Washington Huskies (16-13) vs. Stanford Cardinal (11-17)
Week 16 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season concludes on Sunday, February 26, 2023, as the Washington Huskies take on the Stanford Cardinal in this Pac-12 Conference clash at the Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, California.
This is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Huskies defeated the Cardinal at home the last time these teams met, 86-69. Washington was a 2.5-point favorite in that contest with the total set at 137.5. The Huskies enter this game as 6.0-point favorites with the total set at 140.5.
The Washington Huskies (16-13, 17-11-1 ATS) defeated the California Golden Bears on Thursday, 65-56. It was the third straight victory for the team, moving them to 8-10 in the conference. Washington is 2-8 on the road and is the winner of six straight games against the spread.
Washington took an eight-point lead into the half and continued to roll from there, defeating the Golden Bears by nine. The Huskies defense held California to 31.3% shooting, including 2-16 from three-point range. Meanwhile, the Huskies hit 46.9% of their shots but only when 15-26 from the free-throw line. Keion Brooks led the team with 24 points, hitting nine of 14 shots, and added 11 rebounds.
Keion Brooks Jr.'s double-double lifts @UW_MBB past Cal in Berkeley! ??@TicketSmarter | #Pac12MBB pic.twitter.com/jAvEPC7k6B
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 24, 2023
Washington is ranked and 98th in the KenPom rankings. This is a very good defensive team, allowing 97.9 points per 100 possessions, 49th overall. They are allowing 69.0 points per game as opponents are only hitting 40.9% of their shots from the field and 28.6% of their three-point attempts, the eighth-best in the nation. Washington has been nearly as good in the conference, allowing 70.7 points per game while averaging 67.4 points for themselves. The performance against California was surprising, as this team is 77th in the nation in free-throw percentage (74.4%).
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