Idaho vs Washington State Prediction 11/3/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Idaho Vandals and Washington State Cougars meet Monday in the college basketball action at the Enterprise Center. Here’s a Idaho vs Washington State Prediction. This article will include a Idaho vs Washington State Pick.

Idaho Vandals Betting Preview

The Idaho Vandals have improved their win total in each of the last four years and are coming off 14 wins. Idaho hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since the 1989-99 season.

Kristian Gonzalez returns after averaging 11.4 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Kolton Mitchell averaged 11.1 points and 3.5 assists. Jack Payne is a third returning double-digit scorer, and Tyler Linhardt played in 485 minutes last season. Idaho returns its top three scorers from last season and nine players overall. Mitchell is one of the best players in the Big Sky, and the Vandals have one of the best back courts in the conference. This should be a successful season for Idaho given the combination of talent and experience.

Washington State Cougars Betting Preview

The Washington State Cougars are coming off a 19-win season and have won double-digit games in each of the last 9 years. Washington State has made the NCAA Tournament once over the last 19 years.

ND Okafor returns after averaging 5.6 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Rihards Vavers averaged 5.6 points and 0.5 assists. Tomas Thrastarson averaged 3.1 rebounds and Parker Gerrits played in nearly 300 minutes. Washington State lost its top six scorers from last season due to transfers, and it leaves serious question marks heading into the season. The good news is Emmanuel Ugbo comes over from Boise State, and he showed flashes offensively in a limited role. Ugbo should see more minutes and could instantly be one of Washington State’s best players.

Why the Washington State Cougars will win

• Washington State has won 17 of its last 18 games against non-Conference opponents at Beasley Coliseum.
• Idaho has lost each of its last five games at Beasley Coliseum against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Idaho has lost the first half in four of its last five games at Beasley Coliseum.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Washington State’s last six games have produced a total of 161+ points.
• Thirty-four of Idaho’s last 38 night games have produced a total of 157 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Washington State ranked 19th among Division 1 teams for assists per game last season (16.9).
• Washington State ranked 22nd among Division 1 teams for blocks per game last season (4.8).

Idaho vs Washington State Injury Report

Neither Washington State nor Idaho have a player listed on its injury report.

Idaho vs Washington State Prediction

Washington State is probably the more talented team, but there’s a lot of production to replace and it could take a few games to really get rolling. Idaho didn’t do a lot of winning last year, but there’s a ton of returning production and there’s something to be said about chemistry early in the season. Idaho also has one of the best players in its conference. Idaho isn’t a pushover. I like the points with Idaho in Monday’s season opener.