The Washington Huskies will travel to Tucson, Arizona to face the 4^th-ranked Arizona Wildcats at the McKale Memorial Center with tip-off scheduled for 2:00 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on CBS.

The Washington Huskies enter this game with an overall record of 15-12 and are in a tie with the Arizona State Sun Devils and Stanford Cardinal for 8^th place in the Pac-12 with a conference record of 7-9 while having won three of their last four games including Thursday’s 84-82 win in overtime on the road against the Arizona State Sun Devils. 

Washington has been one of the higher-scoring teams in college basketball this season as they are averaging 81 points per game which ranks 31^st nationally, however, they play at a faster pace than the average team in college basketball which also makes them vulnerable defensively as they rank 306^th nationally defensively and are allowing an average of 76.67 points per game. 

Keion Brooks Jr. has played a pivotal role in the success Washington has had this season as he leads the team in scoring and rebounds with an average of 21.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. The Washington Huskies will look to win their 4^th game in their last five matchups when they travel to face the Arizona Wildcats.

The Arizona Wildcats enter this game ranked 4^th in the AP Poll and 4^th in the Coaches Poll with an overall record of 20-6 and are in 2^nd place in the Pac-12 with a conference record of 11-4 following Thursday’s loss at home against the Washington State Cougars by a score of 74-77 which also ended their six-game winning streak. 

The success of the Wildcats this season can be attributed to their offensive play as they are averaging the 2^nd most points per game nationally with an average of 90.04 points per game. Defensively, Arizona has been below-average as they are allowing an average of 73.08 points per game which is more than the national average of 71.9 points allowed per game. Oumar Ballo has been one of the best players on the team as he leads the team in rebounds and blocks while being 2^nd on the team in scoring with an average of 13.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 1 block per game. 

The Arizona Wildcats will look to bounce back from their home loss against the Washington State Cougars when they host the Washington Huskies on Saturday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Arizona Wildcats listed as 15.5-point favorites at home against the Washington Huskies on Saturday afternoon. Arizona has won eight of the last ten including the last seven meetings. The teams are 5-5 ATS in the last ten while the Wildcats have covered the spread in two of the previous three games in the series. 

The Washington Huskies are 14-13 ATS overall, 5-4 ATS on the road, 7-3 ATS as an underdog, and 8-8 ATS in conference games this season while the Arizona Wildcats are 17-9 ATS overall, 10-4 ATS at home, 15-9 ATS as a favorite, and 8-7 ATS in conference games on the year.

Arizona enters this game with the better record and has been the dominant team in the series, winning eight of the last ten including seven straight against Washington. The Wildcats have covered the spread in two of the last three games in the series and have the best record ATS in the Pac-12 with a record of 17-9 ATS overall and 10-4 ATS at home while the Huskies are 14-13 ATS overall and 5-4 ATS on the road. As a result, I am buying the .5 point and laying the points with the Arizona Wildcats when they host the Washington Huskies on Saturday afternoon.