The visiting Huskies hope to send their backers to the pay window on Saturday as they look to cover the spread at Huntsman Center against the Utah Utes.

Utah battles the Huskies, currently sitting with a 8-6 mark (7-6 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 6-7 for the Utes and 10-3 for the Huskies.



View Washington vs Utah Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Utes as 15-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Utes sit at No. 344 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Huskies sit at No. 53 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Huskies will win this game 76-55.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Utah has the nation's No. 332-rated offensive output, at 57.2 PPG. The visiting Huskies defense ranks No. 303 allowing on average 74.4 PPG. The Utes FG% has averaged 41% so far, less than the Huskies marksmen have achieved on the year, 46.6% per game.

Defensively, Washington features the nation's No. 322-rated defense on the road, allowing 81 points per game. Utah, meanwhile, comes in at No. 327 nationally in scoring at home.

Washington was an 87-69 loser in its last match on the road against Colorado. They failed to cover the 2.5–point spread as favorites. Tony Wroten scored 21 points in a futile effort to lead the Huskies to a win (they lost 87-69 to Colorado at Coors Events Center on Thursday).

In their last action, Utah was a 62-60 Sportsbook at home against Washington State. They covered the 12.5–point spread as underdogs. Utah got 20 points from Josh Watkins en route to a 62-60 victory over Washington State on Thursday at Huntsman Center.


Washington Huskies Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Seattle are 1-2
After playing Colorado are 1-0
After a loss are 7-3

Utah Utes Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Stanford are 1-0
After playing Washington State are 3-1
After a win are 5-5

A few Huskies at Utes trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 8 games
Utah is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
Utah is 4-8-1 ATS in its last 13 games
Utah is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games


Next up:
Washington home to Seattle, Tuesday, January 10
Utah at Stanford, Thursday, January 12