Hawaii vs Washington State 12/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Washington State Cougars and the Hawaii Warriors meet in college basketball action from the Stan Sheriff Center on Friday night.

The Washington State Cougars come into this game fresh off of a 66-64 win over George Washington last time out. TJ Bamba leads the Cougars in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 4.3 RPG while Mouhamed Gueye has 12.6 PPG with a team-high 7.8 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass this season. Jabe Mullins has 14.5 PPG with 3 RPG while Justin Powell has 11.9 PPG with 4.4 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Cougars in assists while also rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Washington State so far this season. As a team, Washington State is averaging 70.3 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 38.4% from three and 70.3% from the foul line this season.

The Hawaii Warriors will be coming in off of a 76-70 victory over Pepperdine in their last game. Noel Coleman leads the Warriors in scoring and assists with 14.7 PPG and 2.8 APG to go along with 3 RPG while Bernardo Da Silva has 10 PPG with 7.1 RPG to lead the Warriors in rebounding this season. Kamaka Hepa has 12.4 PPG with 7 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Hawaii so far this season. As a team, Hawaii is averaging 70 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 70.3% from the foul line this season.

I get the case to be made for both sides in this game, but I’ve been more impressed with what Hawaii’s been able to do, especially at home. Washington State suffered through a nailbiter against George Washington, while Hawaii was pretty convincing against a decent Pepperdine group. Not sure I want to step in front of Hawaii on their home soil. Give me the Warriors in this one.