NCAAB Betting? Huskies vs Golden Bears Predictions
Friday night NCAA basketball action sees the #21 Washington Huskies taking on the California Golden Bears in Berkeley, California. Cappers Picks provides free NCAA basketball handicapping tips all season long.
The Huskies momentum and undefeated season took a giant blow Sunday night when they fell to Stony Brook on their home floor 62-57.
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#21 Washington Huskies (11-1) vs. California Golden Bears (10-3)
Friday, Dec. 2
10:00 PM ET
Haas Pavilion (Berkeley, California)
PAC12 Network
NCAA Basketball Betting Lines: California -1
NCAA Basketball O/U: 124
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The Huskies will look to rebound when they open conference play against the surprising 10-3 California Golden Bears.
Washington
With signature wins over San Diego State and Oklahoma to put on their resume, the undefeated Huskies looked to be rolling right along into conference play. With the likelihood of looking ahead, Washington scored just 57 points and shot 34.3 percent from the field in their home loss to Stony Brook. Washington saw a 16 point gone in the blink of an eye along with their undefeated record.
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Removing the Stony Brook debacle from their mind, Washington is one of the best teams in the nation. They rank 21st overall in rebounding (41.0 per game), and are scoring 70.8 points a contest. On average, they’re holding the opposition to just 58.7 points a game.
Led by Sophomore PG Nigel Williams-Goss, who sores 13.4 points a game, Washington 5-0 in away/neutral sight games. Goss struggled from the field, like the rest of his teammates, in the loss to Stony Brook where he shot just 5 of 14 from the field for 10 points. Junior C Robert Upshaw leads the away for the 21st ranked rebounding team in the country with 7.4 per game.
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Washington must learn to close out games and shoot better from the free throw stripe, as they shoot just 72.5 percent in late game free throw situations.
California
The Golden Bears have showed they can compete with the best, but have also shown they can lose to just about anyone. California knocked off then #23 Syracuse earlier in the season, and stayed close with #10 Texas and #6 Wisconsin for a majority of the game, only to see them pull away in the end. In their most recent outing, California fell victim to CSU Bakersfield 55-52.
The injury bug has hit California as one of their leading scorers Jabari Bird is expected to miss Friday night’s contest with Washington. Bird is scoring 11.7 points and 2.5 assists a game. With Bird down, expect Tyler Wallace (19.2 ppg) to step up and fill the scoring void. Wallace continues to light up the scoreboard, as he’s scored back-to-back 17 point games.
California is 7-2 inside Haas Pavilion this season as they’ve averaged 70.2 points in home contests. They’ve gone 4-4-1 ATS in those 9 games.
The Golden Bears have dropped 2 in a row, both at home.
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NCAA Basketball Handicapping Trends:
- Huskies are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. loss.
- Huskies are 4-12-2 ATS in their last 18 road games following three or more consecutive home games.
- Golden Bears are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a S.U. loss.
- Golden Bears are 2-12 ATS in their last 14 vs. Pacific-12.
Friday Night NCAA Basketball
This will mark the 1st time since 2011 that Washington is facing California as a ranked team. Last time they met in 2011, Washington knocked California around 92-71 on the Bears’ home floor.
Free 4* NCAA Basketball Pick: Washington +1
The Huskies must be licking their chops to get back out there after that embarrassing loss to Stony Brook.
Washington 72, California 55
Washington goes on the road and gives a similar performance to the one back in 2011 on Friday night.
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