Washington Huskies vs Utah Utes Prediction, 11/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Utah Utes

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Utes (3-0) will try to beat the Washington Huskies (2-0) at Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday.

The Washington Huskies took the court against MVSU and went home with a win by a final score of 77-64 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Huskies ended up walking away with 15 and MVSU finished the game with 10 fouls. They made 7 of 22 shots from beyond the arc. MVSU went 82.6% at the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 23 shots. In addition, MVSU grabbed 24 boards (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. MVSU doled out 8 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 36.5% from the floor on 19 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 46 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Huskies converted 4 of 7 attempts for a rate of 57.1%. Washington walked away from the contest having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (28 of 67) and made 17 out of their 50 three-point attempts.

Parker Friedrichsen is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He notched 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 21 mins played and collected 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 42.9% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Washington heads into this game with a mark of 2-0 so far this season. They have an average of 83.5 pts per contest (136th in the nation) while shooting 43.8% from the field. The Huskies are hitting 34.6% from downtown (27 of 78) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 40.0 boards per game and has accumulated 33 assists this year, which ranks 321st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a team are committing 19.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Huskies are able to force 9.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They rank 27th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 23 surrendered for the year. Huskies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 40.4% (46 of 114) and they concede 30.0 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 31.8% on shots from distance and they are 167th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (70.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Utah Utes went home victorious with a score of 85-64 when they played Weber State. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Utah permitted Weber State to get 20 in all (3 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 31.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 out of 19 and finished the contest at 4 out of 8 at the charity stripe (50.0%). The Utes allowed Weber State to make 27 of their 55 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 49.1% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Utes finished shooting 32 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.2%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Utah buried 7 of 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 70.0%. Weber State had 14 fouls in this game which got the Utes to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Utes recorded 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 for the matchup.

Alec Anigbata ended up having an impact for the Utes for the matchup. He tallied 21 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 6 out of 9 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Utah has a mark of 3-0 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Utes are connecting on 50.6% from the floor, which ranks them 60th in college. Utah has 218 points so far this season (72.7 per game) and they average 37.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per game (108th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per game. The Utes are committing 15.0 fouls every game and they go 66.7% from the charity stripe.

The Utah defense concedes 34.4% on 3-point shots (22 of 64) and opponents are converting on 52.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.0 dimes and 27.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 96th and 19th in the country. The Utes on defense are ranked 51st in college hoops in PPG allowed with 61.3. They have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the field (220th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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