Washington State Cougars vs Seattle Redhawks Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs Seattle Redhawks

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN+

Climate Pledge Arena is where the Seattle Redhawks (11-2) will meet the Washington State Cougars (5-8) on Tuesday.

The Washington State Cougars played Mercer and took home the win by a score of 84-78 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 16 while Mercer had 19 fouls. They buried 7 of their 27 tries from beyond the perimeter. Mercer ended up shooting 50.0% from the free throw line by making 7 of 14 tries. On top of that, Mercer totaled 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Mercer recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In reference to defending, Washington State allowed the other team to go 42.7% from the floor on 32 out of 75 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 33 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cougars buried 13 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Washington State ended the contest having earned a 53.6% FG percentage (30 out of 56) and buried 11 of 23 shots from downtown.

Ace Glass lll is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He recorded 24 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He played 30 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Washington State comes into this matchup with a record of 5-8 for the year. They cough up possession 13.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Washington State is pulling down 34.3 boards per contest and has tallied 162 assists on the season, which is 287th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Cougars are shooting 35.4% on three-point shots (115 of 325) and 74.9% from the free throw line. They average 76.2 points per outing (222nd in Division 1) while connecting on 47.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cougars are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They rank 158th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 164 relinquished for the season. The Cougars defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.9% (352 of 751) and they concede 30.2 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 34.1% from beyond the arc while they are 277th in college in PPG allowed (77.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Seattle Redhawks took home the win by a final score of 71-68 against UTSA. Concerning cleaning the glass, Seattle allowed UTSA to pull down 34 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 30.4% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 23 and finished the game at 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Redhawks permitted UTSA to convert 26 of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.1% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Redhawks went 24 for 62 from the field which had them sitting at 38.7%. In reference to three-point attempts, Seattle converted 4 of 20 tries (20.0%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.1%. UTSA earned 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Redhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Redhawks were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 38 in this contest.

Brayden Maldonado pitched in for the Redhawks in the game. He converted 4 of 9 for the contest for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 2 dimes for the contest.

Seattle has a record of 11-2 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Redhawks are hitting on 50.0% from the floor, which ranks 31st in the country. Seattle has scored 1,053 pts on the year (81.0 per contest) and they pull in 35.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 15.0 times per game (155th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Redhawks have committed 16.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The Redhawks are ranked 48th in the nation in points given up per game with 66.5. They are forcing 15.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (65th in college). The Seattle defense concedes 31.3% on three-point shots (89 of 284) and their opposition knocks down 73.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.8 dimes and 32.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 71st and 77th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington State

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