th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are surrendering 39.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 344th in college hoops in PPG allowed (83.7). The Eagles are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.6% (299 of 603) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 193rd in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 147 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Utah Utes took a defeat with a final score of 82-74 against Mississippi State. The Utes were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. Mississippi State earned 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Utes to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding shots from distance, Utah knocked down 8 of their 23 attempts (34.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Utes walked away from this one shooting 24 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 45.3%. The Utes permitted Mississippi State to convert 33 of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.8% for this game. They finished 40.0% from distance by going 10 out of 25 and ended up going 6 out of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). When it comes to rebounding, Utah permitted Mississippi State to grab 27 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Don McHenry was important for the Utes in the matchup. He recorded 29 points in his 31 minutes of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 9 of 16 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Utah has a record of 7-4 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Utes are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 144th in Division 1. Utah has accumulated 888 pts this year (80.7 per contest) and they average 36.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per contest (183rd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. The Utes are committing 18.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Utes defensively are ranked 303rd in college in PPG surrendered with 79.0. They have forced 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (303rd in college). The Utah defense surrenders 34.9% on three-point shots (80 of 229) and opponents are connecting on 66.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.9 dimes and 36.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 85th and 264th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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