A fun Pac-12 game is set for Thursday night when the Utah Utes (12-5, 5-1 in Pac-12) visit the UCLA Bruins (14-2, 5-0). These are currently the top two teams in the conference and UCLA will look to extend their 12-game winning streak. Below is my college basketball prediction for Utah vs UCLA.
Utah vs UCLA Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | UCLA -12.5 |
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This game will be played at Pauley Pavilion at 11:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 12, 2023.
Why Bet UCLA -12.5
✅ UCLA is 4-2 against the spread in their last six games.
✅ The Bruins are 17-0 straight up in their last 17 home games.
✅ Utah is 0-5 in their last five games against UCLA.
NCAABB
Utah Utes
UCLA Bruins
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
UTAH | Advanced Game Stats | UCLA |
---|---|---|
70.8 | Pace | 64.8 |
109.6 | Off.Rate | 101.1 |
.274 | FTr | .353 |
.403 | 3PAr | .428 |
.557 | TS% | .530 |
51.8 | TRB% | 49.1 |
60.5 | AST% | 50.2 |
8.3 | STL% | 8.5 |
10.5 | BLK% | 6.8 |
.540 | eFG% | .495 |
14.1 | TOV% | 16.0 |
27.9 | ORB% | 27.8 |
.179 | TF/FGA | .246 |
Defense/Offense
UTAH | Advanced Game Stats | UCLA |
---|---|---|
70.8 | Pace | 64.8 |
101.2 | Off.Rate | 101.9 |
.258 | FTr | .354 |
.360 | 3PAr | .303 |
.509 | TS% | .512 |
48.2 | TRB% | 50.9 |
51.0 | AST% | 48.3 |
8.9 | STL% | 9.0 |
8.5 | BLK% | 10.9 |
.483 | eFG% | .469 |
12.6 | TOV% | 14.4 |
25.9 | ORB% | 30.4 |
.177 | TF/FGA | .258 |
Betting Trends
UTAH | Betting Trends | UCLA |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
70 | Avg Score | 67 |
65.33 | Avg Opp Score | 57.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
65 | Avg Score | 76 |
61.33 | Avg Opp Score | 58.67 |
UTAH | Betting Trends | UCLA |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 3-2-0 |
67.8 | Avg Score | 69 |
62.8 | Avg Opp Score | 56 |
AWAY | HOME | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
62.2 | Avg Score | 74.8 |
60.2 | Avg Opp Score | 58.4 |
UTAH | Betting Trends | UCLA |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 10-0-0 |
6-4-0 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
74.3 | Avg Score | 74.5 |
64.8 | Avg Opp Score | 58.6 |
AWAY | HOME | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 9-1-0 |
5-3-2 | ATS W/L/P | 5-5-0 |
64.5 | Avg Score | 79.9 |
64.2 | Avg Opp Score | 59.9 |
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Utah Utes
Last time out, Utah welcomed the Oregon Ducks and were beaten 70-60. This game was never a contest as the Ducks jumped out to a big early lead and never looked back. Utah never led by more than two points, trailed by as many as 14, and lost outright as -4.5-point home favorites.
Marco Anthony had 15 points, 10 rebounds, one assist, and one block on the night. Lazar Stefanovic came off the bench ad added 13 points, two rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the defeat.
Through 17 games, Utah is scoring 73.0 points per game, shooting 45.9% from the field, and assisting on 14.9 made shots. The Utes are allowing 61.5 points, grabbing 41.3 rebounds, blocking 5.2 shots, and stealing the ball 5.1 times.
UCLA Bruins
UCLA hosted the USC Trojans and hung on to win 60-58. The Bruins dominated this game for the first 30 minutes, but the Trojans went on a crazy fun to take a late lead. UCLA was able to compose themselves and hold on to get the late win. UCLA led by as many as 18 points, never trailed by more than two, but could not covered the -11.0-point spread.
Jaylen Clark had 15 points, five rebounds, one assist, and one steal in the victory. Adem Bona added eight points, 10 rebounds, one assist, one steal, and two blocks on the night.
After 16 games, UCLA is scoring 77.8 points per game, shooting 48.0% from the field, and assisting on 15.3 made shots. The Bruins are allowing 60.8 points, grabbing 35.2 rebounds, blocking 3.6 shots, and stealing the ball 8.6 times.
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