Washington Huskies vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: ESPN+

Mackey Arena is the location where the Purdue Boilermakers (13-1) will take on the Washington Huskies (9-5) on Wednesday.

The Washington Huskies faced off with Indiana and ended up losing by a score of 90-80 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Huskies left the arena with 18 while Indiana racked up 19 fouls. They converted 12 of 28 attempts from 3-point range. Indiana finished the game shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 20 attempts. In addition, Indiana snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Indiana recorded 16 assists and had 1 steal in the matchup. In relation to the defense, Washington allowed 51.7% from the field on 31 out of 60 shooting. They also dished out 10 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 28 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Huskies made 22 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 88.0%. Washington finished the contest with a 45.6% FG percentage (26 out of 57) and made 6 of 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Hannes Steinbach is someone who played a role for the matchup. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played for 35 mins and grabbed 10 rebounds. He scored 20 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Washington enters this one with a win-loss mark of 9-5 on the season. They cough up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Washington is pulling down 40.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 192 dimes this year, which has them ranked 285th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are connecting on 31.9% on 3-pointers (91 of 285) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 82.4 points per contest (91st in the nation) while shooting 45.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Huskies are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are 68th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 173 conceded for the year. The Huskies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.7% (354 of 849) and they surrender 32.7 boards per contest as a team. They concede 32.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 162nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.5).

In their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 89-73 when they faced Wisconsin. When it comes to rebounds, Purdue allowed Wisconsin to grab 35 in total (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 16.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 of 25 and finished the game at 21 out of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). The Boilermakers permitted Wisconsin to make 24 of their 57 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1% for this contest. Overall, the Boilermakers finished the game shooting 33 out of 71 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.5%. In relation to shots from distance, Purdue converted 10 of their 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.4%. Wisconsin committed 17 fouls for the game which took the Boilermakers to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Boilermakers corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the matchup.

Fletcher Loyer ended up having an impact for the Boilermakers in the game. He knocked down 6 of 15 for the matchup giving him a rate of 40.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this game.

Purdue has a mark of 13-1 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Boilermakers are shooting 51.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 21st in Division 1. Purdue has accumulated 1,209 pts this year (86.4 per game) and they average 39.8 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.9 times per contest (4th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per game. The Boilermakers are committing 14.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Boilermakers defensively are ranked 38th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 66.5. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the field (42nd in the country). The Purdue defense gives up 29.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (113 of 385) and opponents are converting on 71.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.1 assists and 29.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 174th and 9th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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