Not only is Mike Hopkins a great coach, but he's a great Under the total coach, too, as Washington has gone below the total in nine of its last 11 games. That's because the Huskies play a zone defense similar to what Syracuse runs and what Hopkins learned when he coached at Syracuse before coming to Washington.

There is more, though, than just this Under trend. Both teams play at a slow pace and the Huskies are No. 1 in the Pac-12 in defending against 3-pointers, which is what Utah relies on.