Utah Utes (14-6) vs. Washington Huskies (11-9)
There is some great college basketball action on Saturday, thanks to this great battle in the PAC12 Showdown at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington, and you can get the best Utah vs. Washington pick and odds here.
This is the second meeting between the teams this season. Utah earned a 95-90 victory at home on December 31. The Utes were favored by 10.0 in that contest with the total set at 156.0. Utah is the favorite here as well (-1.5) with the total set at 162.0.
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The Utah Utes (14-6, 10-10-0 ATS) were crushed by Washington State on Wednesday, 79-57. That dropped Utah to 5-4 in the conference and they are 1-4 on the road (1-4-0 ATS). Utah is 30th in the KenPom rankings and one place higher according to Bart Torvik.
Utah trailed by just three at the half but were blown out following the break. The Utes shot a little better in the second half (40%) but took just 25 shots while Washington State hit 60.7% of their attempts. A 4-22 evening from three-point range and 3-7 from the free-throw line doomed this club. It was a surprising performance, as the Utes are 55th in field-goal percentage (47.6%) and 43rd in three-point shooting (36.7%).
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— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) January 25, 2024
Branden Carlson had 20 points off 9-17 shooting. Carlson leads the team at 17.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest. It is 30th in points per 100 possessions (117.6) and 54th in points allowed per 100 possessions (100.2).
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