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2019-2020 NCAA Basketball
(9-3) Houston Cougars vs. Washington Huskes (10-2)
Date: Saturday December 25
Time: 8:30 PM ET
Venue: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HI.
CBB Moneyline Odds: UW -115
CBB Betting Odds: UW PK (-108)
CBB Betting Total: 139.5
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The Diamond Head Classic championship game will feature the 9-3 Houston Cougars and the 10-2 Washington Huskies. The game will be hosted in beautiful Honolulu and will hopefully be both entertaining and profitable.
Houston Cougars
The Cougars showed out in the semifinal game with a wire-to-wire, 11-point victory over the impressively average Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Sophomore guard Quentin Grimes led the way with 26/5/1 on 10/15 from the field, which included a ridiculous 23 points in the first half.
KenPom ratings puts Houston at 26th overall, with a 19th-rated adjusted offense and a 61st-rated adjusted defense.
The Cougars are 6-6 ATS this season, but they have covered three straight which includes their first two wins in the Diamond Head Classic. They have three good losses, to BYU, Oklahoma State, and #6 Oregon, but they have no good wins and a very poorly-rated strength of schedule (174th in the nation via KenPom).
Washington Huskies
The Washington Huskies come into this game 10-2 and ranked 21st in the nation. Notable performances include covering against #7 Baylor and almost covering against #1 Gonzaga.
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The Huskies are 6-5-1 ATS on the season, but they have covered in both their wins in the tournament so far, including demolishing Ball State by 21 after being favored by only 6.5. They shot over 45% from deep in that game on their way to scoring 85 points.
KenPom ratings has them at 39th in the nation, with a 72nd-rated adjusted offense and a 30th-rated adjusted defense. Their DRtg is top-50 in the nation (88.5) and opponents are shooting under 40% from the field against them. However, they’re still giving up over 63 points/game.
Their team is led by the highly touted freshman Isaiah Stewart, who, in this tournament alone, has scored 19 vs. Ball State and 26 vs. Hawaii. Stewart has been having a wicked season, as he’s been averaging 19 points and 9 boards while shooting over 60% from the field and 72% from the line.
CBB Betting Trends:
- Washington are 8-2 ATS in their last 10.
- Houston are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 against a Pac-12 opponent.
Free Houston Cougars vs. Washington Huskies NCAAB Prediction:
On November 12th and November 16th, the Huskies scored 56 points against Mount Saint Mary’s and 62 points against Tennessee. Since then, they’ve really picked up the pace offensively and have scored over 75 points in their last six matchups.
Very quietly, Houston is also having a quality year offensively. Their ORtg of 112.8 is top-20 in the nation, they have a top-20 KenPom adjusted offense rating, and they’re shooting 36% from deep.
However, a very similar team to Washington via KenPom ratings is Oklahoma State (77th in adjusted offense, 31st in adjusted defense), an Oklahoma State team that went into Houston, won the game and covered. Additionally, Houston is only 1-6 ATS in their last seven games against Pac-12 opponents.
So, even though Houston is a wagon offensively, I like Washington here because they’re dominant down low and much better defensively. Plus, Washington has all the momentum offensively right now, and they certainly won’t be looking to drop out of the AP Top 25.
Unless the Cougars shoot lights out from the field, I don’t see how they get over the hump against this very-good Huskies team. The Huskies win here and will be crowned Diamond Head Classic champs.
4* Free CBB Betting Pick: Washington ATS.
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