Washington vs Utah Valley 12/21/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Utah Valley Wolverines and the Washington Huskies meet in college basketball action from Alaska Airlines Arena on Tuesday night.

The Utah Valley Wolverines will look to build on a 107-65 win over subdivision Bethesda last time out. Fardaws Almaq leads the Wolverines in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 19.8 PPG and 13.5 RPG while Justin Harmon has 12.1 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Connor Harding and Le’Tre Darthard each have 10+ PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Utah Valley so far this season. Blaze NIeld also has 7.5 PPG with a team-high 4.5 APG to lead the Wolverines in the assist department as well this season. As a team, Utah Valley is averaging 76.3 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 72.6% from the foul line while allowing 65.1 PPG on 38.6% shooting from the field and 28.2% from three this season.

The Washington Huskies will look to add on a 64-56 win over Seattle last time out. Terrell Brown Jr. leads Washington in scoring and assists with 21.2 PPG and 3.9 APG while Emmitt Matthews Jr. has 11 PPG with 5.6 RPG and PJ Fuller has 1-.2 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Washington so far this season. Daejon Davis and Jamal Bey each have 9.1 PPG while Nate Roberts has a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead Washington on the glass so far this season. As a team, Washington is averaging 64.5 PPG on 39.4% shooting from the field, 30.2% from three and 67.3% from the foul line while allowing 64.4 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field and 31.5% from three this season.

Utah Valley is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games after scoring 90 or more in their previous game. Washington is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a win and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS win.

I get why Washington’s favored here, but this is a spot where the line is telling us where to go. The Huskies have not been a good team for much of the season and are right up there with Pitt and Georgia in my opinion as the worst representative from their Power 6 conference this season as Washington’s right there with Oregon State in my opinion. Utah Valley is underrated and has a massive edge in rebounding with Fardaws Almaq and I think the Wolverines potentially get the win here if not keep this one within a point or two. Give me Utah Valley and the points here.