Utah Utes vs Washington Huskies Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Washington Huskies

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Utes (8-4) are traveling to Alaska Airlines Arena on Monday where they will take on the Washington Huskies (8-4).

The Utah Utes faced Eastern Washington and took home the win by a score of 101-77 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Utes walked away with 18 and Eastern Washington totaled 14 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 26 tries from distance. Eastern Washington finished the contest at 68.4% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 19 tries. In addition, Eastern Washington pulled down 29 rebounds (14 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Eastern Washington earned 13 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. With regard to the defense, Utah allowed 40.0% from the field on 28 out of 70 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 27 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Utes knocked down 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. Utah finished the contest having earned a 68.4% field goal percentage (39 out of 57) and made 11 out of their 21 3-pointers.

Don McHenry is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins but had no rebounds when the time ran out. He ended up shooting 76.9% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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Utah will enter this matchup with a record of 8-4 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.1 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Utah is grabbing 36.1 boards per game and has accumulated 182 assists for the season, which is 190th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Utes are shooting 36.8% on three-point attempts (107 of 291) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.4 points per game (97th in D-1) while hitting 48.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Utes are forcing 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 70th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 144 surrendered this year. The Utes defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (349 of 766) and they relinquish 36.2 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 34.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 308th in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.8).

The last time they took the court, the Washington Huskies got the victory with a final of 86-56 against San Diego. The Huskies were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. San Diego committed 22 fouls in the game which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They were able to convert 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 79.3%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Washington knocked down 5 of 21 tries (23.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Huskies went 29 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 46.8%. The Huskies allowed San Diego to convert 21 of 57 tries from the field which had them sitting at 36.8% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 30.8% from distance by going 8 of 26 and finished the game at 6 out of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). When talking about how they rebounded, Washington allowed San Diego to pull down 23 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Hannes Steinbach was important for the Huskies for the contest. He converted 6 out of 13 in the game for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and added 14 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for this contest.

Washington has a win-loss record of 8-4 this year. The Huskies are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they shoot 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per contest (209th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per game. Washington has accounted for 999 pts on the campaign (83.3 per contest) and they collect 42.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Huskies are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 219th in college.

The Washington defense gives up 31.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (86 of 273) and their opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.3 assists and 32.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 106th and 87th in the country. The Huskies are ranked 147th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 71.7. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (81st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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