GAME: #873 Washington St. vs #874 Washington
TIME: 2/28/2020 – 9:00p EST
SPREAD: Washington -9
TOTAL: 138.5
SPORTSBOOK: 5Dimes Sportsbook
The Washington State Cougars (14-14, 5-10) face their in-state PAC 12 Conference rival the Washington Huskies (13-15, 3-12) at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle on Friday at 9 p.m. EST. Washington is coming off an 87-52 win over Cal on Saturday while Washington State lost big to Stanford by a score of 57-75. These teams last met on Feb. 9th with the Cougars pulling off the upset by a score of 79-67, which happened to be the last time they won a PAC 12 game.
WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS
The Washington State Cougars are averaging 69 points per game on 39% field goal shooting while averaging 7.5 3-pointers and adding 9.5 offensive rebounds per game. The Cougars are allowing 68 points per game on 45% field-goal shooting while forcing 15.2 turnovers and adding 5.2 steals and 3.6 blocks on the defensive end. Washington state is led by CJ Elleby who’s averaging 18.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game.
WASHINGTON HUSKIES
The Washington Huskies are averaging 69 points per game on 44% field goal shooting while averaging 7 three-pointers per game and 8 offensive rebounds. The Huskies are allowing 65 points per game on 37% field-goal shooting while forcing 13.5 turnovers and adding 6.8 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. The Huskies are led by Isaiah Stewart who’s averaging 16.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game.
WASHINGTON ST. vs WASHINGTON PREDICTION
The Cougars won big on their home court the last time they played Washington, which sets up a revenge game for the Huskies which will have them well prepared by Coach Mike Hopkins. Washington State has lost its last 6 road games, scoring 63.7 points, while allowing 78.5 per game. Even though Washington has lost 4 of their last 5 games, their last big win over Cal will give them an extra boost of confidence in this payback game. Look for Washington to cover the spread as they will show up to play for this one to make this a high scoring rivalry game.
TRENDS(from covers.com)
WASHINGTON STATE
- Cougars are 1-7-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Under is 6-1 in Cougars last 7 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 5-1 in Cougars last 6 games following a ATS loss.
WASHINGTON
- Over is 4-0 in Huskies last 4 games as a favorite.
- Over is 4-0 in Huskies last 4 home games.
- Huskies are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 games overall.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
- Underdog is 11-5 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
SPORTS BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Picks: Washington -9 / Over 138.5
Fade the Public: Washington -9 / Over 138.5
Sharp Action: no data / no data
Washington State vs Washington Prediction & Analysis – College Basketball