Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas
Washington Huskies (9-7) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (12-3)
The college hoops betting action continues Sunday, January 8, with the Washington Huskies taking on the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Pac-12 Conference showdown at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
Washington and Arizona State locked horns once in 2021-22, and the Huskies routed the Sun Devils 87-64 as 1.5-point home favorites. Arizona State is a 9-point home fave this time around, while the totals sit at 135.0 points.
The Washington Huskies (9-7; 7-9 ATS; 1-4 conf.) are coming off Thursday’s tough 70-67 defeat at the No. 5 Arizona Wildcats. They easily covered a huge 18.5-point spread but also blew a 14-point lead against one of the best teams in the country. Washington posted an underwhelming 13/17 assist-to-turnover ratio while shooting 42.6% from the field (9-for-27 from deep) and 54.5% from the free-throw line (6-for-11).
Senior forward Keion Brooks led the way for the Huskies last Thursday, notching 16 points, nine rebounds, and a couple of steals. Cole Bajema, a 6-foot-7 senior guard, had 16 points and five rebounds, while fellow senior G Noah Williams accounted for 12 points and four assists.
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Keion Brooks is Washington’s leading scorer with 16.2 points per game. Brooks and Cole Bajema combine for 27.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, while junior center Braxton Meah is adding 9.4 points, 6.5 boards, and 1.7 blocks a night. Washington is winless in four straight outings, going 1-3 ATS in the process.
The Huskies rank fourth in the country in blocks per game (6.0). They are 78th in adjusted defensive efficiency (96.8 points per 100 possessions) and 172nd in adjusted offensive efficiency (102.4). The Huskies make just 49.7% of their 2-pointers (235th) and 30.6% of their 3-pointers (317th). Washington is No. 127 in the NCAA NET Rankings and No. 108 in the KenPom rankings.