Gonzaga Bulldogs Wants to Defend Home Against Washington

With coming back into the mix after a close loss to Minnesota, Washington wants to upset the Bulldogs of Gonzaga on the road. The Huskies are 6-2 on the season and are playing with two-straight wins behind their back. For the Gonzaga Bulldogs, they remain undefeated on the season and want to pick up their ninth-win.

How Washington Can Win

The Huskies don’t hold a lot over this Gonzaga team in a general scheme. However, the Huskies do prove to have a far better defense than the Gonzaga team. In their eight games, Washington has managed to hold opponents to an average of 66.4 points. If the Huskies can keep on this track and try to implement it to their best ability against Gonzaga, then they have a good shot.

How Gonzaga Can Win

Just opposite of Washington, Gonzaga doesn’t boast a great defense, but their offense can let other teams have it. In fact, Gonzaga averages 98.4 points a game in their eight-straight wins. They also show they can shoot at a very high percentage at 54.2%. If you have seen this team play any this season, you know the tendency they have to go on large scoring-runs and to rebound immensely. Watch for Gonzaga to do much of the same in this game.

Players to Watch

 Washington: Noah Dickerson is the leading forward for the Huskies and has shown to be a viable leader. This season, Dickerson averages 17.3 points a game and 7.4 rebounds along with it. We will see how Dickerson can go against this very defensive Washington team.

Gonzaga: Rui Hachimura is looking like a great NBA prospect and is leading Gonzaga to a potential March Madness run. In his games so far, Hachimura has ranged up 21.9 points and with 6.1 rebounds a game he is looking balanced. Watch for Hachimura to keep on his high-scoring track to give Gonzaga this victory.

Score Prediction

With the way this Gonzaga team is scoring this season, it is hard to see a way that Washington wins. If Washington averaged in the eighties-range for their scoring, I may have kept it closer, but it is impossible to see it happening. Gonzaga also shows a great ability to grab boards, which will come into play with Washington shooting at 44.5%. It will one-sided for a majority of this game and Gonzaga will get their ninth win. Gonzaga 88, Washington 76

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