Washington Huskies vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

Pauley Pavilion is the location where the UCLA Bruins (16-7) will attempt to defeat the Washington Huskies (12-11) on Saturday.

The Washington Huskies stepped onto the hardwood against Iowa and ended up losing by a score of 84-74 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Huskies finished with 17 and Iowa had 11 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. Iowa walked away from this one shooting 61.9% when shooting free throws by making 13 of 21 attempts. Furthermore, Iowa snagged 19 rebounds (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Iowa doled out 10 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 59.6% from the floor on 31 of 52 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in this game while creating 3 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 27 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Huskies buried 9 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Washington wrapped up the game having earned a 56.9% FG percentage (29 out of 51) and knocked down 7 out of their 16 three-point shots.

Hannes Steinbach is a player who was a factor in this game. He finished the contest at 61.5% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and totaled 12 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Washington heads into this game with a win-loss record of 12-11 on the year. They turn the ball over 10.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Washington is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per game and has earned 320 assists for the year, which is 200th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Huskies are shooting 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (156 of 484) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They average 78.1 points per outing (140th in D-1) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

On defense, the Huskies have forced 10.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They concede 32.2% on shots from distance while they are 172nd in the nation in PPG from their opponents (73.3). The Huskies are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.7% (601 of 1,375) and they concede 32.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 141st in college in allowing assists with 294 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UCLA Bruins walked away with a victory by a final of 98-66 against Rutgers. The Bruins were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 33 in the matchup. They turned it over 2 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. Rutgers was called for 15 fouls for this contest which got the Bruins to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. With regard to three-point shots, UCLA knocked down 12 of 21 tries (57.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bruins finished the game shooting 35 for 63 from the floor which had them shooting 55.6%. The Bruins allowed Rutgers to knock down 24 of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.6% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 31.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 11 of 20 from the free throw line (55.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, UCLA allowed Rutgers to get 27 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Xavier Booker pitched in for the Bruins in this matchup. He tallied 24 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 assists in this contest. He made 10 of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 90.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

UCLA has a win-loss mark of 16-7 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bruins are connecting on 47.5% from the field, which is ranked 62nd in Division 1. UCLA has accounted for 1,815 points this year (78.9 per contest) and they pull in 33.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 16.0 times per game (75th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 9.4 times per contest. The Bruins are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls every game while shooting 76.8% from the charity stripe.

The Bruins on defense are ranked 76th in the country in points per game surrendered with 69.7. They have forced 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (85th in Division 1). The UCLA defense concedes 29.8% on three-point shots (172 of 577) and opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.9 dimes and 32.7 boards per contest, ranking them 225th and 80th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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